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Shadow Era
Shadow Era is the full scale, cross-platform collectible trading card game that you've been looking for, with the most generous free to play system out there! Enjoy the amazing dark fantasy artwork in a card game where strategy is most important.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Really good and fun game, the sacrifice cards to play cards is pretty metal.. Artwork on cards is amazing. Just needs more/all the other heroes in the game to fight against in campaign mode not sure why that's not even a thing honestly.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“This game uses AI generated art for some of its cards and does not disclose this on the steam page.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-07 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Tribute Card Update 5.28
Several bug fixes, a few balance changes, and 5 game changing Tribute Cards!
Shadow Era TCG 5.250 Update
Shadow Era is Back with a MASSIVE update including 33 new cards and a number of quality of life improvements! Look to the skies adventurers! Be prepared for the arrival of the Wyern Riders! Don't forg
Shadow Era 5.0
OVERVIEW - 24 new cards added to the Rekindled Rebirth set. - Each RR booster pack guarantees at least 2 of the 24 new cards. - 19 balance changes. - Meltdown mode offers a selection from all 6 booste
4.98 Shadow Era Update
OVERVIEW - Updated to newer Unity and Android SDK. - 3 balance changes in Rekindled Rebirth set. - Various bug fixes BUG FIXES - Stonebreaker's Hammer (rr182) can still gain bonuses after Amber Rain h
Shadow Era 4.971
]v4.971 May 31, 2024 OVERVIEW - 16 new cards added to the Rekindled Rebirth set. - Each RR booster pack guarantees at least 2 of the 16 new cards. - 75 balance changes, across all six Shadow Era sets.
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Strategy · Trading Card Game · Dark Fantasy · Deckbuilding · Card Game · 3D · PvP · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Singleplayer (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · In-App Purchases · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://www.shadowera.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Minimum resolution 1024x768