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Skulls of the Shogun

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App ID 228960
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher 17-BIT
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies FNA Engine, MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 29683731
Last Record Update 21 June 2025 – 16:16:39 UTC ()
Release Date 29 July 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 84.64%
816 reviews
7
In-Game

Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!

Additional Information

Developer 17-BIT
gamedir ValveTestApp228960
metacritic_name Skulls of the Shogun
icon empty string
controller_support full
metacritic_score 72
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/skulls-of-the-shogun?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateComingSoonNoPreload
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher 17-BIT
eulas
0 ↴
id228960_eula_0
nameSkulls of the Shogun EULA
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com/eula/228960_eula_0
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 29 July 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 December 2021 – 10:19:23 UTC () (1638440363)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 89
Detected Technologies (?) FNA Engine, MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • 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
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 10 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10098244
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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First seen on SteamDB 4 May 2013 – 21:13:00 UTC (), in changelist #195479

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🌱 Indie 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🤡 Comedy 👤 Singleplayer 🤔 Tactical 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🐰 Cartoony 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 📺 Local Multiplayer 😃 Funny 🏽 2D 🕒 Asynchronous Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Commentary available Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player PvP

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp2 December 2021 – 10:21:25 UTC
Trailers
2029038 ↴
trailer_nameSkulls of the Shogun Launch Trailer
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2028819 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
229003 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980.NET 4.0 Client Profile Redist No size
229012 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980XNA 4.0 Redist No size
228961 Windows Skulls of the Shogun Content 369.28 MiB 337.86 MiB
228962 Linux Skulls of the Shogun Linux 732.38 MiB 554.45 MiB
228963 macOS Skulls of the Shogun OSX 744.28 MiB 557.25 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.80 GiB and total download size is 1.42 GiB.

Total size on disk is 369.28 MiB and total download size is 337.86 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 10098244 7 December 2022 – 15:32:51 UTC
linux32 32-bit Linux (Legacy) 4239489 31 December 2020 – 22:32:08 UTC

Other

Name Value
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privatebranches 1
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