SHADOW FORTRESS

GATHER YOUR PARTY

A spiritual legend beckons

...from the dark corners of the eighties...

THE SHADOW GAINS STRENGTH

00 / THE LORE

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00 / The LORE

THE LANDS WERE ONCE UNITED...

AT THE CENTER OF THE REALM STOOD THE GREAT FORTRESS,

A PLACE WHERE THE KINGDOMS MET, TRADED, AND PROSPERED TOGETHER.

FOR GENERATIONS IT SERVED AS THE HEART OF THE REALM.

THAT AGE HAS FADED

THE LANDS STAND DIVIDED, THEIR PEOPLE LIVE UNDER SUBJUGATION.

THE WILDERNESS GROWS MORE DANGEROUS WITH EACH PASING SEASON, AND LIFE ITSELF SEEMS TO BE SLOWLY DRAINING FROM THE REALM.

THE FORTRESS STILL STANDS AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL.

SILENT...

DISTANT...

UNREACHABLE...

FEW REMEMBER HOW THE LAND CAME TO BE THIS WAY.

FEWER STILL POSSESS THE COURAGE TO CHALLENGE IT.

IN SHADOW FORTRESS, PLAYERS JOURNEY ACROSS THE DIVIDED LANDS, CONFRONT THE DANGERS THAT LURK WITHIN THEM, AND SEEK A PATH TO THE FORTRESS ITSELF.

ALONG THE WAY THEY WILL UNCOVER FORGOTTEN TRUTHS, FACE A GROWING DARKNESS, AND DISCOVER THAT THE FATE OF THE REALM IS TIED TO FORCES FAR OLDER THAN ANYONE REALIZES.

THE REALM DID NOT FRACTURE OVERNIGHT AND RESTORING IT WILL NOT BE AN EASY QUEST.

Shadow Fortress Project began with a simple goal: bring back the feeling of gathering around an electronic tower with friends, in tribute to board games of the past. Modern adaptations often shifted attention away from the shared table experience. Shadow Fortress Project was created to bring players back around the same physical board. Shadow Fortress was born as a small Python experiment on a PC, asking a single question: Can a board game, with its own world and rules, use modern tech to recapture that shared-table magic?

Evolutionary Scaffold

Early scaffold build used to test tower proportions, wiring paths,

and how the screen aligned to the shell.

Powered by a custom Raspberry Pi core and original software, the vertical display acts as a living game master, reacting dynamically to player choices and the Fortress itself.

02 / The Core Build

Shadow Fortress runs on a custom electronic core hidden inside the tower, using a dedicated game engine to drive a physical game coupled to a vertical embedded screen in a fortress. While the fortress manages all the encounters and surprises, the physical board and controls ensure everyone stays gathered around a shared table experience. This system handles the complex bookkeeping automatically, keeping turns moving quickly so players can remain fully immersed in the story.

03 / The Core

Hardware & Software Stack

Powered by a custom Raspberry Pi core and original software, the vertical display acts as a living game master, reacting dynamically to player choices and the Fortress itself.

Free the fortress

Save the land

04 / The World

Experience a fusion of retro tabletop charm and modern technology where you unite with allies to reclaim a stolen realm. Shadow Fortress is currently a playable prototype for 1–4 players. Heroes can explore four distinct lands, trade at local shops, and survive unique regional encounters, while the final tower siege and Shadow boss are still in development.