Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Shadow Tactics
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
Retail		Germany: Standard Edition is Windows-only, Collector's Edition additionally with Steam key flyer.
Retail		Italy
Epic Games Store		EGS can be bypassed using the `-EpicPortal` command line argument, though the EOS requirement cannot.^[2]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
ZOOM Platform
Origin (unavailable)

A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, rename or delete the intro videos

Go to <path-to-game>\Shadow Tactics_Data\StreamingAssets\movies
Move, rename or delete both video files mimimi_logo_boot_up_00.ogg and daedalic_logo_boot_up_00.ogg

If that results in a green screen, create dummy files (i.e. empty text files) with the same filenames and extensions, instead.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
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
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
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
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, no "Exclusive Fullscreen" mode available
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
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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Vibration is not supported.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Gameplay and controls settings
Player key-settings
Camera key-settings
General key-settings

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
Arabic				Fan translation by AR Team, download.
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, #1, #2, #3.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

Tobii settings.

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - 3D-Vision Fix - DSS/Losti.

Devices
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]
Go to the save game data location. Delete the file `gameState.sav`

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	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)
	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
	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

↑ Unity engine build: 5.4.4f1^[1]

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.
↑ http://www.daedalicsupport.com/en/games/shadow-tactics/?open=collapse214-9

[2] Unity engine build: 5.4.4f1^[1]

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-12

[3] 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.

[4] ttp://www.daedalicsupport.com/en/games/shadow-tactics/?open=collapse214-9

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Developers

	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