The Shadow Architect

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About this game

Are new bans coming to your country? You, bring even more. Forget city-building games. You're not a builder, you're a DESTROYER. Use taxes and bureaucracy to collapse a flawlessly functioning dystopian industrial system from within. A card-based ideological collapse simulation game.

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PC (Microsoft Windows)
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PuzzleSimulatorStrategy

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Single player

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steam achievementsadjustable difficultyaccessibility optionsai-generated sound effectssave anytimeplayable without timed inputmouse only optionnextfest february 2026
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Release · PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Worldwide — Apr 10, 2026

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