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Shadows of War

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.

Released Jan 2, 2015 Developer TRI.G Platforms Windows StrategyIndieSide Scroller2D
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.

34.9%positive175 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Cool game! Really nostalgic.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Just bad.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

25achievements
3.3%median completion
3.1%rarest: The Unachievable Achievement
9.2% of players 6.3% of players 5.8% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 9.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
9.2%Day 1 Complete — Complete Day 1
6.3%Day 2 Complete — Complete Day 2
5.8%Educated — Complete the Tutorial
Rarest badges of honor
3.1%The Unachievable Achievement — Hidden achievement
3.1%Wave 50 — Reach Wave 50 in Classical mode
3.1%Wave 25 — Reach Wave 25 in Classical mode

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 05, 2026
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

Jan 30, 2026
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

Jun 21, 2017
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

Jun 21, 2017
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

Dec 03, 2016
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.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Side Scroller · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements25
Official sitehttp://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