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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Mimimi Games · Hooded Horse · 2023-08-17

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RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 17, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 17, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 17, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is an RPG and Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 6490 reviews).

149
playing now
91%
positive of 6.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (24 downloads)
4.65★
PlayStation Store rating (930 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

149 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a real-time tactics video game developed and published by Mimimi Games. The game was released for the PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X and Series S in August 2023. The developer Mimimi shut down shortly after the release of the game.

Trailer

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew trailer thumbnail

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - Official First Gameplay Trailer

≈119,585 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 149 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 548 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~69/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 13,902 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 132k–296k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,577 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$9.99-75%
Steam$9.99-75%
GOG$9.99-75%
Microsoft Store$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.75 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 155 of 212 observed days · $2.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20232026Week of 2023-08-01: 1,281 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

208392026-09-15 13:00 — 194 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 82 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 76 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 208 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 138 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 78 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 126 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 116 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 82 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 160 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 125 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 54 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 93 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 122 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 81 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 112 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 150 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 61 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 86 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 206 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 106 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 92 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 149 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.7k69Aug 2023Aug 2026Aug 2023 — avg 1,678 · peak 3,911Sep 2023 — avg 573 · peak 1,769Oct 2023 — avg 266 · peak 658Nov 2023 — avg 208 · peak 555Dec 2023 — avg 420 · peak 1,059Jan 2024 — avg 295 · peak 700Feb 2024 — avg 176 · peak 427Mar 2024 — avg 142 · peak 326Apr 2024 — avg 109 · peak 273May 2024 — avg 105 · peak 279Jun 2024 — avg 100 · peak 277Jul 2024 — avg 117 · peak 274Aug 2024 — avg 82 · peak 181Sep 2024 — avg 92 · peak 213Oct 2024 — avg 69 · peak 165Nov 2024 — avg 94 · peak 262Dec 2024 — avg 115 · peak 267Jan 2025 — avg 133 · peak 335Feb 2025 — avg 114 · peak 355Mar 2025 — avg 309 · peak 792Apr 2025 — avg 201 · peak 469May 2025 — avg 232 · peak 511Jun 2025 — avg 261 · peak 720Jul 2025 — avg 402 · peak 972Aug 2025 — avg 266 · peak 647Sep 2025 — avg 217 · peak 547Oct 2025 — avg 236 · peak 527Nov 2025 — avg 182 · peak 401Dec 2025 — avg 181 · peak 400Jan 2026 — avg 199 · peak 422Feb 2026 — avg 130 · peak 307Mar 2026 — avg 161 · peak 347Apr 2026 — avg 142 · peak 325May 2026 — avg 122 · peak 310Jun 2026 — avg 154 · peak 386Jul 2026 — avg 171 · peak 433Aug 2026 — avg 120 · peak 313
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$8.602023-08-172026-10-142023-08-17 — best price $29.992023-10-24 — best price $39.992023-12-15 — best price $25.992024-01-29 — best price $39.992024-03-07 — best price $31.992024-04-11 — best price $39.992024-05-09 — best price $29.902024-06-20 — best price $29.992024-07-30 — best price $29.992024-09-09 — best price $21.432024-10-18 — best price $26.792024-11-25 — best price $31.492025-01-06 — best price $22.772025-02-05 — best price $34.992025-03-11 — best price $23.992025-04-08 — best price $19.992025-05-15 — best price $19.992025-06-12 — best price $39.992025-07-25 — best price $17.492025-09-04 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-11-05 — best price $39.992025-12-09 — best price $9.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-02-17 — best price $8.882026-03-17 — best price $10.002026-04-11 — best price $39.992026-05-03 — best price $9.402026-05-25 — best price $9.982026-07-11 — best price $9.992026-08-07 — best price $9.992026-08-22 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-23 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

123302026-05-13 — 60 pageviews2026-05-17 — 57 pageviews2026-05-21 — 33 pageviews2026-05-25 — 41 pageviews2026-05-29 — 45 pageviews2026-06-02 — 55 pageviews2026-06-06 — 54 pageviews2026-06-10 — 48 pageviews2026-06-14 — 54 pageviews2026-06-18 — 57 pageviews2026-06-22 — 49 pageviews2026-06-26 — 62 pageviews2026-06-30 — 39 pageviews2026-07-04 — 49 pageviews2026-07-08 — 50 pageviews2026-07-12 — 81 pageviews2026-07-16 — 56 pageviews2026-07-20 — 47 pageviews2026-07-24 — 57 pageviews2026-07-28 — 55 pageviews2026-08-01 — 50 pageviews2026-08-05 — 37 pageviews2026-08-09 — 49 pageviews2026-08-13 — 44 pageviews2026-08-17 — 52 pageviews2026-08-21 — 44 pageviews2026-08-25 — 49 pageviews2026-08-29 — 64 pageviews2026-09-02 — 65 pageviews2026-09-06 — 37 pageviews2026-09-10 — 52 pageviews2026-09-14 — 55 pageviews2026-09-18 — 68 pageviews2026-09-22 — 60 pageviews2026-09-26 — 44 pageviews2026-09-30 — 36 pageviews2026-10-04 — 47 pageviews2026-10-08 — 49 pageviews2026-10-12 — 51 pageviews2026-10-13 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
74.4%
earned "A New Journey"
18.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller Support4 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2023-08-17, latest 2023-12-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,3949%26
PS5 (PlayStation)1,72065%27
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,56981%26

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGRTSWarCRPGFantasyStrategyTacticalAdventureStory RichDark Fantasy

Census log

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

Recent updates

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