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Games like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

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The closest matches to Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperados III, Partisans 1941, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, and Commandos: Origins. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Assassin and Real Time Tactics, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 11)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  1. Rank 04

    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

    Why this: Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 11)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023
  2. Rank 06

    Aragami

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 12)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  3. Rank 07

    Total War: SHOGUN 2

    Why this: Also Ninja and Real Time Tactics, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • Deck Playable
    • 2011

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

    Also Assassin and Ninja, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 95% of 8,989 reviews
  2. 2
    Desperados III

    Also Assassin and Real Time Tactics, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 96% of 4,284 reviews
  3. 3
    Partisans 1941

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 77% of 1,664 reviews
  4. 4
    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

    Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 90% of 1,939 reviews
  5. 5
    Commandos: Origins

    Genres: Strategy

    • 78% of 597 reviews
  6. 6
    Aragami

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 4,474 reviews
  7. 7
    Total War: SHOGUN 2

    Also Ninja and Real Time Tactics, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 93% of 21,382 reviews
  8. 8
    Mark of the Ninja

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 6,989 reviews
  9. 9
    Last Train Home

    Genres: Strategy

    • 88% of 2,194 reviews
  10. 10
    Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 94% of 85,661 reviews
  11. 11
    Assassin’s Creed Shadows

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 78% of 14,789 reviews
  12. 12
    Aliens: Dark Descent

    Shares stealth infiltration with Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 88% of 9,060 reviews
  13. 13
    Stargate: Timekeepers

    Genres: Strategy

    • 60% of 131 reviews
  14. 14
    Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    Also Real Time Tactics and Stealth, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 95% of 986 reviews
  15. 15
    Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun

    Also Ninja and Historical, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 74% of 86 reviews
  16. 16
    Sumerian Six

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 95% of 444 reviews
  17. 17
    War Mongrels

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 79% of 587 reviews
  18. 18
    Dishonored

    Also Assassin and Stealth, like Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice.

    • 97% of 1,699 reviews
  19. 19
    Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

    Genres: Action

    • 78% of 1,769 reviews
  20. 20
    Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

    Genres: Strategy

    • 63% of 506 reviews
  21. 21
    63 Days

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 74% of 129 reviews
  22. 22
    Faces of War

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Simulation

    • 81% of 207 reviews
  23. 23
    Company of Heroes

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 95% of 5,079 reviews
  24. 24
    Styx: Master of Shadows

    Genres: Action

    • 82% of 4,176 reviews
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: Mimimi Games
  • Price: $19.99checked Nov 12
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 93% of 1,214 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie
  • Metacritic 83
  • Platforms: Windows, Linux

Players highlight

  • Beautiful feudal japanese environments
  • Emotional epilogue reframes entire expansion
  • Narrative choice retroactively alters story stakes
  • Atmospheric
  • Immersive
  • Melancholic

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About Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

The closest matches to Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperados III, Partisans 1941, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, and Commandos: Origins. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperados III and Partisans 1941 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and melancholic, and single out its character squad switching and guard alert levels. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice is a challenging standalone stealth strategy expansion set in Edo Japan. Players control a small squad of assassins, switching between characters to navigate complex infiltration missions while managing guard alert levels through isometric camera view. The medium-length campaign offers replayable mission badge challenges. Reviewers highlight the beautiful feudal Japanese environments and describe the overall experience as atmospheric, immersive, and melancholic. Players appreciate an emotional epilogue that reframes the entire expansion and a narrative choice that retroactively alters story stakes throughout the campaign. The game maintains the original's tight stealth mechanics without introducing new systems. Verified on Steam Deck and priced at $19.99, it holds a 93% positive review score from over 1200 Steam reviews.

About Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice: Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.

Is Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice worth buying?

  • 93% of 1,214 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 10).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Totally not worth it, I did not experience anything new apart from the base game. Not enough meaningful content, just 3 playable missions, and the first one is just tutorial mission for new player. They even reuse the maps from the…”
11 h played
“This is not a standalone game, this is a very small dlc for the first shadow tactics game, with no unique features. Dont buy unless heavily discounted and you liked the base game.”
7 h played
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People who play it also play: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperados III, Partisans 1941

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Frequently asked about Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

Can I run it?

Is Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice cost?

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice are Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperados III, Partisans 1941.

Who developed Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice?

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice was developed by Mimimi Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.