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Deal | Praised by 96% of players, this real-time tactics game is now 90% off on Steam

An image showing an environment in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, now 90% off on Steam.
ⓘ Mimimi Games
An image showing an environment in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, now 90% off on Steam.
Rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun puts your skills to the test. Explore Japan during the Edo period and use each of your characters' abilities to achieve your objectives.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is set in Japan in 1615, where strategy and stealth will be your greatest allies. A new shogun has taken power and wants to bring peace to the country. To do so, five specialists are sent on a mission to put down rebellions. And right now, it is available for $3.99 on Steam.

You control this team, which consists of a ninja, a samurai, a master of camouflage, a thief, and a marksman. Each character has their own skills, weapons, and specializations. 

To complete your mission, you'll infiltrate castles, monasteries, and camps. Each location is filled with enemies, and you'll need to employ different tactics to defeat them. Thus, use traps, stealth, brute force, and the environment to your advantage.

During your adventure, the relationships between your characters will deepen. However, each character will also have to face their own demons.

An image showing a fight in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
ⓘ Mimimi Games
An image showing a fight in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
An image showing several characters in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
ⓘ Mimimi Games
An image showing several characters in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.

Developed by Mimimi Games, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a very popular game on Steam. Indeed, it has an impressive 96% positive rating based on 38,522 reviews. On Metacritic, it has a Metascore of 85 and a user score of 8.4. Players praise its graphics and strategic gameplay. Many players also feel that it offers high replay value.

However, others have criticized the controls, story, and camera. Bugs have also been reported. Finally, according to SteamDB, this sale ends on October 26, 2026, and the price will return to $39.99 after that date.

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Alexis Stegmann, 2026-10-18 (Update: 2026-10-18)