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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Mimimi Games · Daedalic Entertainment · 2016-12-06

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IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 06, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 06, 2016 (Linux), Jul 28, 2017 (Xbox One), Aug 01, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jan 04, 2017 (Mac), Oct 15, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

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.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a 2016 Indie and Strategy game priced at $39.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 38473 reviews).

101
playing now
96%
positive of 38k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (184 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (14k downloads)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (4,864 ratings)
83/100
opencritic · strong · 93% recommend · from 77 critics
41h
to beat · completionist 41h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

101 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth-oriented real-time tactics video game developed by Mimimi Productions and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The gameplay is similar to that of the Commandos and Desperados series. It was released on December 6, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux, in July 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, for Amazon Luna on October 20, 2020, and was released on March 18, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2.

Trailer

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun trailer thumbnail

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Release Trailer

≈94,295 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 101 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 578 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~72/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,661 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 49,353 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 962k–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 38,473 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$3.19-92%
GOG$3.99-90%
Steam$3.99-90%
GOG$3.99-90%
GamersGate$4.00-90%
GreenManGaming$4.00-90%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Fanatical (2022-02-01) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 179 of 226 observed days · $1.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 724 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 860 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,604 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 809 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

167302026-09-14 20:00 — 80 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 76 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 127 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 82 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 90 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 102 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 91 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 50 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 102 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 109 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 46 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 76 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 136 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 30 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 96 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 167 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 42 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 88 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 124 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 85 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 85 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 121 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 90 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 101 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k0Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2016 — avg 1,040 · peak 3,687Apr 2017 — avg 257 · peak 996Aug 2017 — avg 294 · peak 886Dec 2017 — avg 393 · peak 1,024Apr 2018 — avg 309 · peak 1,270Aug 2018 — avg 257 · peak 793Dec 2018 — avg 244 · peak 543Apr 2019 — avg 342 · peak 1,614Aug 2019 — avg 251 · peak 701Dec 2019 — avg 456 · peak 1,445Apr 2020 — avg 586 · peak 1,764Aug 2020 — avg 371 · peak 1,022Dec 2020 — avg 250 · peak 557Apr 2021 — avg 326 · peak 861Aug 2021 — avg 328 · peak 839Dec 2021 — avg 709 · peak 2,519Apr 2022 — avg 301 · peak 1,126Aug 2022 — avg 243 · peak 489Dec 2022 — avg 216 · peak 478Apr 2023 — avg 182 · peak 414Aug 2023 — avg 319 · peak 949Dec 2023 — avg 183 · peak 353Apr 2024 — avg 143 · peak 336Aug 2024 — avg 158 · peak 643Dec 2024 — avg 155 · peak 351Apr 2025 — avg 147 · peak 345Aug 2025 — avg 120 · peak 246Dec 2025 — avg 122 · peak 276Apr 2026 — avg 104 · peak 230Aug 2026 — avg 101 · peak 209
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$40.86$2.502016-12-062026-10-142016-12-06 — best price $31.992017-04-10 — best price $39.992017-08-18 — best price $31.672018-01-06 — best price $39.992018-05-27 — best price $17.152018-09-07 — best price $19.992019-01-18 — best price $39.992019-05-07 — best price $39.992019-09-28 — best price $36.162020-01-05 — best price $39.992020-04-14 — best price $8.802020-07-15 — best price $5.592020-10-06 — best price $33.892020-12-14 — best price $4.992021-02-25 — best price $39.992021-05-15 — best price $27.592021-08-02 — best price $2.962021-10-16 — best price $33.792021-12-20 — best price $3.992022-03-11 — best price $3.992022-06-17 — best price $39.992022-09-20 — best price $39.992022-12-21 — best price $3.992023-04-25 — best price $3.992023-08-28 — best price $3.992023-12-07 — best price $27.592024-03-07 — best price $3.992024-05-21 — best price $33.902024-08-15 — best price $3.992024-10-26 — best price $2.502025-01-07 — best price $4.002025-05-15 — best price $3.992025-08-09 — best price $39.992025-10-18 — best price $3.802026-01-07 — best price $39.992026-04-12 — best price $39.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-09-01 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

117462026-05-29 — 63 pageviews2026-06-02 — 68 pageviews2026-06-06 — 84 pageviews2026-06-10 — 56 pageviews2026-06-14 — 86 pageviews2026-06-18 — 73 pageviews2026-06-22 — 81 pageviews2026-06-26 — 117 pageviews2026-06-30 — 73 pageviews2026-07-04 — 75 pageviews2026-07-08 — 52 pageviews2026-07-12 — 100 pageviews2026-07-16 — 66 pageviews2026-07-20 — 102 pageviews2026-07-24 — 70 pageviews2026-07-28 — 65 pageviews2026-08-01 — 74 pageviews2026-08-05 — 50 pageviews2026-08-09 — 78 pageviews2026-08-13 — 64 pageviews2026-08-17 — 76 pageviews2026-08-21 — 63 pageviews2026-08-25 — 79 pageviews2026-08-29 — 87 pageviews2026-09-02 — 70 pageviews2026-09-06 — 84 pageviews2026-09-10 — 73 pageviews2026-09-14 — 83 pageviews2026-09-18 — 76 pageviews2026-09-22 — 67 pageviews2026-09-26 — 78 pageviews2026-09-30 — 55 pageviews2026-10-04 — 76 pageviews2026-10-07 — 69 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
38.9%
earned "A thief's beginning"
12%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-12-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19,2575%44
Xbox One (Xbox)2,2773%42
PS5 (PlayStation)31626%45
Switch 2 (Nintendo)120%0

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

RTSIndieNinjaActionStealthViolentAssassinStrategyTacticalDifficult

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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