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Shadowverse CCG
Four million battles every day. One Shadowverse. Japan's #1 strategic card game. Made by card gamers for card gamers.
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
40 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Well, they're finally pulling the plug. The thumbs down is due to the EOS, since it'd be a pretty weird time to try and pick it up. After all, it would be uncool to recommend someone pick up a grindy game that goes…”
“Cygames you suck i rather play this than your not F2P world beyond the story sucks and so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ greedy with the pack 500 coin to just pull 1 card ♥♥♥♥ you can eat ♥♥♥♥.”
13 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“The game will be shut down at the end of june 2026. After the that the unique story and gameplay mechanics of this game will be gone forever (aside from the switch game which although fun to play sadly only has a…”
10 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“I'm not suprised, that the game service stopped, The whole game is just a glorefied Rock paper scissors game. not worth anyone's time, no matter how great the Art on the Cards is.”
“I don't really get why people recommend this CCG so much. It's just your generic digital CCG a la hearthstone. The anime art is interesting, yes, but the story is the most boring, lacklustre cliché crap ever seen.…”
“I've been playing this game for so long I can't even remember when I started. Back then, I was only drawn in by the art. Fast forward to now, there's already a sequel, and the original is shutting down soon. I’ve never…”
4 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“The best time to start playing Shadowverse was years ago, but the second best time is today, now, before the servers shut down in 3 months. This game is better than its sequel in every way, and is absolutely worth your…”
“The only online card game I sunk over 1500 hours in over many years, I checked and found out I started playing way back in 2016, the hours accumulated from there, I stopped playing a couple years ago maybe? Its been a…”
“A nice CCG. - Card collecting and deck building - Game mechanics and play are not too complicated and easy to learn. - F2P but there will be some power disparity as you proceed. - While you can make purchases, you can…”
3 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Just my luck I finally decided to check this game out before the sequel. I'm pretty baffled that they would just toss away an entire decade's worth of game design, art, and voice acting like that. Just gonna try to run…”
“A nice CCG. - Card collecting and deck building - Game mechanics and play are not too complicated and easy to learn. - F2P but there will be some power disparity as you proceed. - While you can make purchases, you can…”
38 of the 81 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“Well, they're finally pulling the plug. The thumbs down is due to the EOS, since it'd be a pretty weird time to try and pick it up. After all, it would be uncool to recommend someone pick up a grindy game that goes…”
“chud game pulls plug to shill for a more money hungry version of itself”
“Hey devs, the Dungeon Defenders goons also made crappy sequels to their games, but they had the decency to leave the original there for those who enjoy an okay game. Cygames is just showing that they are one of many…”
6 of the 81 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Well, they're finally pulling the plug. The thumbs down is due to the EOS, since it'd be a pretty weird time to try and pick it up. After all, it would be uncool to recommend someone pick up a grindy game that goes…”
“Honestly? I didn't play this much on PC and played it more on phone before dropping it again because honestly? A lot of times I would struggle to catch up. But at the same time, sometimes I would pick it back up because…”
“I got this game when it first came out in 2016 and loved it very dearly when it kept updating their story slowly, and brought out different expansions. Soon though, they will be shutting it down this year in June, and I…”
4 of the 81 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Well, they're finally pulling the plug. The thumbs down is due to the EOS, since it'd be a pretty weird time to try and pick it up. After all, it would be uncool to recommend someone pick up a grindy game that goes…”
“I'm not suprised, that the game service stopped, The whole game is just a glorefied Rock paper scissors game. not worth anyone's time, no matter how great the Art on the Cards is.”
“I don't really get why people recommend this CCG so much. It's just your generic digital CCG a la hearthstone. The anime art is interesting, yes, but the story is the most boring, lacklustre cliché crap ever seen.…”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 73.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“A million times better than Worlds Beyond.”
— a player, Steam review · 888 hrs played“This game is part of the reason I got a cellphone initially; it was easy to get into and have a great time with your buddies. The game features 8 classes in this iteration, which, if you were playing the unlimited format, made it hard to predict your opponent's deck depending on…”
— a player, Steam review · 947 hrs played“why not release a server executable so that the community can continue support after the developer abandons it? stop killing games”
— a player, Steam review · 104 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
End of Service for Shadowverse
Greetings from the Shadowverse Team! The time has come for us to announce that we will be ending service for Shadowverse at 7:00 p.m., June 30, 2026 (PT). All of us on the Shadowverse Team would like
Dawnbreak, Nightedge - major card expansion out now!
28 MARCH, 2018 - SHADOWVERSE OFFICIAL Version 2.1.0 was released at 5:00 p.m., March 28 (PT). This update includes: - New Dawnbreak, Nightedge card set added In the Dawnbreak, Nightedge card set, 97 n
Dawnbreak, Nightedge - major card expansion out now!
28 MARCH, 2018 - SHADOWVERSE OFFICIAL Version 2.1.0 was released at 5:00 p.m., March 28 (PT). This update includes: - New Dawnbreak, Nightedge card set added In the Dawnbreak, Nightedge card set, 97 n
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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 | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Card Battler · Trading Card Game · Deckbuilding · Anime · Card Game · Strategy · Sexual Content · Multiplayer · Nudity · Fantasy · Turn-Based (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , Japanese * , Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Korean * , Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://shadowverse.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT1030 / AMD Radeon RX 550 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15.5 GB available space Additional Notes: Resolution: 1024×768