Shadow Hunters
4–8 players • 60 min • ages 8+ • 2005
- First published
- 2005
- Players
- 4–8 players
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 8+
- Genre
- Card game · Social deduction game
How it plays
Shadow Hunters plays 4–8 players, takes about 60 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 8 and up.
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Where it came from
Shadow Hunters was published in 2005 by English-language publisher Z-Man Games, having been originally designed by Yasutaka Ikeda and released by Game Market in Japan. The game was born out of the social deduction boom in the mid-2000s, carving out a distinct niche by blending secret roles with objective-based combat. Players are assigned to one of three factions—Shadows, Hunters, or Neutrals—each possessing unique win conditions that create a volatile, shifting balance of power at the game table.
The game is characterized by its evocative, anime-inspired aesthetic, which emphasizes the tension between the hidden roles and the public gameplay. The design philosophy centers on the gradual revelation of information, forcing players to deduce identities while managing their own personal health and abilities. While it faced comparisons to other social deduction titles of the era, it earned a dedicated following for its faster pace and the specific, asymmetrical win conditions that prevent the game from feeling like a standard team-based combat experience.
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Shadow Hunters is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 4–8 players • 60 min • ages 8+ • 2005. It's filed under card game and social deduction game. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
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Shadow Hunters is a board game for 4–8 players, running about 1 hour, filed under card game and social deduction game. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is Shadow Hunters for?
Shadow Hunters is built for 4–8 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does Shadow Hunters take to play?
A game of Shadow Hunters is listed at about 1 hour. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
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