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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

In Edo-period Japan, a newly empowered Shogun recruits five specialists to confront conspiracy and rebellion. You direct the team through missions of infiltration, sabotage, and espionage. Scout enemy patrols and sightlines, then use each character’s skills to slip past guards, distract them, set traps, poison or eliminate targets, and hide bodies. The ninja, samurai, disguised infiltrator, trap-setting street child, and marksman offer different ways to approach each obstacle. Maps range from castles and villages to snowy mountains and forest camps, with terrain and conditions shaping your plans. Shadow Mode lets you queue actions for multiple characters and execute them together; three difficulty levels and a campaign of missions provide the structure for the team’s developing story.

Lead five Edo-era specialists through stealth missions, combining unique skills and synchronized plans to evade or eliminate guards.

Released 06 Dec 2016

96%positive of
38k player reviews

$39.99

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Stealth

Strategy

RTS

Coordinate Five Specialists

Sync Silent Takedowns

Lure Guards Into Traps

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.

Developed by Mimimi Games · Published by Daedalic Entertainment

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | Full Story (Cutscenes & Gameplay)

Players Praise Most

Tactical Puzzle Solving
Distinct Specialist Abilities
Multiple Mission Routes
Synchronized Takedowns

Common Player Critiques

Steep Mission Difficulty
Camera And Controls
Frequent Save Reloads
Late Mission Spikes

96%

positive of 38k player reviews

85/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period.

Take control of a team of deadly specialists and sneak in the shadows between dozens of enemies. Choose your approach when infiltrating mighty castles, snowy mountain monasteries or hidden forest camps. Set traps, poison your opponents or completely avoid enemy contact.

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. And the street child Yuki places traps and decoys enemies towards their deadly fate. The mysterious marksman Takuma however, relies on his sniper rifle and takes care of the enemies from a distance.

The player has to carefully evaluate his options in order to master the challenging missions: how will the characters behave as a team? Which one is best equipped for each task? How can they best master the given missions? Come up with your own ingenious tactics to vanquish enemies and complete missions.

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

Awards & Kudos

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun award

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements	44
Age ratings	USK 16
Controller support	PlayStation, Xbox
Controller required	No
Demo	View demo on Steam
DLC / extras	2 listed on Steam
Metacritic	85/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website