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Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth, strategy and tactical game
developed by Mimimi Games
and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on December 06th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 13 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 37,237 reviews of which 35,767 were positive and 1,470 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam with a 90% discount, but you can find it for 0.68€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows Vista 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
MacOS
- OS: OS X Yosemite (10.10)
- Processor: Intel Dual-Core 3.0GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 9800 GTX, AMD Radeon HD7770, 1GB Vram
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: MacOS version with 32bit app support is required - MacOS 10.14 or higher is NOT supported. MacOS 10.13 is supported on a limited basis – compatibility is not guaranteed, you may or may not experience issues with the game.
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.4 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Latest GPU drivers installed. To run the game on a 64-bit system you have to install the following packages(libc6:i386, libx11-6:i386, libxcursor1:i386, libxrandr2:i386, libstdc++6:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libasound2:i386)
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Shadow Tactics is an enjoyable game, though one that wore out it’s welcome a little bit in the end. At it’s core its a commandos style isometric tactical stealth game. That’s a genre I have occasionally dabbled in, playing Commando’s with a friend over a decade ago, but otherwise being aware but not really doing more than dipping my toes into the genre. Shadow Tactics is another of those games that ended up being purchased on the cheap for £3.50 around 3 and a half years ago, and in an effort to actually cut down my backlog, I have been diving into those games I have piled up. I went into Shadow Tactics knowing very little, other than it had very good reviews on steam, was sent in Japan Edo period, was a stealth game, and it looked interesting. The game rewarded me pretty well. Presentation wise it’s excellent. It might not be AAAA graphics in blistering RTX on vision, but each map is gorgeous. Though the game is fully in isometric view, there’s so many different details on each level, and a general sense of scale. I even found the cutscenes, while in isometric view again, well animated so to give people in it a greater sense of character. The art style is beautiful, and in some ways the game reminded me in look of a table top model piece. Sound design seems decent. The voice acting was pretty good, I only heard a little of the English VO as I chose to have the Japanese voices on instead, but both seemed good, and again characters seemed distinctive and well acted. The game ran well. As a sidenote I did until the half way point have a huge issue with crashing, which I thought was likely because it was a Unity engine game. Turns out that Unity doesn’t seem to like recent intel CPUs, which have problems with many newer games and engines, eg Unreal Engine 5. Using intel XTU to turn down the core performance ration by 3 fixed all crashes, and I can’t hold Intel’s shoddy CPUs against this game. Storywise it’s not groundbreaking, but it really held my attention. It’s typical historical Japanese fare, feuding factions, plots and assassins. The main villain of the affair is hidden but very obvious, though I did have it spoiled a bit before this reveal by a walk-through I glanced at, but I wasn’t exactly shocked. A major twist 2/3rds of the way into the game wasn’t spoiled for me, and actually I thought worked really well as an emotional gut punch. The decision that a character makes also feels completely in keeping with the time period and code of morality that would govern historical Japan. The writing for each character is pretty decent, being likeable but again not keeping them too modern, and each was distinctive, so while the main plot of the game is humdrum, the fate of the characters really interested me, as did the general historical atmosphere of the game. I’m a sucker for any historical game that keeps the fantasy elements out and has good atmosphere, and this game delivers. On the gameplay front, I mostly found it very good. It’s as mentioned, typical commandos fare, control up to 5 different characters with different skills and abilities to complete missions such as stealing items or assisting important officials, while trying to avoid detection. The game has handy tools like vision cones and a shadow mode where you can plan actions and then execute them at the push of a button. The game encourages save scumming with a handy popup when you’ve not saved for more than a minute. While at first I found the odd bit of frustration in getting caught, I quickly found the ability to reload and try again got me through this, and I began to approach each situation like a puzzle, and really found the whole thing enjoyable. I only occasionally glanced at a walkthrough and enjoyed figuring each situation out, using the characters in different combinations. Minor negatives, I found controlling the characters in some actions when I needed to be quick to avoid detection, eg moving bodies and getting rid of them, a little clunky. I also felt that the game slightly overstayed it’s welcome. By the final mission I felt that the game was starting to get repetitive. The last mission is nothing new, no spoilers but it’s another castle full of guards with a man to assassinate at the top, with nothing to mix it up. By that point all the characters had been introduced and there were no new abilities, so it felt like treading old ground. I confess I used a walkthrough to cheese through the last level. I have bought the expansion, Aiko’s choice, but will probably give it a break for a bit before moving on to that so it feels a little fresher. Still at 25 hours Shadow Tactics not a short game, and I didn’t think it got too thin until the very end. I think a part of that is that I’m pretty new to the genre and not a stealthy gamer by nature per say. There is plenty here to encourage repeat playthroughs, with badges to encourage different approaches, like no killing or using certain methods to complete missions. Overall a very enjoyable little game that has opened up a genre to me that I haven’t really got into before.
It's one of those rare games where I'm naturally good at it and I pick up real fast because I am already a real life basement ninja who has been sitting and hiding in my mom's basement for decades to avoid any social interaction. I can even crouch-walk to get to my microwave at 3 am without waking my parents up, so this game is like a piece of cake for me. It's a perfect simulation of my daily existence. 10/10 I can finally utilize my microwave tactic for a game, I’ve been training for this my entire life.
I spent over 30 hours silently removing people from existence and hiding their bodies in bushes like a very polite serial killer. If you've ever wanted to be a ninja, a samurai, and a walking HR violation all at once, this game gets you. Each mission is a puzzle box. You sneak, stab, lure, distract, and always hide the body because apparently, guards get upset when they see their friend taking a dirt nap in broad daylight. Lord Noburu? Absolute worst. I might have missed killing off one developer, might go through it all again someday. Final thoughts: This game makes you feel smart... until you quicksave into a bad decision. A true trailblazer for the stealth tactics genre, and an absolute delight for all you sneaky sneaks. Play it. Kill (or I guess knock guards out, meh) silently. Hide the bodies. Regret nothing.
Could not appreciate it at first, but I really got into it after 2 hours or so. There are enough options so that it does not feel like a simple puzzle game, and easy enough so that the kills feel satisfying not frustrating. If you want difficult challenges, the game provides many side achievements you can dig. Overall, the game design and presentation are really well done in my opinion,
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is currently available at a 90% discount. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun received 35,767 positive votes out of a total of 37,237 achieving an impressive rating of 9.41.
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun was developed by Mimimi Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Explore additional content available for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam.
No, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Mimimi Games
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Release
06 Dec 2016
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