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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

4.5 out of 5
69 User Ratings
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95% | Very Positive
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Take control of a team of deadly specialists in hardcore tactical stealth action with your Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Steam PC key.
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About Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

About this game

Take control of a team of deadly specialists in hardcore tactical stealth action with your Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Steam PC key. Set in Japan around the Edo period, you'll sneak in the shadows between dozens of enemies - choosing your approach when infiltrating mighty castles, snowy mountain monasteries, or hidden forest camps.

Set traps, poison your opponents, or completely avoid enemy contact.

FIND THE PERFECT TEAM

The group is composed of very different personalities. Working together as a team seems impossible at first. Yet over the course of many missions, trust is won and friendships are made. The characters develop their own dynamic and each member will have to face their own personal demons.

One of the leaders of this team is Hayato, an agile ninja, who clears the way through his enemies silently, with his sword and shuriken. Samurai Mugen prefers a more powerful approach and can defeat more fiends at one time, but thus also forfeiting flexibility.

Aiko is a master of camouflage when she distracts enemies disguised as a Geisha. The street child Yuki places traps and decoys enemies towards their deadly fate, while the mysterious marksman Takuma however, relies on his sniper rifle and takes care of the enemies from a distance.

A MASTER OF STEALTH AND TACTICS

You'll have to carefully evaluate your options in order to master the challenging missions. Choose how each of the characters will behave as a team, which one is best equipped for each task and how can they best master the given missions. Come up with your own ingenious tactics to vanquish enemies and complete missions.

YOUR OFFICIAL SHADOW TACTICS: BLADES OF THE SHOGUN STEAM PC KEY GIVES YOU:

  • 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated Steam PC game.
  • Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill.
  • Find dozens of ways to take out your opponents the way you want.
  • Explore the beautiful environments of ancient Japan in the Edo era.
  • Play as five completely different characters with their unique skillset.
  • Conquer seemingly impossible challenges where you are outnumbered ten to one.
  • Jump from roof to roof and climb large buildings to attack the enemy from above.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
December 06, 2016
Developer:
Mimimi Productions
Publisher:
Daedalic Entertainment
Rating:
ACB rating of 15
ESRB rating of 17
PEGI rating of 16
USK rating of 16
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun
Link:
Genres:
Strategy
Action

Adventure

Real Time Tactics

Puzzle
Themes:
Tactical
Ninja

Atmospheric

Isometric

Assassin

Historical

Violent

Great Soundtrack
Play Styles:
Stealth
Third Person
Features:
Steam Achievements
Full controller support

Steam Trading Cards

Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • 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

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit or higher, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 13 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
  • Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • 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.

Recommended:

  • OS: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  • Processor: Intel Quad-Core 3.0GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB 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.

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • 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)

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 16.4 64-bit or higher
  • Processor: ´Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram
  • Storage: 13 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times. Latest GPU drivers installed. To run the game 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)

Critic Reviews

85

GameSpot

GameSpot
80 / 100
"Shadow Tactics' basic ideas are masterfully executed, making it one of the best stealth games in recent memory."

IGN

IGN
82 / 100
"Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun’s uncommon attentiveness to characters and story elevate what is already a really entertaining and mentally stimulating quest across...

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
92 / 100
"Shadow Tactics’ impressive missions, laden toy box and likeable cast make it one of the greatest stealth games of the last decade."
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

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Don't Ragequit! 68.6%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Completionist! 13.67%  of players have Conquered It

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun User Reviews

All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.

User Rating

Average score from 69 ratings
82% of users would recommend this.
4.5

User Ratings Breakdown

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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
A fun but frustrating strategy game. It has a lot of fun maps and unique dialog between the characters and cool abilities. The problem is that at times the levels feel insanely difficult can dying over and over can get frustrating quickly . Pick it up on sale and go in understanding this and you wil have fun still!
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Each character you unlock brings something different to the field. You kind of have some freedom on how you complete some levels but it seems like the devs have a specific way to beat each level which takes away some of the freedom.
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Great game and great store

Stalker
Verified purchase
This game remind me of good old commandos If you like commandos you ll love this
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Recommended

Eru
Verified purchase
Brilliant Strategy game. I got it a small indy to burn a couple of hours and got obsessed. Have more play time of shadow tactics than most AAA titles in my library. If you love turn base strategy like XCOM, you will love this one. It is really challenging to figure out how to do things by yourself. If the challenge is getting frustrated you can see people doing amazing things and making it look easy. Keep at it, you will have a blast.
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Recommended

Berty
Verified purchase
Amazing game. Spend more than 6+ and it's worth to play.
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Recommended

Skuttie
Verified purchase
It's all right, good Commandos style game, love the setting.
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Not Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Just...no. Absolutely not recommending this poorly thought out game. Go play the classic Commando series instead.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are you ready for a challenge? 23% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 77% of GameFAQs users said Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is suitable for players aged 17 and above.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • 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
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit or higher, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 13 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
  • Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.
Minimum:
  • 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.
Recommended:
  • OS: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  • Processor: Intel Quad-Core 3.0GHz
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB 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.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 26 hours. 89% of users played Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun for over 12 hours.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun has broad critical consensus. 98% of critics on Metacritic recommend Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The Metascore is 85 out of 100.
82% of Fanatical users recommend Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The average review score is 4.5/5
Yes, 82% of Fanatical users and 98% of critics on Metacritic recommend Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun was released on December 06, 2016
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun supports MacOS.
Yes, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun supports Linux.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is published by Daedalic Entertainment
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun was developed by Mimimi Productions
Fanatical users tagged Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun as Strategy, Action, Adventure, and Real Time Tactics
Fanatical users tagged Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun as Tactical, Ninja, Atmospheric, and Isometric
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun as Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun as Adventure

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