Games like Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
If Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice, Desperados III and Wooden Battles: Spec Ops — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a strategy title released in 2016 by Mimimi Games, set during a period of upheaval in feudal Japan. Players command a team of specialists across missions requiring body-hiding logistics, guard patrol route analysis, and strategic use of character abilities that can synergize in unexpected ways. Each mission offers multiple viable solutions, with players noting how guard patrol routes demand memorization and body-hiding logistics feel satisfyingly tactical. Reviewers highlight its contemplative atmosphere alongside tense moments, and players describe it as immersive despite its challenging difficulty. The solo experience is long and offers replayability via optional badges and speedrun goals. Priced at $39.99, it runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a 95% positive rating from nearly 9,000 Steam reviews.
About Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun: Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
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Top pick for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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.
Desperados III
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Shares an immersive mood with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Second-strongest match for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops
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Third-strongest match for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops is a stealth action strategy game. Take control of a group of 4 special forces units with unique abilities, infiltrate the enemy base and complete the mission objectives. Use the in-game level editor to create your own missions and upload them to the Steam Workshop.
Chinese Expeditionary Force - Assault Team
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Partisans 1941
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Ranked #5 for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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Total War: SHOGUN 2
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Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
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Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
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Desperados III
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Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
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Shares an immersive mood with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Cavern Commandos
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Inspired by classic platformers like Rick Dangerous, Cavern Commandos offers a challenging gaming experience with numerous weapons, hundreds of foes, and dozens of labyrinthine caverns.
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun at current Steam store prices.
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Priced ~75% under Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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Garry's Mod
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Priced ~88% under Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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Stardew Valley
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Priced ~63% under Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~50% under Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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Lethal Company
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Priced ~75% under Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
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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.
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Hollow Knight
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Priced ~63% under Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Desperados III
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Shares an immersive mood with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Another title from Mimimi Games, the studio behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Shares Strategy with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Another title from Mimimi Games, the studio behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Shares Strategy with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Another title from Mimimi Games, the studio behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
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.
The Last Tinker™: City of Colors
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Another title from Mimimi Games, the studio behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Shares Indie with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
The Last Tinker is a joyous action adventure and definitely no platformer, as there is no jump button. Koru, a boy from the slums of Colortown, must rise and stand against the Bleakness, a dark force intent on wiping out joy. Koru must use color and emotion to restore life to Colortown!
Frequently asked about Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
- Is Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun 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: Blades of the Shogun cost?
- Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun are Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice, Desperados III, Wooden Battles: Spec Ops.
- Who developed Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun?
- Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun was developed by Mimimi Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
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