Fit check
Is Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want historical East Asian battles with operational consequences
- Turn-based tactics fans interested in varied armies and battlefield doctrines
- Players seeking skirmishes against AI or human opponents with customizable historical forces
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking fast real-time action rather than tile-based, turn-by-turn battles
- Players who prefer a single focused campaign instead of historical scenarios, generated skirmishes, and multiple factions
- Players looking for a fantasy setting rather than conflicts drawn from 16th- and 17th-century East Asia
Our take on Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
The campaign layer adds strategic consequences to individual battles, but it also requires attention to supply, manpower, attrition, sieges, and economic damage. That broader command scope trades away the immediacy of a battle-only tactics game.
What is Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun?
A turn-based tactical and strategic game covering Japan’s Sengoku period and the invasions of Korea, with other East Asian armies available.
Players command battalion-sized units and named generals in historical battles, hypothetical skirmishes, or an operational campaign. Campaign decisions affect manpower, supply, attrition, sieges, economic damage, and the forces available for later battles. Battle results affect unit strength, experience, and elan. Skirmishes generate scenarios such as open battles, defensive assaults, and reinforcement missions on computer-generated terrain. Six difficulty levels, single-player battles, human multiplayer through a PBEM server, and a built-in map editor are included.
How Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun plays
- 01Operational Campaigns
- Strategic decisions influence later battles through changes to supplies, manpower, attrition, sieges, economic damage, and the forces available.
- 02Historical Army Lists
- Playable forces include Japanese clans, Korean and Ming armies, rebels, Mongols, Jurchen, Manchu, and other regional factions from the 16th and 17th centuries.
- 03Generated Skirmishes
- The skirmish system creates open battles, defensive actions, and reinforcement scenarios on computer-generated terrain.
- 04Named Generals
- Generals affect unit fighting ability and morale, and may engage enemy commanders in one-on-one battles.
- 05Six Difficulty Levels
- Six settings adjust the challenge as players develop their battlefield skills.
- 06Map Editor
- A built-in editor supports maps for the mod-friendly game system.
- 07PBEM Multiplayer
- Two players can play historical and hypothetical scenarios through Slitherine’s PBEM server.
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles with direct control over units, while Sengoku Jidai covers 16th- and 17th-century East Asia through turn-based tactical battles and an operational campaign layer. Xenonauts centers on a multinational force defending Earth from an alien invasion, whereas Sengoku Jidai uses historical and hypothetical conflicts among regional armies.
Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun: platforms & release
Is Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want historical East Asian battles with operational consequences. Skip it if: players seeking fast real-time action rather than tile-based, turn-by-turn battles.
Where can I download Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun on?
Windows only.
