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Shadowverse

Four million battles every day. One Shadowverse. Japan's #1 strategic card game. Made by card gamers for card gamers. 

Free to Play Card Battler Trading Card Game Deckbuilding Anime
Last tracked players
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302
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73.7% positive
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Four million battles every day. One Shadowverse. Japan's #1 strategic card game.

Made by card gamers for card gamers. 



Shadowverse is Japan's #1 strategic card game!

- There are millions of Shadowverse battles every day, and a multitude of ways to play

- Easy to get into, thanks to a singleplayer story mode, free card packs for new players, and bonuses every day 

- Battles are finely balanced, with less RNG than other card games, and balance adjustments take place every month

- New card expansions are released every three months, unleashing new deck-building strategies and battle tactics

- We’ve got a great community of 22 million players and counting, with tournaments and esports broadcasts every week and support for streamers 

- Featuring beautiful art and animations and fully voiced cards and story





- A multitude of ways to play: 

With eight different leader classes, Shadowverse gives you unparalleled freedom to create your own deck strategies. Will you play as Urias and unleash your Vengeance when your health is depleted? Or will you select Isabelle, whose spells power up the cards in your hand? Will you go all in with an aggro deck, or try to contain the board with a control deck? Or will you try to sneak in some sublimely ingenious combos? It’s entirely up to you. 



- Easy to get into: 

Learn the basics by playing through our extensive singleplayer story mode before taking on other players in our multiplayer modes. Be sure to pick up your free card packs after you’ve finished playing through the tutorial – just go to your Crate from the main menu to pick them up. And bonuses and daily missions help you unlock new card packs every day so it won’t be long before you have a deck that is capable of competing with the very best. 



- Finely balanced: 

There’s less RNG in Shadowverse than other card games, making it supremely balanced: you’ll need to trust your judgement not your luck if you are to come out on top. And we make balance adjustments every month to make sure that no one card or deck type becomes too dominant.



- New card expansions released regularly: 

New card expansions are added every three months to make sure the meta never gets stale. And every single expansion unleashes new deck-building strategies and battle tactics, and even new leader classes and game modes. We’re in this for the long haul and we hope you will be too.



- Beautiful art:

All of the cards in Shadowverse feature fantastic art by some of Japan’s finest artists, and every single card is available as an animated version. Every card is also fully-voiced, in English and Japanese, as is the singleplayer storyline. 



- A great community:

And last but not least, we have some amazing fans. We’ve got memes, we’ve got streams, and we have much, much more to offer than the average card game. Community tournaments and e-sports broadcasts take place every week, and there are a ton of deck-building resources online in case you get stuck. Millions of card gamers can’t be wrong – why don’t you join them?

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT1030 / AMD Radeon RX 550
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 15.5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Resolution: 1024×768

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 11 Big Sur (Mac computers using Apple silicon chips are currently not on the list of supported devices.)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 3GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • Storage: 15.5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Resolution: 1024×768
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Cygames, Inc., Cygames Korea Inc.
Brazilian rating
18
Steam Germany rating
16
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, In-App Purchases, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, Japanese*, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Korean*, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (9)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
JapaneseYesYesYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
GermanYesNoYes
KoreanYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Shadowverse EULA 1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Shadowverse free to play?
Yes, Shadowverse is free to play on Steam.
What genre is Shadowverse?
Shadowverse is a Strategy, Free To Play game.
Who developed Shadowverse?
Shadowverse was developed by Cygames, Inc. and published by Cygames, Inc..
What platforms does Shadowverse support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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