Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
DeveloperMimimi Productions
PublishersDaedalic Entertainment
Kalypso Media (console)
DirectorDominik Abé
DesignersMartin Hamberger
Moritz Wagner
Felix Friedlein
ProgrammerDominik Abé
ArtistBianca Dörr
WritersMartin Hamberger
Dennis Huszak
ComposerFilippo Beck Peccoz
EngineUnity
Platforms
ReleaseWindows, macOS, Linux
  • WW: December 6, 2016
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • EU: July 28, 2017
  • NA: August 1, 2017
Amazon Luna
  • US: October 20, 2020
PlayStation 5
  • WW: October 15, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
  • WW: March 18, 2026
GenreReal-time tactics
ModeSingle-player

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth-oriented real-time tactics video game developed by Mimimi Productions and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The gameplay is similar to that of the Commandos and Desperados series. It was released on December 6, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux, in July 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, for Amazon Luna on October 20, 2020, and is scheduled for release on March 18, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2.

A standalone expansion for the game titled Aiko's Choice was released in December 2021. It has five missions on new maps but adds no new gameplay features.