Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Real-time stealth tactics with undead pirates and coordinated attacks

Mimimi Games · Published by Hooded Horse, Mimimi Games · Released Aug 17, 2023

RPG Strategy

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 6,583
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 54 in 30 days
Playing now: 105; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; Dec 14, 2023

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew?

Shadow Gambit is a real-time stealth strategy game set on fantasy Caribbean islands during the Golden Age of Piracy. You recruit undead pirates aboard a ghost ship, choose a limited crew for each island mission, and combine their powers to evade or take down Inquisition guards as the Inquisition hunts a pirate artifact.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning coordinated stealth attacks with varied abilities
+you like choosing different crews for island missions

Not for you if...

−you prefer fighting enemies head-on instead of avoiding detection
−you dislike revisiting the same islands across missions

What players say

91% of 6,583 reviews are positive · 88% of 54 in the last 30 days

Players praise the varied crew abilities and the planning behind coordinated stealth attacks. Many say revisiting islands with similar guard placements gets repetitive, and some find the story and dialogue unengaging. Others report crashes and progression-blocking bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7400 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 1200 (quad-core)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2 GB)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 28 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 26
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.