Shadow Duel: Blade Mastery

Fight through endless rounds of shadow enemies by managing your stamina, timing your blocks, and upgrading your skills.

How to play

Move left and right to maintain a safe distance from the enemy.
Press the slash button to attack, costing 14 stamina per swing.
Hold guard to block incoming strikes, or time it perfectly to parry.
Use the dodge action to quickly escape attacks at the cost of 28 stamina.
Spend your coins in the upgrade menu to increase your base stats.

Controls

Touch: Use the on-screen buttons to move, jump, dodge, guard, and slash.
Keyboard: Press A and D to move, Space to jump, J to attack, K to block, and L to dodge.
Mouse: Not supported.

More about this game

In this 2D fighting game, you face a series of increasingly difficult shadow warriors. Your goal is to survive as many rounds as possible, with a powerful boss appearing every 5 rounds. Every action, from slashing to dodging, drains your stamina, forcing you to pace your strikes carefully. Between runs, you can spend earned coins to upgrade your health, stamina, damage, and parry window up to level 5. A run ends when your health reaches zero, sending you back to the main menu.

Tips

Watch your stamina bar closely. If it drops below 14, you will not be able to attack, and dropping below 28 prevents you from dodging.
Try to time your blocks right before an enemy hits. A perfect parry stuns the enemy for a full second and increases your combo multiplier.
Save your coins for the damage upgrade first. Increasing your base 22 damage by 10 percent per level helps you clear early rounds much faster.

Questions

How do I unlock new skins?

You can unlock 7 different silhouette skins by defeating specific bosses on the Insane difficulty setting. Victories on Easy, Normal, or Hard will not unlock them.

What happens when I reach a boss?

A boss appears every 5 rounds. They have significantly higher health, deal more damage, and have a 38 percent chance to dodge your attacks.

How do I heal during a run?

You cannot heal during a round. You must rely on blocking and dodging to preserve your 100 base health until the enemy is defeated.