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SGS Battle For: Shanghai
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Your recognition means a lot to me As an avid fan of the SGS series, I was really looking forward to "Battle of Shanghai". The game promises intense combat and tactical depth in one of the bloodiest locations of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The idea of being able to play both…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I picked up this game mainly because I live in Shanghai and was curious to see how the city’s history was portrayed. The game has a nice setting and some interesting mechanics, especially with the way unit activation works. That said, it’s definitely not the most user-friendly…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Early days but I really like this game. It is I think one of the more interesting titles in the SGS battle range, it is not just a land battle. This is largely down to conducting naval landings of Japanese forces along the coast, which then have to fight their way through the…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedLatest official news
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SGS BATTLE FOR SHANGHAI UPDATE
Version 1.7.9 Patch Notes Added to previous 1.7.7 and 1.7.8 versions Fixes Fixed an issue in Play-by-Email matches where the game could show "This is not your turn to play" incorrectly and block you f
March Regular Update
BUG FIXES: Fixed a BUG that could cause reinforcement trench units to appear damaged. Fixed a BUG where Kesago Nakajima card would be drawn when the 16th Division option was not selected. Fixed a BUG
January Update
Hello everyone, this is a belated apology and update announcement. First of all, we wish you all a Happy New Year! We also have to regretfully announce to all players that the development plan for the
Mid October Regular Update
New scenario Combat around Lo-tien Improvements Removed the ability of IJA infantry units to re-roll combat dice Fixes Fixed a bug where some IJA heavy artillery units were unable to obtain artillery
Major Update 15th September
Hello everyone, this is the first major update in September. First of all, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Secondly, I want to say sorry to everyone: this update did not complete the previ
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · Wargame · Turn-Based Tactics · 2D · War · Historical · Military · Turn-Based Combat · Story Rich · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian |
| Official site | https://strategygamestudio.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10+ Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: Max 21:9 ratio on full screens. Use windowed mode on Xtra large monitors.