A New Chapter in Rokugan—Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings is Out Now!

The first ever Legend of the Five Rings video game arrives on PC just in time for the franchise’s 30th anniversary

Download the press kit here and watch the official launch trailer here.

Skövde, Sweden—4 March 2025: Palindrome Interactive, Amplifier Studios, and Asmodee are proud to announce the launch of Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings, the first-ever video game set in the beloved world of Legend of the Five Rings. For the first time, Legend of the Five Rings’ rich legacy of tactical combat, political intrigue, and clan loyalty comes to life in a strategic roguelite adventure, blending deep RPG mechanics with dynamic deckbuilding. Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings is now available on PC.

Be a Warrior and Tactician
Following an important mission for decorated samurai siblings Hida O-Ushi, a berserker warrior, and Hida Sukune, a genius tactician, in Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings players will undertake a quest into the dark and mysterious Shadowlands to locate an invaluable missing artefact of the Crab Clan.

Players will need to navigate the internal politics of the clan to ensure that the demands of O-Ushi and Sukune’s father are met by any means necessary. Undertake side missions assigned by the Magistrate and grow your power and influence while embodying the clan’s code of being pragmatic and iron-willed in the face of danger.

Upgrade Your Skills and Influence
Taking control of either O-Ushi or Sukune and two other newly minted samurai recruits, players will be faced with a variety of quests and challenging strategic battles against terrifying Shadowlands inhabitants. In this hybrid roguelite-strategy game, each run offers new opportunities to claim victory; as players progress, they will unlock new classes of recruits, from Scouts to Witch Hunters, as well as new items and cards that will upgrade their healing, speed, defence, and combat.

Every decision matters, and players must quickly adapt their forces, skills, and starting positions for each fight. With new cards to unlock, unique card combinations to create skilled samurai, special starting positions to increase defence and combat capabilities, and the option for tactical retreats, players have complete control to ensure every run is different from the last.

Card Play to Gameplay
Created in 1995, Legend of the Five Rings has captured the hearts of fans around the world for its unique blend of combat, political intrigue, expansive casts of characters and clans, and rich evolving narratives. Beginning life as a collectible card game, the brand has since evolved into other media, including roleplaying games, board games, novels, an official Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, and more. Celebrating the brand’s 30th anniversary in 2025, Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings is the first-ever video game set in Rokugan and incorporates multiple characters, artefacts, and references long-time fans will love.

Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings is available now on Steam. For more information about the game, please visit the official Legend of the Five Rings website.

Official launch assets for the game can be found here. For media enquiries, please reach out to the key contact here.

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About Palindrome Interactive:
Palindrome Interactive is a strategy game development company based in Skövde, Sweden. The studio consists of close to 20 passionate developers that all share a love of strategy games. The goal is to become a world leader within the strategy games genre and to create some of the most enjoyable tactical and strategic game experiences possible. The studio released its first title “Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars” together with strategy game publisher Kalypso in September 2020. Palindrome Interactive was fully acquired by Amplifier Studios & Embracer Group in August 2020.

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About Amplifier Studios
Amplifier Studios is a global collective of independent game developers dedicated to fostering creativity, innovation, and sustainable growth in the gaming industry. As part of the Amplifier Studios family, it provides strategic support, funding, and resources to help independent teams build sustainable studios and create standout interactive experiences. With a commitment to long-term collaboration and creative freedom, Amplifier Studios empowers developers to shape the future of gaming across a variety of genres and platforms.

About Asmodee
Asmodee is an entertainment leader specialized in tabletop games, committed to bringing people together through great games and amazing stories. Thanks to its global and passionate workforce of over 2,200 people, players around the world enjoy one of the largest tabletop game IP catalogs with CATAN®, Ticket to Ride®, Dobble/Spot it!®, 7 Wonders, Exploding Kittens® and hundreds more across a variety of digital and physical platforms. With its operational headquarters in France, Asmodee operates across Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania.

Asmodee Group's B shares are publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker ASMDEE B.

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