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Shadows of War
Shadows of War is a 2D Real-Time Strategy sidescroller game. The game combines classical RTS elements with new ideas into a 2D game.
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“Cool game! Really nostalgic.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Just bad.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.
Latest official news
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Storefront Removal Notice
The original game will be removed from the storefront at the end of this month and will no longer be available for purchase after that point. However, before then - we’ll be holding one final sale fro
Shadows of War 2 announcement and demo release
Commanders - there are deeper shadows! Shadows of War 2 on Steam The Alpha Demo for Shadows of War 2 is now live on Steam! More than 10 years after the initial game, you can now step into the next evo
Update 1.23.2
1.23.1 -> 1.23.2 Changes: Campaign fixes. Campaign completed achievement should now be obtainable. Other minor fixes. This is just a smaller patch to address some of the issues that have come up over
Update 1.23.2
1.23.1 -> 1.23.2 Changes: Campaign fixes. Campaign completed achievement should now be obtainable. Other minor fixes. This is just a smaller patch to address some of the issues that have come up over
Update 1.23.1
1.23.0 -> 1.23.1 Changes: Minimap fixes. Improved anti-stuck mechanics for infantry. Research/Build buttons are now slightly highlighted. Support weapons are no longer shown as "ready" if you have ins
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Indie · Side Scroller · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Official site | http://www.tri-g.de/shadows-of-war.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or later Memory: 512 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 350 MB available space