Shadow Era - Trading Card Game

Name: Shadow Era - Trading Card Game
Rating: 4.4 (295 reviews)
Author: Jonathan Bjork

Card

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

295 Ratings
Age Rating

16+
Years
Category

Card
Developer

Jonathan Bjork
Language

EN
+ 18 More
Size

628.2
MB

Shadow Era 5.25 raises the bar once again! Shadow Era is the full scale, cross-platform collectible trading card game that you've been looking for, with the most generous free to play system out there! Start your campaign by choosing your Hero, and get a free starter deck. Battle with AI opponents or other players in realtime pvp to earn more cards. Your progress and cards will be saved on the server and can be accessed from any device! You must decide which strategy to use as you build your deck, in one of the most balanced card games out there! "A fantastic representation of what freemium games should be." - Touch Arcade "Shadow Era is a must-download for fans of CCGs." - TUAW "Shadow Era is a deep CCG that's easy to pick up, but nearly impossible to put down." - Slide To Play (4/4) "Shadow Era proves that digital TCG's can be just as fun as their real world counterparts." - Gamezebo FEATURES - 33 new cards are now added to the Rekindled Rebirth expansion! - Amazing card art that is sure to wow you, even rivals the top trading card games! - View games in progress or replays to learn new strategies - Free to play Meltdown game mode with great weekly prizes - Cross-platform multiplayer pvp battles - Game Center leaderboards - Full support for Retina and iPad displays - Fantastic 3d graphics and special effects - Amazing custom soundtrack - Completely free to play! No "pay to win" here! - Monthly contests that allow YOU to become a card in the game! Please visit http://www.shadowera.com for the official game rules, full card list, tutorials, and forums.

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

295 Ratings

Well balanced card game
09/16/2017

Hunter Dee
Most everything about the game is well balanced. The art is beautiful. While the game and its mechanics are very well thought out, I reserve one star because since it's inception, the user interface has always been lackluster. The movement of the cards feel too linear and sluggish when compared to something like hearthstone, which gives them a kind of light mass. The menus can be a lot more intuitive. The cards themselves look one dimensional objects. Even the card edges seem jagged at times. Also, everything seems very dark. I understand that it's a part of the theme, but things can definitely be brightened up a bit. Lastly, the music, visual, and sound effects are equally camp. Overall, while the development team have done an amazing job of implementing this digital CCG and its gaming components, they've left the actual experience of playing it wanting. It simply doesn't "feel nice," and this makes it seem like a low budget movie.
Well balanced card game
09/16/2017

Hunter Dee

Most everything about the game is well balanced. The art is beautiful. While the game and its mechanics are very well thought out, I reserve one star because since it's inception, the user interface has always been lackluster. The movement of the cards feel too linear and sluggish when compared to something like hearthstone, which gives them a kind of light mass. The menus can be a lot more intuitive. The cards themselves look one dimensional objects. Even the card edges seem jagged at times. Also, everything seems very dark. I understand that it's a part of the theme, but things can definitely be brightened up a bit. Lastly, the music, visual, and sound effects are equally camp. Overall, while the development team have done an amazing job of implementing this digital CCG and its gaming components, they've left the actual experience of playing it wanting. It simply doesn't "feel nice," and this makes it seem like a low budget movie.
This is a great game
07/06/2019

Justinchrist
This is easily the fairest, and funnest mobile TCG I’ve played. I’ve played MTG off and on for about 23 years, and at one time I came to prefer Shadow Era over MTGo. The cards are well thought out to avoid overpowering strategies, while remaining devastating in their combination. Getting a competitive deck together is blissfully easy for a free player, yet building a truly competitive deck takes skill. Wulven however, could really use a better plan, and more support. There have been very few cards added to a relatively small card pool since I started about 4-5 years ago. The post-release changes to digital cards makes buying the physical cards seem like a shaky idea. There didn’t seem to be much thought about tournaments when designing the UI so (the last I knew) they were setting them up using private battle function, since there were only 3 ways to play, Campaign(AI), Battle (Random opponent), or private battle (password to enter). This seemed like a very sloppy way to organize a tournament, and it would be much nicer to see it integrated into the UI, so players can enter and play tournaments through the menu. All that aside I still give it five stars, because it is a game that focuses on fairness and fun over being an overly flashy cash-grab, and that’s rare but it shows integrity. I’ve made several crystal purchases just to support Wulven for a job well done.
This is a great game
07/06/2019

Justinchrist

This is easily the fairest, and funnest mobile TCG I’ve played. I’ve played MTG off and on for about 23 years, and at one time I came to prefer Shadow Era over MTGo. The cards are well thought out to avoid overpowering strategies, while remaining devastating in their combination. Getting a competitive deck together is blissfully easy for a free player, yet building a truly competitive deck takes skill. Wulven however, could really use a better plan, and more support. There have been very few cards added to a relatively small card pool since I started about 4-5 years ago. The post-release changes to digital cards makes buying the physical cards seem like a shaky idea. There didn’t seem to be much thought about tournaments when designing the UI so (the last I knew) they were setting them up using private battle function, since there were only 3 ways to play, Campaign(AI), Battle (Random opponent), or private battle (password to enter). This seemed like a very sloppy way to organize a tournament, and it would be much nicer to see it integrated into the UI, so players can enter and play tournaments through the menu. All that aside I still give it five stars, because it is a game that focuses on fairness and fun over being an overly flashy cash-grab, and that’s rare but it shows integrity. I’ve made several crystal purchases just to support Wulven for a job well done.
Story mode
08/19/2017

Cenoxil
A good long while back i reviewed this game and had a few good things and a few bad to say about it. But now with the story mode update things are different. I really really like the story, and i love going through all over again with different hero cards and leveling them all individually as a ahow of my own mastery of that character and its abilities and cards. Something i really dont enjoy is how on any higher dificulty the bots begin to cheat. They automatically start with a free card drawn, and by the time you have enough allies to wipe the board they have enough resources to draw several out at once and just finish off your remaining health. If i were to improve that, or offer suggestion to do so, instead of letting them spawn minions immediately, upgrade their deck and make the AI smarter. Dont cheat for the bot but instead make them more challenging with really tough cards and smart enough to not just focus on your hero alone but react to what you draw. Unfortunately i want to give it more stars than i did the first time but i cant overlook that major issue, as well as the strange bugs that occur durring story mode play. Elementalis has given me several problems in battle where it simply stops playing after a certain turn count, or it draws a certain card and freaks out. If these things are ever changed my review will also change drastically to match the updates. But for now it will remain at 3 stars, definately worth playing.
Story mode
08/19/2017

Cenoxil

A good long while back i reviewed this game and had a few good things and a few bad to say about it. But now with the story mode update things are different. I really really like the story, and i love going through all over again with different hero cards and leveling them all individually as a ahow of my own mastery of that character and its abilities and cards. Something i really dont enjoy is how on any higher dificulty the bots begin to cheat. They automatically start with a free card drawn, and by the time you have enough allies to wipe the board they have enough resources to draw several out at once and just finish off your remaining health. If i were to improve that, or offer suggestion to do so, instead of letting them spawn minions immediately, upgrade their deck and make the AI smarter. Dont cheat for the bot but instead make them more challenging with really tough cards and smart enough to not just focus on your hero alone but react to what you draw. Unfortunately i want to give it more stars than i did the first time but i cant overlook that major issue, as well as the strange bugs that occur durring story mode play. Elementalis has given me several problems in battle where it simply stops playing after a certain turn count, or it draws a certain card and freaks out. If these things are ever changed my review will also change drastically to match the updates. But for now it will remain at 3 stars, definately worth playing.
Fantastic TCG
09/02/2017

Booch138
This game set a huuuuge standard for me when it was released. There was nothing like it, and as an experienced paper TCG player (Magic: The Gathering Yu-Gi-Oh, World of Warcraft TCG, Pokémon, etc) I was a little iffy about getting into a mobile version of a card game, but this was fair, didn't take long to get a collection going and more importantly? It is super fun. Incredibly fun. It mashed two of my personal favourite TCG's together in a beautiful fashion; Magic, and the WoW TCG. The resource system is beautiful, no strategy is too broken in competitive play, and the Dev has released consistent enough manner to be able to keep up with current stuff, without the older sets being forgotten. It's still going strong, and I still to this day enjoy it. It's been years. I've played in some tournaments (not super successfully :P) and just simply have had fun. It's a good TCG. If you're remotely into them, try them. I love Hearthstone and other mobile TCG's as well. But Shadow Era will always have my heart on the phone/PC screen.
Fantastic TCG
09/02/2017

Booch138

This game set a huuuuge standard for me when it was released. There was nothing like it, and as an experienced paper TCG player (Magic: The Gathering Yu-Gi-Oh, World of Warcraft TCG, Pokémon, etc) I was a little iffy about getting into a mobile version of a card game, but this was fair, didn't take long to get a collection going and more importantly? It is super fun. Incredibly fun. It mashed two of my personal favourite TCG's together in a beautiful fashion; Magic, and the WoW TCG. The resource system is beautiful, no strategy is too broken in competitive play, and the Dev has released consistent enough manner to be able to keep up with current stuff, without the older sets being forgotten. It's still going strong, and I still to this day enjoy it. It's been years. I've played in some tournaments (not super successfully :P) and just simply have had fun. It's a good TCG. If you're remotely into them, try them. I love Hearthstone and other mobile TCG's as well. But Shadow Era will always have my heart on the phone/PC screen.

Shadow Era 5.25 includes: 1) Air Power in the form of Wyvern Riders that can bring death from above! 2) The Guardians that have been the last line of defense against would-be World Champion contestants are now IN THE GAME! 3) The Brothers of Thunder join the fray enhancing both Mage and Priest decks! 4) The Shadow Scaleforge have crawled out of the depths to bring the power of dragon scales to the Shadow Forces!

Version 5.25 May 4

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Seller: Jonathan Bjork
Size: 628.2 MB
Category: Card
Compatibility: Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

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Languages: English and 18 more

English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese
Age Rating: 16+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

220 Shadow Crystals $1.99

600 Shadow Crystals $4.99

1300 Shadow Crystals $9.99

2700 Shadow Crystals $19.99

Monthly Special $19.99

Mage Bundle $4.99

Premium Foil Bundle $34.99

Rogue Bundle $4.99

Warrior Bundle $4.99

SF Booster Box $14.99

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Shadow Era - Trading Card Game

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Well balanced card game

This is a great game

Story mode

Fantastic TCG

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