Shadow Empire
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.
- Price:$39.99
- Release Date:12/3/2020
- Developer:VR Designs
- Publisher:Slitherine Ltd.
- Last Updated:7/23/2025
- Steam App Id:1154840
Shadow Empire
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Shadow Empire has 71 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 64% lower than its previous all-time peak of 196 players achieved on 11/26/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Shadow Empire. It has received a total of 1,502 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 83 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Shadow Empire and its growth over time. It currently has 13,311 followers on its community page.
Shadow Empire Price
Shadow Empire costs $39.99 in the Steam store as of 7/23/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Shadow Empire Complete which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Shadow Empire.
About Shadow Empire
Shadow Empire is a RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game developed by VR Designs. On 12/3/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by Slitherine Ltd.
Players have rated Shadow Empire as "Very Positive" out of 1,502 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,312 positive reviews and 190 negative reviews — an overall 87% positive review rating. Additionally, Shadow Empire has earned a metascore of 78 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Shadow Empire on the Steam Deck.
According to Steam’s category system, Shadow Empire supports the following features:
- PvP
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
From the Steam community, Shadow Empire has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Management
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Aliens
- War
- Turn-Based
- RPG
- Replay Value
- Simulation
- Wargame
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Turn-Based Strategy
- 4X
- Turn-Based Combat
- Grand Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Space
- Hex Grid
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Shadow Empire and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Shadow Empire is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shadow Empire: Republica | DLC | ??? | View |
 | Shadow Empire: Oceania | DLC | 3/30/2023 | View |
Related Bundles
Shadow Empire is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shadow Empire Complete | 2 | 2 | $44.98 | View |
Related Packages
Shadow Empire is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Empire | $21.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Shadow Empire data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 23). Shadow Empire on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 23). Shadow Empire. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1154840
- Metacritic. (2025, July 23). Shadow Empire for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/shadow-empire