Posted on: October 31, 2025
Crito_Bulus
Verified ownerGames: 2 Reviews: 1
very good game
very good game in my opinion!!
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
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Japan – Edo Period; 1620. Five highly specialized assassins fight for the Shogun in his war against conspiracy and rebellion. Take control of this deadly team and sneak through the shadows between dozens of enemies. Choose your approach when infiltrating mighty castles, snowy mountain monasteries or hidden forest camps. Set up traps, poison your opponents or completely avoid contact. You decide!
- Play as five different characters with unique strengths and weaknesses
- Find dozens of ways to take out your opponents
- Plan your moves carefully and execute them with precision
- Conquer seemingly impossible challenges where you are outnumbered ten to one
- Jump from roof to roof and climb large buildings to attack the enemy from above
- Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill
- Explore beautiful environments of Japan in the Edo era
© 2016 Daedalic Entertainment GmbH and Mimimi Productions UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Shadow Tactics, the Shadow Tactics logo, the Daedalic logo and the Mimimi Productions logo are trademarks of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH and/or Mimimi Productions UG (haftungsbeschränkt). All rights reserved.
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A thief's beginning
Pickpocket someone with Yuki.
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Rollin'
Hide in the wagon in Imai town.
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Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.
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24.5 hMain
30.5 h Main + Sides
56.5 h Completionist
27.5 h All Styles
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PC Gamer
92/100
Shadow Tactics’ impressive missions, laden toy box and likeable cast make it one of the greatest stealth games of the last decade.
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4/5 stars
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun provides a satisfying challenge, making gamers feel like a badass for even the smallest of victories.
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4/5 stars
While Shadow Tactics offers a decent gameplay length, the lack of replayability makes the pricing a little questionable, but over all, if you're a fan of the genre, you will find it to be a worthwhile investment.
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Posted on: November 3, 2025
CMacD
Verified ownerGames: 63 Reviews: 4
A satisying puzzle/stealth game
The stealth element was what drew me to the game, but each level is a puzzle to be solved. Love it, cannot wait to get all the badges.
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Posted on: December 7, 2016
Charriu
Verified ownerGames: 655 Reviews: 7
My personal new Commandos successor
Finally after years there is a new game that can take it up with my all time favorite Commandos. It has everything that made the old games great, but in a new and interesting setting.
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Posted on: November 18, 2019
Enginnsson
Verified ownerGames: 103 Reviews: 18
Very fun and exciting game
First mission will get you step by step through the game mechanics. The challenges increases and keep the game interesting. Love it =)
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Posted on: January 11, 2020
DarthNocturnis
Games: 396 Reviews: 2
Tactical Stealth and Beautiful Story
I have to say that I am thoroughly impressed and pleased by this game (I own it through a different platform, but wanted my GOG community to understand it is worth the buy). The game itself offers an incredible level of tactical coordination by which the player is required to navigate many maps and situations with given tools. There is an extreme amount of freedom provided to the player in the majority of the game - it does narrow down a few times for areas driven by plot, but it is a point of appreciation at those times. The flexibility offered ensures that people with different mentalities will enjoy the game in different ways. This is not easy to do, since many tactical games rely on system and mechanics being used in the same way; this game has many combinations so that even when you use similar sequences, you're forced to adapt to the new environment. The average player should not expect to fully master the game within a single play-through. There are 9 achievements that can be acquired in each of the 13 missions. These missions offer a replayable experience and a chance to a different challenge and award different approaches to the same level. The story is immersive and engaging; and at a critical point in the story (no spoilers), the characters even provide different comments following the circumstances. It is NOT an RPG where you develop the characters yourselves, but the characters develop their personality and increase how invested the player becomes with those characters. This probably isn't a graphic novel, but it is still an excellent story that brings the player through the game. TL;DR: This game is worth the full price and it is a steal if it is on sale.
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