# Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

> Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.

## Game facts

- Developer: Mimimi Games
- Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Dec 7, 2021
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Strategy, RealTimeTactics, Stealth
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579380/)
- Playtime: Main + some extras 15.5 hr, 100% completion 15.5 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/shadow-tactics-blades-of-the-shogun-aikos-choice)
- Languages: Interface: American English, Japanese (Japan), Turkish (Türkiye), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), European Spanish, Italian (Italy), French (France), Russian (Russia), European Portuguese, Polish (Poland), Korean (South Korea), German (Germany), Brazilian Portuguese, Mexican Spanish, British English; Subtitles: American English, Japanese (Japan), Turkish (Türkiye), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), European Spanish, Italian (Italy), French (France), Russian (Russia), Polish (Poland), Korean (South Korea), German (Germany), Brazilian Portuguese, British English; Audio: American English, Japanese (Japan), British English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/shadow-tactics-blades-of-the-shogun-aikos-choice)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- The high degree of tactical freedom and variety of experimentation enabled by each character’s unique abilities
- A reliable continuation of the original’s proven stealth and real-time tactical systems
- It expands Aiko and her companions’ story and provides deeper follow-up stories for familiar characters

### Weaknesses

- The campaign is short for a standalone game and is reportedly centered on only about three large missions
- The skill setups, visuals, and core systems are nearly identical to the original, resulting in little innovation or novelty
- Complaints about the pricing and product structure of selling DLC-like content as a separate game

## Links

- [Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/5563)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/5563/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T07:57:47.022Z