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Shadow Empire

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App ID 1154840
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Matrix Games
Franchise Shadow Empire
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 31724033
Last Record Update 17 October 2025 – 09:43:34 UTC ()
Release Date 3 December 2020 – 15:07:21 UTC ()
😎 83.17%
1k reviews
37
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🗺️ 4X 🎲 RPG 🔵 Wargame

Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Additional Information

Developer VR Designs
metacritic_name Shadow Empire
metacritic_score 78
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Matrix Games
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1154840_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 3 December 2020 – 15:07:30 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/matrixgames
https://www.facebook.com/MatrixWargames/
https://www.twitch.tv/slitherinetv
https://x.com/Matrix_Wargames
https://www.youtube.com/matrixgamesuk/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 3 December 2020 – 15:07:21 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 24 September 2025 – 12:36:10 UTC () (1758717370)
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Detected Technologies (?) SharpDX SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, irrKlang SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 17 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7973816
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    hdr_support0
AI Content Type 1
First seen on SteamDB 4 September 2019 – 13:39:18 UTC (), in changelist #6822927

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🗺️ 4X 🎲 RPG 🔵 Wargame 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🛑 Hex Grid 🚀 Sci-fi 🎲 Turn-Based 🛡️ Grand Strategy ⚔️ War 🌠 Space 👤 Singleplayer 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔄 Replay Value 👽 Aliens 🤔 Tactical 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 💼 Management 🕒 Asynchronous Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Co-op Shared/Split Screen

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timestamp8 October 2025 – 13:51:20 UTC

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timestamp 20 November 2020 – 16:35:52 UTC

Steam charts

  • 37 players right now
  • 91 24-hour peak
  • 608 all-time peak 6 December 2020
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  • 58 24-hour peak
  • 707 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 83.17% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,361 87.2% positive reviews
  • 199 12.8% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Shadow Empire right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 37 players live playing Shadow Empire on Steam.

Shadow Empire had an all-time peak of 608 concurrent players on 6 December 2020.

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