Shadow of the Road is a turn-based tactical RPG from developer Another Angle Games and publisher Owlcat Games. It was moved from November 12, 2026 to March 10, 2027 for PC, with the extra time going to combat balance and party progression.
Shadow of the Road was announced as a fall 2026 release, then dated for November 12, 2026 on PC, and has since been pushed to March 10, 2027. Developer Another Angle Games and publisher Owlcat Games say the extra months go to polishing combat and refining progression rather than adding new content.
The setting has stayed consistent across the coverage. It is a fictional 1868 Japan during the Boshin War, split between the Tokugawa shogunate and the faction backing Emperor Mutsuhito, with an organization called the East Nippon Company also in play. A July trailer introduced yokai, magic, and steampunk machinery. Writer Dante Pragier told Game Spark the team chose 1868 because the era's changes mirror the game's core idea of different worlds colliding, framing the alternate history as a deliberate departure from reenactment.
The game is planned for PC via Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store. A demo is on Steam. Players guide ronin Satoru and Akira through turn-based combat against steam-powered mechanical soldiers and enemies with modern guns. Trailers and world-setting information are still to come, and Japanese language support was not confirmed at the time of the July trailer.
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- Release
- game · 2027-03-10 · worldwide · 2026-10-09
- Release
- game · fall 2026 · 2026-07-16
- Release
- game · November 12 · 2026-08-29
- Announced
- delayed from November 12, 2026 to March 10, 2027 · 2026-10-09
- Announced
- Boshin War tactical RPG delayed out of the fall 2026 window into March 2027 · 2026-10-09
- Announced
- planned for PC via Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store · 2026-10-09
- Announced
- new trailers and world-setting information will keep coming · 2026-10-09
- Announced
- set in Japan during the Boshin War, mixes magic with machinery · 2026-10-09
- Announced
- release date for PC · 2026-08-29
- Noted
- The turn-based strategy RPG is set in a fictional 1868 Japan where yokai, magic, and steampunk merge. · 2026-07-16
- Noted
- The story is based on the Boshin War · 2026-07-16
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- with players as a shogunate soldier · 2026-07-16
- Noted
- The game features turn-based combat against yokai and steampunk machines. · 2026-07-16
- Noted
- Japanese language support is not confirmed. · 2026-07-16
- Licensed by
- Steam (PC) · 2026-08-29
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- Epic Games Store (PC) · 2026-08-29
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- GOG.com (PC) · 2026-08-29
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Oct 9
Another Angle Games moved Shadow of the Road from November 12, 2026 to March 10, 2027. The tactical RPG is set in Japan during the Boshin War and mixes magic with machinery, with players leading a party against yokai and steampunk-style mechanical enemies. The developer says the extra time goes to polishing combat and refining progression. It is planned for PC via Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store. New trailers and world-setting information will keep coming.
Sep 14
Game Spark interviewed Dante Pragier, a writer on Shadow of the Road, a story-driven tactical RPG set during the Boshin War. The game pits the Tokugawa shogunate, the faction backing Emperor Mutsuhito, and an organization called the East Nippon Company against each other, with yokai and advanced mechanical weapons in play. Pragier says the team chose 1868 because the era's changes mirror the game's core idea of different worlds colliding.
Aug 29
Publisher Owlcat Games announced on August 27 that Another Angle Games' turn-based strategy RPG Shadow of the Road will launch on November 12 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com. The game is set in 1868 Japan, split by civil war between the Tokugawa Shogun's faction and Emperor Meiji's supporters backed by the British East Nippon Company. Players guide ronin Satoru and Akira through turn-based combat against steam-powered mechanical soldiers and enemies with modern guns. A demo is available on Steam.
Jul 16
Publisher Owlcat Games and developer Another Angle Games released a new trailer for 'Shadow of the Road' on July 14. The turn-based strategy RPG is set in a fictional 1868 Japan where yokai, magic, and steampunk merge. The story is based on the Boshin War, with players as a shogunate soldier facing Emperor Mutsuhito's army backed by the British East Japan Company. The game features turn-based combat against yokai and steampunk machines. It will launch on PC in fall 2026. Japanese language support is not confirmed.