Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice
- Developer
- Mimimi Games
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Released
- 06 December 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £16.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: puzzle , real time strategy rts , strategy , tactical , adventure , indie
Aiko's Choice is a brand-new standalone addon to the beloved stealth tactics game Shadow Tactics. Set in Japan around the Edo period, you take control of kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
Best gaming PC for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Daedalic Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows Vista 64-bit | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel i3 2nd-Generation 2.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 2.5GHz | Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GT640, AMD Radeon HD7750, 1GB Vram | Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram |
| Storage | 4.4 GB | 4.4 GB |
| DirectX | 10 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i3 4th-Generation 3.5GHz, AMD Quad-Core 3.9GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 570, AMD Radeon HD 6950, 2GB Vram, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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