Skulls of the Shogun

Skulls of the Shogun

Steam Deck Verified

17-BIT · Strategy · Jul 29, 2013

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

90%
Very Positive
867 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 867 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
In my quest to 100% a majority of my steam library, I had a mostly positive time with Skulls which I will reflect on below.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise the game is a turn based combat game with some minor twists.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Its a long and extended tutorial of how to play the multiplayer component of this game.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Skulls of the Shogun is a 2D game that mixes real time movement and turn based combat with a lovely cartoony graphics style.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game works equally well with a gamepad and mouse/keyboard, and the campaign took me a good 18 hours to get through.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
For an older game, the sound design is cartoonish fun, the character style is somewhere between anime and American, and the landscapes are picturesque.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters90 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Multiplayer52 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat19 reviews
95%
Difficulty19 reviews
95%
Interface9 reviews
22%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.