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Shards of the Realm

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61%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
79% User Score Based on 28 reviews

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About Shards of the Realm

Shards of the Realm is a single player open world role playing game. It was developed by Yevhen Rebrakov and was released on August 7, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Create your own story — manage your party and fortress, explore, craft, forge alliances or become the enemy they fear. Shards of the Realm is a complex old-school Strategy/Tactical RPG, inspired by the classic X-Com series. It features a living open world and a wide range of deeply interconnected mechanics across both tactical and strategic layers, with over 50 hours of gameplay. Develop your st…

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79%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Deep and strategic turn-based combat that requires thoughtful positioning and tactics, appealing to fans of XCOM and Mount & Blade styles.
  • Rich and complex gameplay systems including base building, resource management, crafting, and faction reputation with a compelling sandbox approach.
  • Outstanding achievement for a solo developer with active community engagement and continuous updates improving game stability and content.
  • Numerous bugs and jankiness, including crashes, clunky UI, balance issues, and awkward mechanics that detract from overall polish.
  • Interface and world map controls are often cumbersome and unintuitive, with slow pacing and repetitive combat causing engagement dips for some players.
  • Limited character customization options (e.g., fixed appearances), some awkward design choices in combat mechanics, and inconsistent graphics quality.

  • gameplay

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay features well-developed mechanical systems combining tactical turn-based combat with detailed party management, reminiscent of games like Battle Brothers and XCOM. While the core gameplay is praised as fantastic and engaging, some frustrating and illogical mechanics—such as enemy positioning and overwatch behavior—detract from the overall experience. The game demands a significant commitment to master its mechanics, yet its design allows players to pause and return without losing familiarity.

    • “Very detailed gameplay and really a mix between Battle Brothers party management and XCOM turn-based combat.”
    • “There's some jank, but the core gameplay is fantastic.”
    • “It is a game that requires a good deal of commitment to understand the gameplay mechanics details but at the same time is easy to put aside for a couple of weeks and return and still remember how to play.”
    • “The mechanical systems are all there, but there isn't much to keep you in.”
    • “But you can be in overwatch with no enemies near you; have an enemy run by right in front of you, just out of attack range, then they turn, run around behind you, and attack you from behind, because nobody would actually keep an eye on the one enemy near you with a big sword that just ran by—just forget about him because he's not in front of you anymore. Most games like this have a mechanic where if you're not currently engaged with another enemy, you would turn to confront the one that just ran by, which is completely logical.”
    • “Free movement with bonuses to hit from the back and from a side, as if the game was not turn-based. The world time and actions were turn based, so everyone just moves to the back of others, ridiculous, seriously, just so much stupid gameplay there.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    The graphics are not top-tier and may feel outdated or occasionally cluttered, but they are generally good and do not significantly detract from the gameplay experience. Players who prioritize gameplay over visuals are likely to enjoy the game despite minor graphical imperfections.

    • “You don't believe graphics make or break a game, even though the graphics are pretty darn good.”
    • “Sometimes foliage and character stats/buffs graphics can get in the way and you have to keep rotating the view, but it's a very minor point.”
    • “It isn't the best graphics, but the gameplay is solid.”
    • “If you're a gamer who can get over a little jank while they work out the kinks and outdated graphics, then you will probably love it as much as I do.”
    • “Sometimes foliage and character stats/buffs graphics can get in the way and you have to keep rotating the view but it's a very minor point.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The story is dark and richly developed with strong worldbuilding, providing a compelling narrative experience. While the game features many abilities, items, and enemies, it lacks side quests to explore beyond the main storyline.

    • “A dark, story-rich RPG with strong tactical combat and great worldbuilding.”
    • “Multiclassing, lots of abilities, items, enemies, even a story!”
    • “There are no real side quests to chase.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game currently suffers from significant bugs and stability issues typical of early access, including frequent glitches and numerous spelling and grammar errors, impacting overall polish.

    • “Like any early access, it's buggy as hell, but it's a lot of fun.”
    • “Janky, buggy, and tons of spelling and grammar mistakes.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users feel that character development is limited and desire more progression, with leveling offering more significant improvements.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game is recommended but requires further optimization, especially for systems not using the latest version of Unreal Engine, as performance may suffer on older setups.

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Play Times

22h Median play time
22h Average play time
22-22h Spent by most gamers
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Shards of the Realm is a open world role playing game. Common tags for Shards of the Realm include turn-based, indie, magic, exploration, isometric and others.

Shards of the Realm is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 22 hours playing Shards of the Realm.

Shards of the Realm was released on August 7, 2025.

Shards of the Realm was developed by Yevhen Rebrakov.

Shards of the Realm has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Shards of the Realm for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Shards of the Realm is a single player game.

Similar games include Endless RPG - Untold Tales, Vigilantes, Urtuk: The Desolation, Band of Crusaders, Kingsvein and others.