Shades Of War

Shades Of War

Raven Knepp · December 27, 2025 · Action RTS, Tower Defense, Colony Sim, PvP, RTS

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Shades Of War price by region

Shades Of War costs $3.99 in Georgia (USD), £4.99 in the United Kingdom, €5.89 in Europe (EUR), $5.99 in the United States, CA$7.79 in Canada, A$8.79 in Australia, NZ$8.99 in New Zealand, R$20.49 in Brazil and zł27.50 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Shades Of War offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.99 $3.99 — 1
United Kingdom £4.99 £4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €5.89 €5.89 — 1
United Statesyour region $5.99 $5.99 — 1
Canada CA$7.79 CA$7.79 — 1
Australia A$8.79 A$8.79 — 1
New Zealand NZ$8.99 NZ$8.99 — 1
Brazil R$20.49 R$20.49 — 1
Poland zł27.50 zł27.50 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Shades Of War

🌈 Shades of War

A lightning-fast mini-RTS where every pixel of color is a battlefield.

Shades of War is a frantic, territory-control strategy game where you expand, fortify, and dominate by literally painting the world in your color. Build towns, raise defenses, unleash sprayers and cannons, form shaky alliances, and watch the map shift in real time as every faction fights for control of the grid.Matches are short, explosive, and endlessly replayable — perfect for players who love fast decisions, evolving strategies, and watching a map erupt into chaos.

🗺️ Paint the World, One Cell at a Time

Place towers to spray your color across the battlefield, claim land, and generate income. But be warned: enemies are doing the same, and territory can flip in seconds.Every tile matters.
Every tower is a statement.

⚔️ 8 Colonies. 4 Players. 1 Map.

Up to 4 human players (local split screen), 8 human players (online) with 8 total colonies battle at once, each with unique personalities and relationships.
  • Fight
  • Trade
  • Ally (only ONE ally allowed… choose carefully)
  • Betray (even more carefully)
The diplomacy can be as deadly as the combat.

🏰 Build an Economy Worth Fighting For

Towns generate income — and income fuels your army.Upgrade your towns with:
  • Farms for heavy economy
  • Guard Towers for built-in defense
  • Castles, Sprayers, Turrets, Healing units, AA, Cannons, Miniguns, and more
Expand wisely or die early.

🧠 Reactive AI That Pushes Back

AI colonies don’t just rush blindly. They react to your territory, economy, aggression, and alliances.
Some are cautious. Some are opportunistic. Some are psychotic.Pick a fight with the wrong neighbor?
Good luck.

🎮 Campaign + Battle Maps

Play through:
  • 20 handcrafted campaign missions across varied biomes
  • 10 battle maps for endless skirmishes
From deserts to frozen wastes to chaotic multi-front wars — every map has unique pressures and opportunities.

🏰 Build your own maps and share them with friends

with the new map editor place tiles in the ground layer to set playable areaselect layers to build up set pieces like hills and mountainsonce your happy with your layout change the background, name your master piece then battle it out with your friends.you can share your maps by simply giving them yourmapname.ini from your custom_maps folder

🏆 Win by Strategy or Sheer Chaos

Victory comes in two flavors:
  • Be the last colony standing, or
  • Control 80% of the map and drown the world in your color
Either way, there’s nothing more satisfying than watching your color envelop the battlefield.

If fast RTS action, map-painting chaos, and ruthless AI diplomacy sound fun… you’re home. Welcome to Shades of War.

Shades Of War — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Shades Of War is a territory control strategy game where players build bases, deploy turrets, and manage income to expand colored zones across the map. Players praise the responsive controls and appreciate that developers have addressed core issues through updates, though the review appears cut off before detailing specific complaints or purchase recommendations that may have been mentioned.

Recommended Dec 28, 2025
[h1]After several updates, a lot of core issues have been improved, so I'm revising my review.[/h1] The basic idea is that you build bases to get income, you use accumulated money to build turrets, and your income over time to upkeep those turrets. Turrets will auto-target nearby structures, but otherwise they will fire randomly to turn territory to your color. This means ALL turrets can spread territory, some more efficiently than others. Walls protect your territory from being converted by enemy fire. Castles are used offensively or defensively and can upgrade turrets within their range of influence. CONTROLS Although I haven't tried controller play, playing in mouse mode is pretty responsive and enjoyable. Your keyboard hand can work the camera, and you can bind controls to quickly select pointer modes. I use the default right mouse to open the turret menu, and I bound selection and removal pointers to 1 and 2, and pause to P. USER INTERFACE There is very little information displayed using a floating UI besides the build menu, and your economic information. MOST information you need is there, except for things like turret or town HP. Although technically displayed by showi…
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