Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a Strategy game from Mimimi Games with a 95% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Mimimi Games
- Release year
- 2016
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $3.99
- Review signal
- 95% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista 64-bit Processor: Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: OS X Yosemite (10.10) Processor: Intel Dual-Core 3.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 9800 GTX, AMD Radeon HD7770, 1GB Vram Storage: 13 GB available space Additional Notes: MacOS version with 32bit app support is required – MacOS 10.14 or higher is NOT supported. MacOS 10.13 is supported on a limited basis – compatibility is not guaranteed, you may or may not experience issues with the game.
- Recommended
- OS: macOS Sierra (10.12) – macOS 10.13+ are not supported! Processor: Intel Quad-Core 3.0GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram Storage: 13 GB available space Additional Notes: MacOS version with 32bit app support is required – MacOS 10.14 or higher is NOT supported. MacOS 10.13 is supported on a limited basis – compatibility is not guaranteed, you may or may not experience issues with the game.
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 14.4 64-bit Processor: Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram Storage: 13 GB available space Additional Notes: Latest GPU drivers installed. To run the game on a 64-bit system you have to install the following packages(libc6:i386, libx11-6:i386, libxcursor1:i386, libxrandr2:i386, libstdc++6:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libasound2:i386)
- Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 16.4 64-bit or higher Processor: ´Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram Storage: 13 GB available space Additional Notes: Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times. Latest GPU drivers installed. To run the game you have to install the following packages(libc6:i386, libx11-6:i386, libxcursor1:i386, libxrandr2:i386, libstdc++6:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libasound2:i386)
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is worth a closer look if you want stealth, strong atmosphere, replayable, and chaotic fun.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, chaotic fun, stealth, and replayable.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
stealth
Play styleAvoiding detection is part of the intended rhythm.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
chaotic-fun
ToneThe appeal is messy, funny, and unpredictable rather than polished calm.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
Steam review snapshots
[/h3] [h1] If you like Strategy, Tactics, tower defence games, come and discover what's available on steam.You are forced to stay hidden and avoid enemies rather than kill them.The writing for each character is pretty decent, being likeable but again not keeping them too modern, and each was distinctive, so…As a sidenote I did until the half way point have a huge issue with crashing, which I thought was likely because…Why it fits
Check it if you want strategy filtered by weird, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.