Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Developer(s)Mimimi Productions
Publisher(s)Daedalic Entertainment
Kalypso Media (console)[1]
Director(s)Dominik Abé
Designer(s)Martin Hamberger
Moritz Wagner
Felix Friedlein
Programmer(s)Dominik Abé
Artist(s)Bianca Dörr
Writer(s)Martin Hamberger
Dennis Huszak
Composer(s)Filippo Beck Peccoz
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, macOS, Linux
  • WW: December 6, 2016
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • EU: July 28, 2017
  • NA: August 1, 2017
Amazon Luna
  • US: October 20, 2020
Genre(s)Real-time tactics, Stealth
Mode(s)Single-player

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth-oriented real-time tactics video game developed by Mimimi Productions and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The gameplay is similar to that of the Commandos and Desperados series. It was released on December 6, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux,[2][3] in July 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,[4] and for Amazon Luna on October 20, 2020.[5]

A standalone expansion for the game titled Aiko's Choice was released in December 2021.[6] It has five missions on new maps but adds no new gameplay features.

  1. ^ Fischer, Tyler (February 14, 2017). "Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Getting PS4 and Xbox One Physical Release via Kalypso Media". DualShockers. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "official website". Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun demo now available on Steam and GOG". PC Gamer. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Romano, Sal (May 24, 2017). "Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun for PS4, Xbox One launches August 1 in North America, July 28 in Europe". Gematsu. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (October 20, 2020). "Hands-on with Amazon's Luna game streaming service". The Verge. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Hafer, Leana (December 6, 2021). "Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko's Choice Review – IGN". IGN. Retrieved December 14, 2021.