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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“i have no idea how mimimi messed this up so badly. the writing is atrocious. the characters are unlikeable. the voice-acting makes me want to just turn the game off. luckily you can turn off the voice audio and skip…”
“Incredible design and superb execution. The main complaints I have is that sometimes missions felt Long but that can be a mix of skill issue and stubbornness. The gameplay is tight, characters are interesting and the…”
27 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Incredible design and superb execution. The main complaints I have is that sometimes missions felt Long but that can be a mix of skill issue and stubbornness. The gameplay is tight, characters are interesting and the…”
“I'm a big Mimimi fan and I believe Shadow Tactics and specially Desperados 3 are masterpieces. With that said, I was expecting a lot from Shadow Gambit and after finishing Desperados 3 I knew they were going to try a…”
“I played this for quite a bit. Really wanted to like it. The story and how they integrate the save system in the story is acutally brilliant but taht is where the praise stops; I was insulted by what they did to this…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“An amazing experience, the third RTT game by Mimimi that matches Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3 in quality. Great maps, game design, art, story with interesting characters and cool abilities!”
“it was a great journey to get all achievements for this game.. played for 2 weeks almost every day. excellent game and character design.. thx mimimi for shadow series ^.^”
“The gameplay is one of its strongest aspects. Each pirate feels genuinely unique, with completely different abilities and approaches, but what stood out most to me is how well they complement each other. One of my…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I haven't finished the game yet but so far it feels like a really good solid game. I've encountered 1 bug (If an enemy dies in a door/ transition area it prevents you from using it anymore. I had a character on the top…”
“it was a great journey to get all achievements for this game.. played for 2 weeks almost every day. excellent game and character design.. thx mimimi for shadow series ^.^”
“The last hurrah from Mimimi Games. The biggest cast among their Stealth-Strategy-Games with the ability to take up to 3 on most missions. This gives the gameplay a lot of variety paired with the different skills of each…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I played this for quite a bit. Really wanted to like it. The story and how they integrate the save system in the story is acutally brilliant but taht is where the praise stops; I was insulted by what they did to this…”
“probably the best iteration of the commandos-like games i played. they manage to put some progression in a gametype that usually cant have that.”
“The gameplay is one of its strongest aspects. Each pirate feels genuinely unique, with completely different abilities and approaches, but what stood out most to me is how well they complement each other. One of my…”
19 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“While the Desperados series pulled me in from the very first mission to the very last, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew feels like a completely different story and not in a good way. You can clearly feel the budget cuts…”
“This is so far away from Desperados III or Shadow Tactics i don't really now what has gone wrong here. Uninteressting somewhat random story and characters make you not want to continue playing.”
“Recommended because it's a mimimi game, and they are always fabulous, assuming you like tactical stealth games and controlling several characters. Having said that; it's actually my least favourite one. I bought it on…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“i have no idea how mimimi messed this up so badly. the writing is atrocious. the characters are unlikeable. the voice-acting makes me want to just turn the game off. luckily you can turn off the voice audio and skip…”
“I'm a big Mimimi fan and I believe Shadow Tactics and specially Desperados 3 are masterpieces. With that said, I was expecting a lot from Shadow Gambit and after finishing Desperados 3 I knew they were going to try a…”
“This is so far away from Desperados III or Shadow Tactics i don't really now what has gone wrong here. Uninteressting somewhat random story and characters make you not want to continue playing.”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It reminded me sometimes of Jagged Alliance and BG3 (those are the other games I've played in RTS) Some said it looked like the Commandos game. The game is fun and easy for me. I did a lot of tweaking in the keyboard…”
“I like this game and its theme, but the controls can be annoying. You have to cycle through your crew and abilities to switch to the crewmate and/or ability you want to use, rather than a more streamlined switching…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Incredible design and superb execution. The main complaints I have is that sometimes missions felt Long but that can be a mix of skill issue and stubbornness. The gameplay is tight, characters are interesting and the…”
“The gameplay is one of its strongest aspects. Each pirate feels genuinely unique, with completely different abilities and approaches, but what stood out most to me is how well they complement each other. One of my…”
“102 hours is too short for me. I recommended.”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm a big Mimimi fan and I believe Shadow Tactics and specially Desperados 3 are masterpieces. With that said, I was expecting a lot from Shadow Gambit and after finishing Desperados 3 I knew they were going to try a…”
“Good game! Though, do yourself a favor and challenge yourself to never trigger an enemy alarm/alert any guards. Quick saving and loading is incredibly snappy and explicitly intended to be used and abused as a core…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A decent game if either you enjoyed Blades of the Shogun or you want to try out the stealth RTS genre, as it's not too hard for new players. Comparisons to Blades of the Shogun to follow though. Stealth RTS is a weird little genre as the stages are more like puzzles that you…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“Fantastic game, in my opinion the best of the Mimimi trilogy- not a statement to be taken lightly considering all of them are spectacular. This one has so much variety and ways to mix missions up with the different crew members, a quality the other games never quite possessed.…”
— a player, Steam review · 110 hrs played“I wanted to like this game. I waited until it was 75% off and bout it for $9.99, thinking that this would be another mimimi game like shadow tactics or desperados 3 (which is amazing), but it is a watered down version in my eyes. I am playing on the 2nd hardest difficulty (so…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Shadow Gambit: 75% Off
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is on sale at 75% off! The base game and all DLC are discounted as part of the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale . Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale https://store.stea
Shadow Gambit: 75% Off in the Hooded Horse Summer Sale
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is part of the Steam Summer Sale at 75% off! Check it and other games out in the Hooded Horse Summer Sale. The base game and all DLC are discounted as part of the event.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Joins the Hooded Horse Family
We’ve got some big news regarding Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. Hooded Horse is now the publisher for the game across all platforms. Shadow Gambit has been a project we’ve poured our hearts into. Lo
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Sumerian Six: Release Date announcement!
Sumerian Six just announced their release date (September 2nd!) with this trailer that we really like (and that calls the game a stealth strategy title, can you spot where ...
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RPG · Fantasy · Character Customization · RTS · Dark Fantasy · CRPG · Tactical · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Real Time Tactics · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Official site | https://shadowgambit.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7400 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 1200 (quad-core) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 28 GB available space