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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Worth it · Strategy · 2016
Solid value for the price: about 24.9h, $39.99 (~$1.61/hr), 96% positive.
The verdict
Becomes a BANGER at $33.67
16% off today's $39.99. Wait for that sale.
$1.61/hr over the 24.9h main story, $0.70/hr if you 100% it (57.4h).
Better value than 96% of Strategy games
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Length
24.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
57.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.61/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$39.99
Reviews
96%
38,294 reviews
Metacritic
85
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2016
What drives the score
Value$1.61/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length25 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews96% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach1.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement6% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic85/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players+11
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 38,294 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
39% start to 6% finishOnly 6% of players reach the end. On a 24.9-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
Price history
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DeveloperMimimi Games
PublisherDaedalic Entertainment
GenreStrategy
Achievements44
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