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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
57 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is just a masterpiece of stealth tactics in a stunning setting!”
“I've played all the classics (Commandos trilogy, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, and Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood) before starting Shadow Tactics so I have a good grasp of the differences and novelties. The game…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I enjoyed this enough to come back to it. It's a great game, with fun characters and classic story line. Don't miss out on it.”
“I remember how much fun I had playing the Commandos and Desperados series during my childhood. I still feel nostalgic when I think about each character’s voice lines and their unique abilities to overcome obstacles in…”
“Местами супер душная игра, некоторые механики и камера иногда работают криво, сюжет найс”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is just a masterpiece of stealth tactics in a stunning setting!”
“I remember how much fun I had playing the Commandos and Desperados series during my childhood. I still feel nostalgic when I think about each character’s voice lines and their unique abilities to overcome obstacles in…”
“brilliant game! beautiful, well made, great fun. definitely worth giving it a try. a new genre for me at the time, but now, i'm a fan!”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Commandos in Edo Japan? Yes, please.[/h1] [hr][/hr] [b]Shadow Tactics[/b] is a masterclass in tactical stealth. If you grew up playing the old [i]Commandos[/i] or [i]Desperados[/i] games, this is exactly the…”
“设计的非常精良的类盟军敢死队游戏，角色能力差异更大，但是没有盟2那么自由，视野链卡的相当死，需要非常有耐心的处理掉绝大多数敌人。 场景被巧妙的拆分成了数个区块，区块之间联系较为松散，地图大而扁平，有效的降低了难度和复杂度，不用担心会像盟2一样迷路。 游戏也有了比较完整的故事和角色塑造。非常可惜的地方就是画面风格过于卡通，而且因为大而平的关卡设计，缺乏视觉中心和美感，比较大的遗憾。”
“I never tried Commandos-style stealth, but this game is great for those trying to get into it.”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Commandos in Edo Japan? Yes, please.[/h1] [hr][/hr] [b]Shadow Tactics[/b] is a masterclass in tactical stealth. If you grew up playing the old [i]Commandos[/i] or [i]Desperados[/i] games, this is exactly the…”
“A breath of fresh air in the RTT genre. Already replayed 2 times, going for 3.”
“A really good stealth strategy game that features excellent level design, very high visual clarity (even without the optional highlighting) interesting and varied character abilities all wrapped up in a good story. The…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“0/10 – Bush Management Simulator 2016 Bought Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun to be a cool ninja. Instead I became an unpaid intern studying guard patrol routes for hours just to move 12 feet. Every mission: “I’ll…”
“I've played all the classics (Commandos trilogy, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, and Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood) before starting Shadow Tactics so I have a good grasp of the differences and novelties. The game…”
“A surprisingly tough top down tactical puzzle game, it was really fun if not a little frustrating in places. I'm pretty dumb though so do with that knowledge what you will. It's worth picking up, each mission is vast…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“0/10 – Bush Management Simulator 2016 Bought Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun to be a cool ninja. Instead I became an unpaid intern studying guard patrol routes for hours just to move 12 feet. Every mission: “I’ll…”
“this one is just for people that for whatever reason loves this genre, like i do. It's tidious, sometimes your character gets stuck in what it seems like a pixel of a random thing laying around, it's that level of jank…”
“It wants to be a Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood, but it half-asses every single aspect of what makes RH:LoS good. No item pickups. Your routes through a level are exclusively planned around enemies. No central hub. No…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“this one is just for people that for whatever reason loves this genre, like i do. It's tidious, sometimes your character gets stuck in what it seems like a pixel of a random thing laying around, it's that level of jank…”
“Местами супер душная игра, некоторые механики и камера иногда работают криво, сюжет найс”
“When it's four dollars, buy it if you think you'll like it. Some systems are a little clunky (camera, shadow mode) but it's a very well made stealth game. And you can still refund it by the time you finish the first…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“0/10 – Bush Management Simulator 2016 Bought Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun to be a cool ninja. Instead I became an unpaid intern studying guard patrol routes for hours just to move 12 feet. Every mission: “I’ll…”
“this one is just for people that for whatever reason loves this genre, like i do. It's tidious, sometimes your character gets stuck in what it seems like a pixel of a random thing laying around, it's that level of jank…”
“Great game. Slow stealth smart game play in the isometric world of Shogun. Fun. 3-31-26 Game crashed out, but maybe just a one time thing.”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Shadow Tactics is an enjoyable game, though one that wore out it’s welcome a little bit in the end. At it’s core its a commandos style isometric tactical stealth game. That’s a genre I have occasionally dabbled in, playing Commando’s with a friend over a decade ago, but…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“It's one of those rare games where I'm naturally good at it and I pick up real fast because I am already a real life basement ninja who has been sitting and hiding in my mom's basement for decades to avoid any social interaction. I can even crouch-walk to get to my microwave at…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“[h3] Shadows, yes; tactics... no [/h3] [h1] Gameplay: [/h1] As with Desperados 3, Mimmimi Games has done a great job. Even though I'm going to talk about the game's minor flaws, it's important to note that it's a awosme game and a very good tactical game. I'm very disappoint…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:15 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Stealth · Strategy · Tactical · Ninja · Real Time Tactics · Singleplayer · Indie · Isometric · Assassin · Historical · Action · RTS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Polish, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.shadow-tactics.com |
Minimum 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