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'''General information'''
 
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==Availability==
 
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 22 April 2023

Skulls of the Shogun
Skulls of the Shogun cover
Developers
17-BIT
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Ethan Lee
Engines
Windows XNA
OS X, Linux FNA
Release dates
Windows July 29, 2013
macOS (OS X) May 27, 2014
Linux May 27, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 72
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Skulls of the Shogun on HowLongToBeat
Skulls of the Shogun on IGDB
Skulls of the Shogun on MobyGames
Skulls of the Shogun on Wikipedia

Key points

Fully cross-platform multi-player between PCs, phones and consoles.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Purchase includes the Windows Phone version.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

The Bone-A-Fide Edition (non-Microsoft Store) includes additional content updates such an additional mini campaign, a new unit and developer commentary. This version is also more likely to be updated.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Saved Games\SkullsOfTheShogun\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/SkullsOfTheShogun/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Saved Games\SkullsOfTheShogun\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/SkullsOfTheShogun/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Menus are distorted in non 16:9 resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

input settings.
input settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4
LAN play
Online play
4
Asynchronous multiplayer
Using the Skulls Anywhere system.

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Celeron 440 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3300+
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7300
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0 support


References