Shadow Empire News

Shadow Empire, the best 4X game you haven't heard of, hits Steam in December

Great news, strategy fans: one of this year's most interesting games is coming to Steam in the near future. It's Shadow Empire, a fascinating blend of 4X, wargames, and RPGs, and it'll be arriving on Steam December 3.

Shadow Empire is already on our list of the best 4X games to play this year, and it's well worth checking out - particularly if you have fond memories of classics like Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. It may look like a throwback to the '90s with its crunchy DOS-style graphics, but Shadow Empire has something for everyone: there's a complex combat system pulled from wargames, the strategic resource management and exploration of 4X games, and even the character development layer you'd expect to find in Crusader Kings III. It even pulls from Dwarf Fortress in its fiendishly detailed world generation process at the outset of every game.

Since its launch earlier this year, Shadow Empire has only been available from the Matrix Games store. What's nice about this arrangement, however, is that if you purchased the game directly, you'll also receive a Steam key when the Steam release becomes available.

Read the rest of the story...

Shadow Empire will be released on Steam on December 3rd

Shadow Empire, one of the best 4X games ever released on PC according to PCGamesN, will be out on Steam on December 3rd.

Check out the Let's play playlist and discover what awaits you.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

The Steam release also comes with a major update which brings air units to the game.

Air forces are the first big post-release addition to Shadow Empire and Shadow Empire leaves nothing to chance. Your choices will heavily impact the way air forces play. Air Model types are a type of equipment that requires careful design depending on the type of planet you find yourself on.

A planet with hardly any atmosphere, for example, will not be able to support Propellor Engines or Jet Engines. A lack of atmosphere means there is nothing for them to use to create lift, but using Rocket Engines might well enable you to take to the skies. Planets with both low gravity and a reasonable atmosphere will make it extremely easy to fly and airpower will likely be very important on these kinds of worlds.

Here's a first sneak peek of the new Air Model design. More details will be shared soon!

The Ultralight Aircraft Model type is the ideal choice for a quick and cheap reconnaissance Model, one that even might pack some strafing power if not opposed by serious enemy Air Units.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/Shadow_Empire/

Shadow Empire Suggestions and Feedback

Did you know that Shadow Empire has a dedicated forum for your suggestions and thoughts?

Check it out here and leave your feedback. You can help the developer in discovering previously unnoticed things and explore ways and areas open to improvement.

Shadow Empire - Tips and Tricks by DasTactic

DasTactic has started a wonderful series about the core points of Shadow Empire. The videos produced in this series will be a precious tool for everyone willing to learn a huge variety of game mechanics. Kudos to DasTactic for this great job.

From the playlist description:

Shadow Empire is set to be an instant ‘classic’ game. It is a 4X game with a heavy leaning toward wargaming. The game has high complexity but is an incredibly rewarding experience to play. In this series, I’ll be covering many of the important principles and concepts in the game. This is definitely a tutorial series on how to play the game. Where the content can be explained quickly the video will be split in two. A ‘Rule Of Thumb’ section will be as short as possible and just go through the suggested steps without explanation. Following that will be a much more in-depth ‘Under The Hood’ section where we get our hands dirty and take a deep dive on what is going on and explaining WHY you may want to make certain choices.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Click here to see the whole playlist

Preview Videos Recap - How will the Apocalypse look like?

Shadow Empire has surely hit the interest of many YouTubers and players and a huge number of enthusiastic previews has been posted so far.

Fighting the Apocalypse on a forgotten planet has never been so challenging and entertaining!

So without further ado, let's have a look at some of the most interesting videos posted. Have you already check them all?

Shadow Empire Preview - Medusa World Part 1 | by Grey Hunter

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

This is the first video in the excellent Medusa World series, made by Grey Hunter. Medusa Worlds are very close to Earth planets, with good atmosphere and environment, Unfortunately, this one seems to have an aggressive and hostile biosphere and no one knows what contorting terrors would dwell in its lands!

Shadow Empire | Preview (Beta) - Earth-like World - 04 - Broken Promises | by TortugaPower

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

This is the 4th video in a series played by TortugaPower, set in a world full of Rebels, Marauders and secrets!

DasTactic Livestream ~ Shadow Empire ~ Medusa World 01 | by DasTactic

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Do you want to see how big and dangerous crabs can be? Stop here and watch DasTactic dealing with monstrous carnivores with carapax. "I can't stop playing this game" Das says, so whatever solution he adopted, it seems to have worked! Good job!

Shadow Empire: Weyland-Yutani #1 [in Espanol] | by Agusti Barrio Ruiz

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Always wondered how Weyland - Yutani would "build better worlds" at the fringe of Space? Let's found out in this very entertaining video by Agusti Barrio Ruiz (in Spanish).

Shadow Empire: Pre-release eXploration - Lava Planet! Ep.1 | by eXplorminate

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Last but not least, eXplorminate is facing a challenging experience, as the planet of choice seems not quite forgiving human mistakes. It could have been worse! It could have also acid rains and brute mutants!

We couldn't cover all the videos but we hope to have given you a good overview of the previews being published. What's your favourite one? Is there a video you'd like to recommend? Post in the forums!