Five years to the day after Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun‘s launch, Aiko’s Choice, the first expansion for the widely-lauded real-time stealth game, releases today for PC.

Aiko’s Choice drops players into a series of brand-new missions charting the story of the titular Aiko. Adept in the art of camouflage and shrewd distraction, Aiko, sided by a group of deadly assassins, must test her mettle against her erstwhile sensei, Lady Chiyo. Much like in Shadow Tactics, Aiko’s Choice gives players ample options when approaching various challenges and areas with an arsenal of traps, distraction techniques, and other lethal tactics to employ.

As a standalone expansion, Aiko’s Choice doesn’t require the main game to play, although some experience of Shadow Tactics should help flesh out Aiko’s journey. Developer Mimimi Productions has crafted a new trailer to accompany Aiko’s Choice‘s release. Watch it below.

Aiko’s Choice Features

  • Return to the beautiful world of Shadow Tactics set in Japan in the early Edo period.
  • Rejoin your favorite characters for another adventure set within the story of the main game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
  • Experience a previously untold tale centered around the kunoichi adept Aiko, who must face a vicious enemy connected to her past.
  • Explore three full-fledged main missions, setin brand-new environments, and three shorter interlude missions.
  • Play a team of five different characters with their own unique skill sets.
  • Synchronize your team’s actions to strike down your enemies at once with the “Shadow Mode” feature.
  • Choose between non-lethal or deadly stealth attacks.
  • Find dozens of ways to take out or sneak past your opponents the way you want.
  • Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill.

Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun Aiko’s Choice releases today at 7 PM CET/1 PM ET for PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG.com.

Return to the beautiful world of Shadow Tactics set in Japan in the early Edo period.

Rejoin your favorite characters for another adventure set within the story of the main game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.

Experience a previously untold tale centered around the kunoichi adept Aiko, who must face a vicious enemy connected to her past.

Explore three full-fledged main missions, setin brand-new environments, and three shorter interlude missions.

Play a team of five different characters with their own unique skill sets.

Synchronize your team’s actions to strike down your enemies at once with the “Shadow Mode” feature.

Choose between non-lethal or deadly stealth attacks.

Find dozens of ways to take out or sneak past your opponents the way you want.

Choose from three difficulty levels to match your skill.