Shadow of the Road GDC 2025 Preview – Clash Royale

Feudal Japan meets magic and machine in the world of Another Angle Games and Owlcat Games’ story-driven, turn-based cRPG Shadow of the Road.

Gamers Heroes recently attended a developer session for Shadow of the Road during GDC 2025 – learn more with our preview.

Shadow of the Road GDC 2025 Preview – Clash Royale

Set in a dark and war-torn world, Shadow of the Road will immerse players in the world of 1868 Japan. A civil war has broken out between the divine traditional Tokugawa Shogunate and cutting edge Emperor Mutsuhito, leaving the country at a crossroads – creating a world with different, conflicting ideologies.

From there, Shadow of the Road will let players take part in a mission led by Tokugawa’s spymaster, mastering different characters’ various abilities to turn the tides of the war.

Combat in Shadow of the Road utilizes a classic, turn-based combat (after our own heart!), albeit with a samurai-tactics flare. For an idea of what to expect, titles cited as inspiration for Shadow of the Road’s combat include Divinity: Original Sin 2, The Thaumaturge, and King Arthur: Knight’s Tale.

The Open Alpha of Shadow of the Road (that’s available to all starting today) includes four distinct playable characters, allowing for a fair amount of strategy and depth where Movement Points, Turn Intervals, Attack of Opportunity (AoO), and other factors come into play – there’s some serious depth.

On that same note, objects found in Shadow of the Road’s battlefield also factor into one’s strategy – for better or worse. There was one instance where we needed a clear shot, so we destroyed some cover to take down our foe.

The team behind Shadow of the Road stated that players will also be required to make a number of choices that will guide these characters on unique paths – cold-blooded or not. Players best choose carefully, as they will be able to form new bonds, sever lifelong friendships, or even mend family ties.

Shadow of the Road’s feudal Japan of magic and machine has us all too eager to see how things will play out in the full release of this story-driven cRPG.

All those interested in Shadow of the Road can wishlist the title via its official Steam page, and can also download the Open Alpha beginning today.

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