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Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during the Sengoku era; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea.

Release DateMay 19, 2016
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73.8% (mostly positive) / 76.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.4% / 70.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)141  / 165
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time11.2 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar22 minutes
Followers4.8K  Top 15%
Owners± 10.3K 
Copies Sold± 6.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 107.1K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun's Steam rating and reviews between May 2016 and November 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 73.9% (February 2019) to 85.7% (February 2017).

With 165 reviews, Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun could be a decent indie success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun's review languages. The most popular language is English (55%), followed by Simplified Chinese (19%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 14 different languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 42 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.2 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Tactical gameplay with unit positioning
  • Strong emphasis on unit morale and its simulation
  • Various troops with differing qualities and morale
  • New general units providing morale bonuses and can be killed
  • New campaign with brand new maps, units, and tactics
  • Fluid battle mechanics
  • AI is useful while remaining an AI
  • Great music and sound effects
  • Different mindsets required for every battle and army
  • Great entry point into turn-based strategy games
  • Not for everyone
  • Campaign mode is not the focus
  • Limited in troop types and tactics

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 73.8% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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