Shogun Showdown: Prologue

Shogun Showdown: Prologue

Released Apr 2023

Fight the army of the Shogun in this free version of Shogun Showdown, a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

97% positive · 682 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Shogun Showdown: Prologue is a free standalone demo released on April 4, 2023, designed to showcase the full game Shogun Showdown. Its store description explicitly defines it as a limited preview with a fixed set of features: one playable character, three combat locations, 14 attack tiles, 8 quests, 2 challenges, and 10+ skills. There is no indication of planned updates or additional content for the Prologue itself — it was released as a complete, bounded sample of the full game. The full game (Shogun Showdown) launched into Early Access on June 28, 2023, and reached its 1.0 release on September 5, 2024, but those are developments for the separate full product. The Prologue has received no post-launch updates and has no DLC, unreleased content, or developer statements suggesting further development. It launched as a finished free demo and remains exactly that.
Evidence
Shogun Showdown: Prologue launched as a free demo featuring The Wanderer character, 3 combat locations, 14 attack tiles, 8 quests, 2 challenges, and 10+ skills. Co-publishing partnership with Gamera Games also announced.
news post · Apr 4, 2023 source content shipped
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Store description explicitly frames this as a free prologue version of Shogun Showdown with a fixed, enumerated set of features — one character, three locations, and limited content — consistent with a complete, bounded demo product.
description source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Goblinz Publishing
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

This Prologue is a free version of the turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements Shogun Showdown.

PROLOGUE FEATURES



  • Play The Wanderer: a lone warrior haunted by her past who travels the land seeking redemption through battle
  • 3 combat locations: The Bamboo Grove, The Waterfall Caves and The Port City.
  • 14 attack tiles
  • 8 quests and 2 challenges
  • 10+ skills

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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