Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Released Dec 2016

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.

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun launched on December 6, 2016 and received a substantial standalone expansion — Aiko's Choice — on December 6, 2021, celebrating the game's five-year anniversary. Both the main game's DLC and Aiko's Choice represent the full content arc for this title. The developer's own communications make the content picture clear. A June 2018 patch note explicitly stated that the previous patch "should actually have been our last patch for the game," confirming the development team had moved on to their next project. Aiko's Choice, announced in April 2021 and released in December 2021, was presented as a return visit — a celebratory expansion — rather than the beginning of an ongoing content cycle. The game's two listed DLC items (the official soundtrack and the artbook/strategy guide, both released in December 2016) are fully shipped, and no unreleased DLC exists on the store. Since December 2021, Mimimi Games has moved on entirely: they announced and shipped Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (August 2023), their next stealth strategy title. The most recent post touching Shadow Tactics (September 2024) is a promotional discount announcement tied to a third-party game release, not a signal of new content. There are no roadmaps, unreleased DLC listings, or developer statements suggesting any further content for Shadow Tactics. The game is a complete, finished product.
Evidence
Aiko's Choice expansion launched on the game's 5th anniversary, described as a celebratory return to Shadow Tactics with three main missions and three interlude missions.
news post · Dec 6, 2021 source content shipped
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Developer stated that the previous patch 'should actually have been our last patch for the game' as the full team was moving on to a new title, confirming development on Shadow Tactics was winding down as of mid-2018.
news post · Jun 8, 2018 source development ending
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Achievements
44
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game



Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period.

Take control of a team of deadly specialists and sneak in the shadows between dozens of enemies. Choose your approach when infiltrating mighty castles, snowy mountain monasteries or hidden forest camps. Set traps, poison your opponents or completely avoid enemy contact.

The group is composed of very different personalities. Working together as a team seems impossible at first. Yet over the course of many missions, trust is won and friendships are made. The characters develop their own dynamic and each member will have to face their own personal demons.

One of the leaders of this team is Hayato, an agile ninja, who clears the way through his enemies silently, with his sword and shuriken. Samurai Mugen prefers a more powerful approach and can defeat more fiends at one time, but thus also forfeiting flexibility. Aiko is a master of camouflage when she distracts enemies disguised as a Geisha. And the street child Yuki places traps and decoys enemies towards their deadly fate. The mysterious marksman Takuma however, relies on his sniper rifle and takes care of the enemies from a distance.

The player has to carefully evaluate his options in order to master the challenging missions: how will the characters behave as a team? Which one is best equipped for each task? How can they best master the given missions? Come up with your own ingenious tactics to vanquish enemies and complete missions.



  • Play as five completely different characters with their unique skill set
  • Conquer seemingly impossible challenges where you are outnumbered ten to one
  • Find dozens of ways to take out your opponents the way you want
  • Jump from roof to roof and climb large buildings to attack the enemy from above
  • Explore beautiful environments of ancient Japan in the Edo era
  • Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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