Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
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Developers | |
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Mimimi Games | |
Publishers | |
Daedalic Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Unity 5[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 6, 2016 |
macOS (OS X) | December 6, 2016 |
Linux | December 6, 2016 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
IGDB | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | Strategy, Stealth |
Themes | Japan |
Series | Shadow Tactics |
Shadow Tactics | |
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | 2016 |
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice | 2021 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a singleplayer bird's-eye view, free-roaming camera and isometric strategy and stealth game in the Shadow Tactics series.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- Publisher Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Germany: Standard Edition is Windows-only; Collector's Edition includes a Steam key flyer. | |||
Retail | Italy | |||
Epic Games Store | EGS can be bypassed using the -EpicPortal command line argument, though the EOS requirement cannot.[2] |
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GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | ||||
Steam | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. | |||
Ubisoft Store | ||||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
Origin (unavailable) |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | Game does not contain any microtransactions. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Move, rename or delete the intro videos |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun\<user-id>\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/<user-id>/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun/<user-id>/ |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun\<user-id>\gameState_00\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/<user-id>/gameState_00/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun/<user-id>/gameState_00/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enabled by default, "Exclusive Fullscreen" mode is available by using the -window-mode exclusive command line argument, but switching windows will crash the game. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be enabled or disabled. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Able to lock to 30 or 60fps. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Use "Unlocked" V-Sync option | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Vibration is not supported. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Sound, Voice | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | Fan translation by AR Team, download. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation, #1, #2, #3. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - 3D-Vision Fix - DSS/Losti. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking |
Issues fixed
Black screen on first startup
- This fix will delete all saved games!
- Steam users must disable the Steam Cloud for this title before attempting the fix.
Delete gameState.save[3] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2nd-Gen 2.5 GHz AMD Quad-Core 2.5 GHz |
Intel Core i3 4th-Gen 3.5 GHz AMD Quad-Core 3.9 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.10 | 10.12 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 3 GHz Dual Core CPU | Intel 3 GHz Quad Core CPU |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX AMD Radeon HD 7770 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 GB of VRAM |
- Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 | Ubuntu 16.04 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2nd-Gen 2.5 GHz AMD Quad-Core 2.5 GHz |
Intel Core i3 4th-Gen 3.5 GHz AMD Quad-Core 3.9 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Installing the game on an SSD improves loading times.
- To run the game on Linux you have to install the following packages (libc6:i386, libx11-6:i386, libxcursor1:i386, libxrandr2:i386, libstdc++6:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libasound2:i386)
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-12
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-11-27
- Launching the game using the
-EpicPortal
argument allows skipping the Epic Games Store client but the user will still need to sign in to their Epic Online Services account during launch.
- Launching the game using the
- ↑ http://www.daedalicsupport.com/en/games/shadow-tactics/?open=collapse214-9