Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is an indie developed by Witching Hour Studios, released 30 September 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac.
What Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is an indie game developed by Witching Hour Studios and released in 2016. It was published by Ysbryd Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Navigate the masked deceptions and deadly magic of a vividly Venetian city in this fully voiced pause-for-tactics RPG! In the turmoil-ridden Citte della Ombre, religion holds no sway. Only the songs sung of one’s deeds will carry an Ombrian’s legacy beyond death. Those who hold even the smallest morsel of power will make every effort to ensure their songs live on. Enter the Mascherines - masks from an ancient time that allow its wielders to channel the elements into destructive magic. The Mascherines have perpetuated a culture of inequality between the power-hungry guildsmen known as the Masquerada and the impoverished lower classes, the Contadani. A prolonged civil war, ignited by…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 27 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 43% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.4GHz Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4400. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 16GB.
What it launched against
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows launched on 30 September 2016, within three weeks of Persona 5, Battlefield 1, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI and Sid Meier's Civilization VI. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Persona 5, Battlefield 1, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Sid Meier's Civilization VI.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Masquerada: Songs and Shadows yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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