The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden

Team CARAVAN · August 29, 2024 · PvP, PvE, Story Rich, Action, Anime

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
Mixed69% · 608154playing now
This game is free to play. Get it on Steam →

Screenshots

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden price

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden

・Based on the popular light novel, manga and anime franchise - The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden is finally available on Steam!

・Faithfully rendered characters from The Eminence in Shadow grace this beautiful high intensity party-based action battler.

・Strategically build your perfect squad to tackle the Cult of Diabolos and the many powerful enemies arrayed against Shadow and his elite warriors, the Shadow Garden.

・Progress through rich story and lore faithful to the original books plus exclusive game-only story content, 1-on-1 chats with each character, arena fights, guild battles, mini-games and more!

~World~



“The Eminence in Shadow.”

Not the main character, and not the last boss. The one who lurks in the shadows of the storyline and holds all the power, hiding his true abilities by acting like a side character. The boy who longs to be a 'Shadowbroker' lives an unobtrusive life as a side character, training to gain magic power until he's killed in an accident and reincarnated into another world.
Reborn as Cid Kagenou, the boy decides to enjoy himself in this other world with a made-up scenario about "the Eminence in Shadow." He starts fooling around with secret maneuvers against an evil cult that he born from his imagination... and it turns out that the cult really does exist! The girls he took on as his subordinates on a whim began worshiping Cid as Shadow, and before he knows it, Cid has become a true "Eminence in Shadow." Before long, Cid—along with his mysterious group the Shadow Garden—will destroy the darkness of his new world.

The Strongest MC x Overwhelming Chuunibyou x A Serious Comedy Full of Misunderstandings!?

~What's Special?~



◆ Experience The Eminence in Shadow's epic story modes!
Continue the story with new chapters, beat exciting new challenges and get the latest characters after every new episode with anime-updates!

Featuring cutting-edge 3D graphics and anime cutscenes, Master of Garden's story spotlights characters with memorable scenes from the anime and untold events from the light novels!

Whether you're a fan of the light novels, or have yet to see The Eminence in Shadow, Master of Garden's story is sure to satisfy any anime fan!
◆ Every original "Seven Shadows Chronicles" and event story is supervised by Daisuke Aizawa, author of the original light novels!

Discover the fate of the Seven Shadows during their "missing two years" away from Shadow only in "Master of Garden"!

◆ Play 3D battles straight from the Anime!
Destroy your enemies in exciting anime-style 3D graphics!
◆ Fight with the Seven Shadows!
Team-up with Rose, Alexia & Beta and unleash their worst! Unleash Rose & Alexia's sister power! Build your dream party using any character from The Eminence in Shadow! Plus, specific matches will result in special battle animations you can't see anywhere else! Share your favorite secret moves on social media!

◆ Fill your Combo gauge to unleash Strike Combos!
Master of Garden's unique battle system generates combos based on your party's action order!
Strategize your best move from near-infinite character-order combinations!
◆ Get 1-on-1 time with your favorite heroine!
Talk to your favorite girl on the Home Screen every day!
You might be surprised - Deepen your bond to see an unexpected, new side of her!
◆ The incredible cast of "The Eminence in Shadow"
Cid / Shadow (Voice: Seiichiro Yamashita)
Alexia Midgar (Voice: Kana Hanazawa)
Alpha (Voice: Asami Seto)
Beta (Voice: Inori Minase)
Gamma (Voice: Suzuko Mimori)
Delta (Voice: Fairouz Ai)
Epsilon (Voice: Hisako Kanemoto)
Zeta (Voice: Ayaka Asai)
Eta (Voice: Reina Kondo)
Rose Oriana (Voice: Haruka Shiraishi)
Claire Kagenou (Voice: Rina Hidaka)
Nu (Voice: Maaya Uchida)
Aurora (Voice: Kaori Nazuka)
Chi (Voice: Mayu Minami)
Omega (Voice: Ryoko Maekawa)
Lambda (Voice: Ikumi Hasegawa)
Yukime (Voice: Shizuka Ito)
Elisabeth (Voice: Saori Hayami)

◆ Opening Theme
Song: "grayscale dominator"
Lyrics: hotaru
Music: Tom-H@ck

◆ Music
Basiscape Co.,Ltd.
- Main Works: ELDEN RING, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY, others

◆ "The Eminence in Shadow" anime creators (titles abbreviated)
Original Story: Daisuke Aizawa
Original Characters: Touzai
Director: Kazuya Nakanishi
Character Design: Makoto Iino
Animation: Nexus
Production: Shadow Garden

◆ Recommended if you...
- Are a fan of "The Eminence in Shadow"
- Have dreamt of reincarnating in another world
- Want to become the eminence in shadow yourself!
- Have vowed to defeat an evil cult threatening the world
- Love anime, manga and light novels!
- Want 1-on-1 time with cute anime girls
- Want to experience major misunderstandings
- Can't resist a great RPG
- Are looking for an amazing F2P game
- Want to play the latest mobile anime RPG!

◆ Pricing: Free-to-Play
(in-app items available for purchase).

©Daisuke Aizawa,KADOKAWA/Shadow Garden
©Master of Garden Project
Published under license by Crunchyroll Games, LLC

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included
More games like this:Crossplay games

What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Sep 1, 2026
Played this game for over a year. It's a basic Gacha game at best. It'll take you months to farm enough gems to get free pulls, and even then, it won't get you far: most units are bad unless you awaken them, which involves multiple pulls. There's also the power creep, where the "meta" gets replaced with new units, to force you to continue dumping money into the game in order to stay with the whales, otherwise you're toast. Dark Knight Duels occur once a month and it's annoying battles that amounts to: I hope most of the enemies aren't green element, or I'm in for a bad time. Armageddon occurs once a month and is guild VS guild. You'd figure on paper it's all about clearing bosses as fast as you can (Partially right), but it's mostly sitting in discord with other players and every 5 minutes you can attack a boss. SUPER fun and engaging gameplay. This game's only saving grace was the event quest stories, but ONLY if you like the IP, and I mean REALLY like it. Otherwise you're skipping cutscenes, since none of it is technically canon to universe atm, so anything going on may or may not actually matter.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 15, 2026
Spend money just to lose your account
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 29, 2026
The only reason you're playing this is if you give a ♥♥♥♥ about the girls from the series. Because otherwise this is some really grindy ♥♥♥♥. Everything after this line is generated by Claude, because I just don't even have the energy to bother trying to critique this. And I knew that going in. Still dropped forty hours and fifty bucks on it without ever deciding to. Combat's full auto, so there's nothing to actually get good at, just numbers hitting numbers while you watch the same three animations on repeat. The grind is the standard five-currencies-five-modes ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, and the gacha rates are the same 3% garbage every one of these games runs, pity dangled just close enough to make "one more pull" feel reasonable. I'm not even mad at the game anymore. I'm mad at myself for knowing exactly how this works and doing it anyway. Cid and the girls getting their voiced scenes is the one part that was worth it. Everything else is just the industry being the industry, and me, tired, forty hours deep, letting it.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
Good
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 13, 2026
I am ATOMICCCCCC
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 30, 2026
I liked the girls and story, the game play is simple, good enough to just hang back and watch, what I dont like is that I cant choose where to put the data when it automatically downloads it always defaults to the 1st drive and I dont have a lot of space.

Community reviews

—

0 reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.

More like The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden

News

All news →
Final Fantasy XI price: what you pay, then keep payingPC

Final Fantasy XI price: what you pay, then keep paying

The Final Fantasy XI price is two numbers, and the subscription is the one that matters. Our tracked low, what the Ultimate Collection includes, and when buying at list is correct.

Oct 16, 2026
Castlevania Belmont's Curse price: which edition to buyPC

Castlevania Belmont's Curse price: which edition to buy

The Castlevania Belmont's Curse price splits in two: Steam charges full list, authorised resellers a quarter less. Our record says that 25% has not moved since June, and is the floor.

Oct 16, 2026
Hogwarts Legacy price history: where the floor really isDeals

Hogwarts Legacy price history: where the floor really is

Our Hogwarts Legacy price history runs to 100 daily readings and a $3.99 median. Why the sub-dollar figure in search results is noise, and what to actually pay.

Oct 15, 2026
Enshrouded price after 1.0: what it costs nowPC

Enshrouded price after 1.0: what it costs now

Enshrouded hit 1.0 today, but the Enshrouded price rose on 8 September and the key resellers have not followed. What our nine tracked sellers show, and whether to buy now.

Oct 15, 2026
Starfield price history: the sub-$20 window, and who set itPC

Starfield price history: the sub-$20 window, and who set it

Our Starfield price history shows one reseller set the all-time low over five weeks in late summer 2026. What a good price looks like now, and why Game Pass comes first.

Oct 14, 2026
Boltgun 2 price: buy the sequel, or the cheap first game?PC

Boltgun 2 price: buy the sequel, or the cheap first game?

The Boltgun 2 price has no cheaper route on launch day — our record shows one listing, unmoved since September. The first game is the bargain, but a smaller one than it was.

Oct 14, 2026
Rust price: why the cheap keys vanished, and when to buyPC

Rust price: why the cheap keys vanished, and when to buy

The Rust price has two answers: an official one that barely moves, and a reseller one that sat in single digits for 95 days and then disappeared. Our record shows both.

Oct 13, 2026
Planet Zoo 2 price: which edition, and when it gets cheaperPC

Planet Zoo 2 price: which edition, and when it gets cheaper

Planet Zoo 2 is out today. The Planet Zoo 2 price splits two ways, the cheap pre-order keys stopped existing three weeks ago, and the original got dearer as the sequel landed.

Oct 13, 2026

Top games right now

All rankings →
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Free
  2. 2Dota 2Free
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSFree
  4. 4Grand Theft Auto V Legacy—
  5. 5Terraria$2.16
  6. 6Rust$25.81
  7. 7Team Fortress 2Free
  8. 8Black Myth: Wukong$36.47
  9. 9HELLDIVERS™ 2$25.04
  10. 10ELDEN RING$49.41
  11. 11Apex Legends™Free
  12. 12Left 4 Dead 2$9.99
  13. 13Stardew Valley$13.81
  14. 14Wallpaper Engine$3.99
  15. 15Euro Truck Simulator 2$10.20
  16. 16Dead by Daylight$6.83
  17. 17Red Dead Redemption 2$11.11
  18. 18Baldur's Gate 3$57.73
  19. 19Phasmophobia$17.27
  20. 20War ThunderFree
  21. 21Call of Duty®—
  22. 22ARK: Survival Evolved$13.45
  23. 23Among Us$2.99
  24. 24The Forest$19.70