# Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

> Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!

## Game facts

- Developer: Mimimi Games
- Publisher: Hooded Horse, Mimimi Games
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Aug 18, 2023
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Strategy, RPG, RTS, RealTimeTactics, Stealth
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1545560/)
- Languages: Interface: American English, German (Germany), Chinese (China), Italian (Italy), European Spanish, Korean (South Korea), Russian (Russia), Brazilian Portuguese, Polish (Poland), French (France), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye), British English; Subtitles: American English, German (Germany), Chinese (China), Italian (Italy), European Spanish, Korean (South Korea), Russian (Russia), Brazilian Portuguese, Polish (Poland), French (France), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye), British English; Audio: American English, German (Germany), British English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/shadow-gambit-the-cursed-crew)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Each character has unique supernatural abilities and roles, enabling creative stealth and combat through ability combinations.
- Pause, time-stop, team action planning, and saving systems reduce the hassles of stealth games and make the game approachable for beginners.
- The pirate and ghost-ship themes, character stories, onboard interactions, and exploration elements strengthen immersion in the game world.

### Weaknesses

- Many feel that the overall difficulty is lower than in previous titles because character abilities are overly powerful and enemy vision is limited.
- Objectives and progression can repeat across entry and escape points in some islands and missions, making replaying them tedious.
- A minority criticizes the story and dialogue as uninteresting, while character designs are considered highly divisive.

## Links

- [Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/5560)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/5560/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T22:40:13.507Z