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Masquerada: Songs and Shadows cover art

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

Witching Hour Studios · Ysbryd Games · 2016-09-30

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 09, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 30, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 30, 2016 (Mac), Aug 23, 2017 (Xbox One), Aug 08, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

Masquerada is a single-player tactical RPG set in a Renaissance-inspired city of magic, where real-time combat can be paused to set up elemental combos powered by Venetian-styled masks. Come for gorgeous hand-drawn art; stay for the rich lore & a thoughtful, fully-voiced tale of intrigue & tragedy.

0
playing now
89%
positive of 546 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Navigate the masked deceptions and deadly magic of a vividly Venetian city in this fully voiced pause-for-tactics RPG! In the turmoil-ridden Citte della Ombre, religion holds no sway. Only the songs sung of one’s deeds will carry an Ombrian’s legacy beyond death. Those who hold even the smallest morsel of power will make every effort to ensure their songs live on. Enter the Mascherines - masks from an ancient time that allow its wielders to channel the elements into destructive magic. The Mascherines have perpetuated a culture of inequality between the power-hungry guildsmen known as the Mas(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 34% of 18,324 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 546 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Chrono.gg (2020-02-27) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 33 of 53 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.992016-09-302026-08-302016-09-30 — best price $24.992017-06-22 — best price $18.742017-11-16 — best price $22.492018-02-05 — best price $11.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992019-01-04 — best price $19.992019-06-25 — best price $9.992019-11-28 — best price $7.992020-01-09 — best price $9.992020-03-16 — best price $5.992020-05-12 — best price $14.692020-11-27 — best price $4.992021-04-16 — best price $19.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $5.992022-05-06 — best price $6.992022-08-04 — best price $5.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-09-19 — best price $19.992024-01-09 — best price $4.992024-03-22 — best price $14.692024-04-30 — best price $4.992024-06-15 — best price $19.992024-07-25 — best price $19.992024-09-27 — best price $14.692024-11-23 — best price $19.992025-01-20 — best price $17.882025-03-04 — best price $4.992025-04-15 — best price $4.992025-05-28 — best price $14.692025-08-11 — best price $19.992025-09-23 — best price $19.992025-11-24 — best price $19.992026-03-17 — best price $5.002026-05-14 — best price $14.692026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7959%27
PS4 (PlayStation)24035%28
Xbox One (Xbox)12836%27
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPG2.5DDramaMagicLGBTQ+LinearIsometricLore-RichHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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