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Shadow Empire

82% positive of 1,443 Steam reviews

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Released
2020
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by VR Designs. Published by Matrix Games.

About the game

Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Tagged by players

  • 4X
  • Hex Grid
  • Asynchronous Multiplayer
  • Grand Strategy
  • Turn-Based
  • Wargame
  • War
  • Aliens
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Space
  • Turn-Based Combat
  • Tactical

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Just wanted to support this game, it gets undeserved bad reviews - politics with RPG elements?- check - economics with all explanations and spreadsheet- check - wargaming and troops customizing?- check - deep procedual generation of planets and etc?- check 7$ is a steal for the game like this

    5.8 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Navigating multiple layers of bureaucracy to bring new military technology into the frontline? Yes please. Managing HR to kick out deadbeats and find the right person for the job? Gimme. Starting from a shitty little shanty town and reclaiming lost knowledge to become an industrial powerhouse? Stop, stop! Shut up, and take my money! Unfortunately, for me there are two main reasons to pass and/or uninstall: 1) Almost…

    94 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.

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