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Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings

75% positive · 495 Steam reviews · released Mar 4, 2025 · by Palindrome Interactive

AdventureRogue-liteStrategyRoguelike DeckbuilderRogue-likeDeckbuildingStrategy RPGIndie

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~16.3k (P10–P90: 6.5k – 35.9k)

Gross revenue: ~$335k (P10–P90: $134k – $736k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 2, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing74% positive · 108 mentions
“Fun auto battler with some annoying quirks. PROS: -I really enjoyed building combo decks -There are a bunch of neat bonuses/trees when leveling up your buffs -Story kept me somewhat entertained CONS: -Short Campaign (took me around 18…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 21 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics69% positive · 81 mentions
“I have to admit - I bought this because the screen show made it look like a turn based combat in the Legends of the Five Rings world, which I was excited about - as I love me some turn based games, and I have fond memories playing in a L5R…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 22 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability57% positive · 69 mentions
“Thanks for adding a fps cap setting, this is what got me to finish the story. Devs seem to listen and care about the game, so I will give it a thumbs up. As for the game itself. The strategy is there, there is fairly good depth. Item and…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2025 · 16 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity54% positive · 68 mentions
“Fun auto battler with some annoying quirks. PROS: -I really enjoyed building combo decks -There are a bunch of neat bonuses/trees when leveling up your buffs -Story kept me somewhat entertained CONS: -Short Campaign (took me around 18…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 21 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value71% positive · 41 mentions
“Fun auto battler with some annoying quirks. PROS: -I really enjoyed building combo decks -There are a bunch of neat bonuses/trees when leveling up your buffs -Story kept me somewhat entertained CONS: -Short Campaign (took me around 18…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 21 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance58% positive · 40 mentions
“I have to admit - I bought this because the screen show made it look like a turn based combat in the Legends of the Five Rings world, which I was excited about - as I love me some turn based games, and I have fond memories playing in a L5R…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 22 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI51% positive · 39 mentions
“Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings is a roguelite strategy game that successfully combines autobattler mechanics, tactical squad management, RPG progression, and deckbuilding-inspired systems into a surprisingly layered experience…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 14 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio62% positive · 39 mentions
“As a fan of the L5R setting this is just a dream came true, and they even add the novella with audio-book for free! Please do more of the L5R game or any kind of media, I'm willing to support it all!”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 0 h played · Report / request removal

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

3D

Setting

Fantasy

Structure

Branching choices

Mood & themes

Dark

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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