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Shields of Loyalty

Mosaic Mask Studio · indie.io · 2025-08-12

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A dark fantasy turn-based strategy game where unit synergy, positioning and map control wins. Combine your troops strategically and unlock devastating special abilities and combos. Three factions. Three commanders. Infinite tactical possibilities.

7
playing now
74%
positive of 180 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 60% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.6k–8.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 180 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.48-38%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2023-04-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 112 of 135 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420212026Week of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-12 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$8.512021-03-182026-08-202021-03-18 — best price $15.292022-06-23 — best price $13.492022-12-22 — best price $12.052023-06-29 — best price $10.792023-12-21 — best price $10.792024-11-27 — best price $12.592025-02-12 — best price $17.992025-04-02 — best price $14.282025-05-05 — best price $10.342025-06-04 — best price $10.072025-07-10 — best price $17.992025-08-09 — best price $19.992025-08-18 — best price $13.992025-09-03 — best price $13.162025-09-18 — best price $17.362025-10-15 — best price $11.232025-10-31 — best price $13.822025-11-21 — best price $16.192026-01-06 — best price $10.392026-01-17 — best price $10.272026-02-04 — best price $9.992026-02-18 — best price $12.992026-03-13 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $10.262026-04-07 — best price $8.512026-04-24 — best price $11.132026-05-08 — best price $16.642026-05-17 — best price $12.992026-05-23 — best price $12.992026-06-06 — best price $10.262026-06-14 — best price $16.842026-06-25 — best price $10.072026-07-15 — best price $15.892026-07-24 — best price $10.262026-08-10 — best price $15.492026-08-19 — best price $12.992026-08-20 — best price $12.48
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
38.1%
earned "Lord of the castle"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Korean

Player tags

2D4X2.5DIndieFantasyMedievalStrategyTabletopTacticalTurn-Based

Census log

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

Recent updates

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