Shadowverse

Shadowverse is a digital collectible card game with a free-to-play business model that is developed and published by Cygames. It was released for iOS and Android devices in June 2016. macOS and Windows versions were released in October 2016. The original Shadowverse game ended service on June 30, 2026. Shadowverse employs an anime art style with some illustrations reused from the developer's previous title, Rage of Bahamut, an earlier digital collectible card game released in 2012. The game has been compared favorably with Hearthstone (2014), a difference being that Cygames sought to minimize the impact of randomness on match outcomes. Another difference is Shadowverse's "Evolve" game mechanic which allows players to grant played cards bonus stats and effects at the cost of an evolution point. An anime television series adaptation by Zexcs aired from April 2020 to March 2021. A second anime series titled Shadowverse Flame from April 2022 to September 2024. An RPG card game based on the anime, Shadowverse: Champion's Battle was released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan in November 2020. The game was released overseas on August 10, 2021. A physical TCG version of the game published by Bushiroad titled Shadowverse: Evolve was released in Japan on April 26, 2022, and in North America on June 30, 2023. A sequel titled Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond was released worldwide on June 17, 2025.