The free demo version of Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is available on GOG.COM. You can download it here
Ahoy, cursed pirate!
This is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, an all-new stealth strategy game set during an alternate history of the Golden Age of Piracy. The Curse of Lost Souls h...
The free demo version of Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is available on GOG.COM. You can download it here
Ahoy, cursed pirate!
This is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, an all-new stealth strategy game set during an alternate history of the Golden Age of Piracy. The Curse of Lost Souls haunts the mysterious island chain known as the Lost Caribbean, which is under the control of the terrible forces of the Inquisition. They despise all that is supernatural and use soul devouring fire to hunt cursed pirates like you!
Embark on a journey with cursed pirate Afia and seek the legendary Black Pearls to revive a cursed crew of your own. Each of your eight shipmates is a playable character with an individual personality and armed with unique supernatural powers. Launch friend or foe with Gaëlle's magical cannon, use Mr. Mercury's soul anchor to open a magic portal or dash across spacetime for split second stealth attacks with Afia's mythical sword.
Pull-off an epic heist and salvage a mysterious treasure of otherworldly power to defy the army of the Inquisition. Infiltrate their fortresses. Sneak behind enemy lines. Cleverly combine the magical skills of your crew to take out a variety of enemies with carefully considered tactics. Feel like a brilliant mastermind when your plan clicks perfectly into place!
Join The Red Marley, a ghost ship with a living soul. On deck, plan your next adventure or just hang out with your crew mates while they enjoy their un-life.
Get to know these legendary cursed pirates of the Lost Caribbean. With individual character missions find out about their backstories, learn who they are and what led them on their cursed journeys.
Go ashore a variety of exotic islands in the Lost Caribbean. From locales oozing with cursed soul magic to tropical beaches and lively pirate shanty towns: Every island is a unique hand-crafted sandbox where adventures await.
Freely select your crew members before embarking on each mission. Utilize their unique abilities to find new strategies against the forces of the Inquisition.
Plot your own path to enter and exit each island, be stealthy or more head-on in your play style and use the environment to your advantage.
It's your playground to experiment in!
The powerful time-manipulating magic of your ghost ship is yours to wield. Pause time to consider your strategic choices or queue up multiple character actions. Capture a memory of every passing moment, to instantly return to if things go south. Change your approach and tactics to discover own unique solutions to each moment in the game – in your own time!
Popular achievements
Somewhere Deep in the Lost Caribbean
Discover all islands.
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30.24%
A New Journey
Set sail with the Marley for the first time.
common
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62.01%
The Adventure Begins
Finish Act 1.
common
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48.43%
This Belongs in a Museum
Collect all of Mordechai's Relics.
common
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36.38%
The Gambit Has Begun
Finish Act 2.
common
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33.23%
Swabbie
Get 10% overall completion.
common
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39.37%
Powder Monkey
Get 20% overall completion.
common
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30.31%
With Great Power…
Unlock your first skill upgrade.
common
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38.77%
Goodies
Contents
Standard Edition
Complete Edition
Soundtrack (MP3)
Soundtrack (FLAC)
Yuki's Wish
Zagan's Ritual
Artbook and Strategy Guide
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
This is the final Masterpiece from mimimi.games (they will quit soon*).
With this undead pirate setting, maps can flexibly solved with more strange skills, than on the Games before (e.g. Desperados III) and with the Ship as hub and Teammember missions, there will be more possibilities to get their attitudes and backgrounds.
* Mimimi co-founders Dominik Abé and Johannes Roth said.
"After the release of Shadow Gambit we decided it was the right time to prioritize our well-being and to pull the brakes instead of signing up for another multi-year production cycle."
The game is by all means a masterpiece. Its biggest asset is the gorgeous graphics. The music is also really nice. Gameplay is good.
However... I personally don't like the story, it's too fictional. Undead pirates, cartoony zealots, talking ship. In this sense it is still inferior to Desperados III, which is, in my opinion Mimimi's greatest achievement.
If you've played some of their previous games (Shadow Tactics, Desperadoes 3) then you'll know what to expect. If not, definitely look into them, they're great!
It's a stealth tactics game where the missions can feel like puzzles to solve. The major difference between this and the previous games (other than setting) is that you can choose who to bring with you on the mission, and some maps are re-used. That's not as bad as it sounds, because you don't have to clear the map to succeed at your objective, and you may end up exploring entirely different areas or routes on different missions.
Not to mention, it's a big playground with the different characters and their abilities. You're free to think of creative combos - have Gaelle load Quentin into her cannon, shoot him into a high spot, then he can use his fishing pole to pull her up with him. There's way more like that, and the characters have a lot of personality to match the outlandish setting.
Some players may not like the activities on the ship between missions, but they're pretty optional. I thought they were fine for what they were.
No one else is really making games like this, and they're worth experiencing if you enjoy stealth, tactics, and really thinking your way out of tricky situations.
+ Perfect gameplay mechanics for a stealth game
+ Nice graphic style
+ Best stealthing, beats all successors from Mimimi Games and all games Commandos series
- The last game of Mimimi Games
- No Coop multiplayer (original Commandos 2 was fun in coop)
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