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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

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App ID 418240
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Franchise Daedalic Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29433416
Last Record Update 7 June 2025 – 08:58:20 UTC ()
Release Date 6 December 2016 – 16:56:00 UTC ()
🤩 94.12%
37k reviews
160
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Mimimi Games
metacritic_name Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
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metacritic_score 85
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment
Store Release Date 6 December 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 6 December 2016 – 16:56:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 6 December 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1481011200)
Store Asset Modification Time 6 June 2025 – 16:48:11 UTC () (1749228491)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Ogg SDK, Tobii SDK
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: 15 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8124387
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 9 November 2015 – 13:43:23 UTC (), in changelist #1434745
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🥷 Stealth 💡 Strategy 🤔 Tactical 🥷 Ninja ▶️ Real Time Tactics 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie 🌆 Isometric 🗡️ Assassin 📜 Historical 💥 Action 🌐 RTS 😓 Difficult 👊 Violent 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Third Person 🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🌲 Survival 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

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Steam charts

  • 160 players right now
  • 197 24-hour peak
  • 5,037 all-time peak 26 February 2021
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Store data

  • 169,503 followers
  • 35,891 positive reviews
  • 1,474 negative reviews
  • 96.06% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 19,635 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 94.12% SteamDB Rating
  • 35,891 96.1% positive reviews
  • 1,474 3.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
6 December 2016 – 16:56 Steam Release -
3 November 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: November 2017 Humble Monthly #25 -
5 June 2018 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Daedalic Bundle 2018 -
13 July 2018 – 20:00 ⇄ Groupees: Daedalic Entertainment BAB -
4 September 2018 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Unity Bundle -
22 January 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Caffeine Bundle -
25 March 2021 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Mar / Apr 2021) -
29 June 2021 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 18 -
23 September 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Showcase Bundle -
19 November 2021 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Slayer Bundle 3 -
21 June 2022 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle -
27 July 2022 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Triple Pack -
5 December 2022 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go 3 Bundle -
8 September 2023 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Strike from the Shadows: Top-Down Stealth -

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How many players are playing Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 160 players live playing Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun had an all-time peak of 5037 concurrent players on 26 February 2021.

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