Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
Byzantine Games · 2016 · Strategy, Military, Historical, Turn-Based Strategy, Samurai
PC
Mostly Positive74% · 17185Metacritic
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About Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
Sixteenth century East Asia is in turmoil. In Japan, the ruling Shogun family has lost its grip on the country. A civil war is brewing as regional lords actively expand their influence. In Korea, the Joseon dynasty is paralysed by factional struggle within the royal court. In China, the might of the Ming dynasty is waning due to rebellions and foreign incursions. These seemingly separate internal conflicts will pave the way for an international war involving the three countries.
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during this turbulent time; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea. Other armies from East Asia are also made available to simulate different conflicts across the region.
Take command of diverse armies which employ varying tactical doctrines. Lead your chosen army and their generals to victory in set-piece historical battles or "what-if" skirmish situations against an AI or human opponent. Become more ambitious and achieve regional domination through the operational campaign layer where you have to deal with the consequence of preceding battles.
To become the Japanese Shogun, to overthrow the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom, or to establish a Pan-Asian Empire, one requires mastery of the battlefield. In this time of turmoil, Asia is yours for the taking!
Features:
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during this turbulent time; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea. Other armies from East Asia are also made available to simulate different conflicts across the region.
Take command of diverse armies which employ varying tactical doctrines. Lead your chosen army and their generals to victory in set-piece historical battles or "what-if" skirmish situations against an AI or human opponent. Become more ambitious and achieve regional domination through the operational campaign layer where you have to deal with the consequence of preceding battles.
To become the Japanese Shogun, to overthrow the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom, or to establish a Pan-Asian Empire, one requires mastery of the battlefield. In this time of turmoil, Asia is yours for the taking!
Features:
- Accurate simulation of East Asian battle in the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly the Sengoku Jidai (Japanese Warring States period) and Imjin War (Japanese invasion of Korea and Chinese intervention).
- Unique graphic style influenced by Japanese paintings.
- Historical scenarios covering key engagements of the period
- Campaign mode allows you to rewrite history as you play through key campaigns of the era. Terrain, manpower, supply, attrition, sieges and economic damage all need to be taken into account. The decisions you make on the strategic map will affect the forces available to you in battle. The results of each battle will have long-term effects on the strength, experience and elan of your units.
- Classic Turn-based, tile based gameplay.
- Easy to use interface, hard to master gameplay.
- Battalion-sized units.
- Named generals who can influence combat and morale of units under their command as well as engage enemy generals in personal combat.
- Single player and multiplayer battle modes.
- Skirmish system allows unlimited “what-if” scenarios using historically realistic armies from carefully researched army lists, on realistic computer generated terrain maps. Armies covered include numerous Japanese clans, Ikko Ikki, Wokou Pirates, Joseon Korean, Ming Chinese, Chinese and Tribal rebels, Eastern and Western Mongols, Jurchen and Imperial Manchu (Qing Chinese) armies. Each faction has multiple lists covering the development of their armies through the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Skirmish scenarios are randomly generated and include open battle, attack on a defensive position, defence of a defensive position, awaiting reinforcements, enemy awaiting reinforcements, flank march.
- In skirmishes players can pick their armies from the army list or allow the computer to pick the army for them.
- Effective AI makes sound tactical decisions. Historical battle AI customised to the historical tactical situation.
- 6 difficulty levels allow the challenge to increase as you develop your battlefield skills.
- Numerous different unit organisations, combat capabilities and tactical doctrines allow full representation of tactical differences and developments through the period.
- Mod friendly game system with built-in map editor.
- Multiplayer mode allows historical scenarios and “what-if” scenarios to be played by two players using Slitherine’s easy to use PBEM server.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
for me, the start of a passion and love for all things Asian, the period i'd not really visited or played war game wise since Shogun, since this game, everything from movies to TV series goes into a different place for me, this game fuelled that passion and direction and to me is something one day i'd like to see a remake of, in a later or new engine, as it plays so well, over 1k hours on the site version and same again in testing, things from here only got better, but this for me is where this period really took a turn in the right direction for me as it lit a flame that still burns, as before this, there was only Arnhem, now there's a whole new area to fight over in a period i knew little about. so would i recommend it, if you haven't got this one by now, then your not a war gaming collector or play everything type of war gamer, so need not ask6 found this helpful
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a deliberate, methodical turn-based strategy game that places historical authenticity and tactical depth above spectacle or accessibility. Developed by Byzantine Games and published by Slitherine Ltd., the game is firmly rooted in the military conflicts of East Asia during the Sengoku period and its surrounding wars. Rather than focusing on individual heroes or dramatic narratives, it invites players to step into the role of a commander overseeing armies, logistics, and battlefield decisions where preparation and positioning matter far more than flashy abilities or cinematic moments. The heart of the experience lies in its hex-based tactical combat, which is clearly inspired by traditional tabletop and computer wargames. Battles unfold at a measured pace, emphasizing formations, morale, unit cohesion, and terrain rather than raw unit strength alone. Samurai, ashigaru, cavalry, archers, and foreign troops all behave differently on the battlefield, and understanding these distinctions is essential to success. Terrain plays a decisive role, with forests, hills, rivers, and fortified positions shaping movement and engagement outcomes. Charging bl…3 found this helpful
I did what the arrogant Mitsunari failed to do, won Sekigahara for the Toyotomi and establish a 300 year dynasty1 found this helpful
Wokeness in modern games made me come back to appreciate games like this more. I bought all 4 games but not getting deep into them yet, currently my favs go in this order: 1. Pike and Shot - Best performance, guns 2. Sengoku Jidai - Good performance, interesting period 3. FoG2: Medieval - Good performance, best GUI 4. FoG2 - mid performance, don't notice anything different from medieval1 found this helpful
Shogun 2 fan. I wouldn't recommend it.1 found this helpful
I played this game rather briefly even then there's no actual ending it's like playing a long boardgame, I tried to enjoy this game, but the combat or the pacing overall felt slow it's not a bad game, but it's definitely not my type that's all I can say, I might of may enjoyed it more if there was an actual board game version of this maybe.
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