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Games like Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun

If Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Panzer Corps 2, A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI and Aggressors: Ancient Rome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.

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About Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun: Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during the Sengoku era; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea.

2016Strategy29.99 USDMetacritic 85Windowsby Byzantine Games
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun — Steam game cover
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Campaign system simulates deep logistics and province managementHistorical authenticity for east asian warfare is unmatchedMorale collapse mechanics make battles tense and dynamicAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun also play

Steam players who put hours into Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Panzer Corps 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Top pick for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.

    2020Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.

    2012Strategy29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Aggressors: Ancient Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Third-strongest match for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

    2018Strategy29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Field of Glory II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Ranked #4 for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

    2017StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Field of Glory: Empires

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Ranked #5 for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

    2019Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Ranked #6 for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.

    2012StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Unity of Command II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Ranked #7 for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Pike and Shot : Campaigns

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Ranked #8 for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

    2015Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Total War: SHOGUN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Reviewers of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

    2011Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Reviewers of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.

    2015ActionStrategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pike and Shot : Campaigns

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Reviewers of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

    2015Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Field of Glory II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Reviewers of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

    2017StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Backrooms:MEG Archives

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Backrooms:MEG Archives is a single-player horror exploration game. Experience the hidden layers of the MEG archive, explore that dusty story in danger, and witness the hierarchical adventures of the explorer's predecessors.

    2024IndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun at current Steam store prices.

  1. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Card Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.

    2015StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Battle for Wesnoth

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.

    2018StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Galaxy Life

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!

    2022StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SOVL: Fantasy Warfare

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.

    2023StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Miscrits: World of Creatures

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    After years of absence, Miscrits is back and better than ever! Return to the world of Miscria and capture hundreds of iconic Miscrits. Train your Miscrits to their strongest forms and put a stop to the Magicites, who threaten to eliminate all Miscrit life from the world!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Age of Conquest IV

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

    2016StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Byzantine Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Byzantine Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Field of Glory II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Another title from Byzantine Games, the studio behind Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

    2017StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Field of Glory II: Medieval

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Another title from Byzantine Games, the studio behind Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. Developed by legendary designer Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework.

    2021StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pike and Shot : Campaigns

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    Another title from Byzantine Games, the studio behind Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun. Shares Strategy with Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

    The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

    2015Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun

Does Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun work on Steam Deck?
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun cost?
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun are Panzer Corps 2, A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI, Aggressors: Ancient Rome.
Who developed Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun?
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun was developed by Byzantine Games and published by Slitherine Ltd..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

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