Raid: Shadow Legends on a desktop computer
What the game's publisher says it offers, what that description leaves unstated, and what to check before you install it.
Quick answer
In brief
- Raid: Shadow Legends is described by its publisher as a battle collection RPG built around assembling and leading a team of Champions in tactical player-versus-environment play.
- The description does not state a price, system requirements, a classification or what purchases are offered. Check those on the vendor's own site and the Classification Board's website.
- Our link is meant for readers using a desktop or laptop computer.
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What the publisher's description says
Everything in this section comes from the publisher's own description of the game, passed to us through the affiliate network. We have not added claims from other sources.
- You assemble an alliance of Champions and lead them through a world the publisher calls brutal.
- Content includes challenging Dungeons and Clan Boss fights, among other modes.
- There is a Campaign, described as sprawling and fully voiced, set across 12 locations.
- Play is tactical and player-versus-environment, with the publisher stating that every choice matters.
- The publisher places it in the battle collection RPG genre.
Statements such as "one of the most cohesive and enjoyable gaming experiences" in the genre also appear in the publisher's description. Those are the publisher's own opinion of its product. We do not repeat them as fact, and we have no basis to confirm or dispute them.
Terms in that description
Where a term has a general meaning in games, here is what it usually refers to. The game's own help pages are the place to confirm exactly how it applies in this title.
- Battle collection RPG
- A role-playing game where a central activity is gathering a roster of characters and choosing which ones to send into battle together.
- Champions
- The publisher's name for the characters you collect and lead.
- PvE (player versus environment)
- Play against challenges controlled by the game, rather than against other players.
- Dungeon
- In games generally, a self-contained challenge area that can often be repeated.
- Clan Boss
- The name suggests a powerful opponent connected to a group of players, called a clan. The description does not explain how it works.
- Campaign
- A sequence of story-driven stages played in order. The publisher states this one is fully voiced and spans 12 locations.
What the description does not tell you
Before deciding whether to install, these questions are worth answering from the vendor's own pages, because the description we work from does not cover them:
| Question | Where to check |
|---|---|
| What does it cost, and what is sold in the game? | The vendor's website and store listing |
| What computer does it need? | The vendor's stated system requirements |
| What is its Australian classification? | The Classification Board search tool |
| What personal information is collected? | The vendor's privacy policy, linked from its website |
| Does it need a constant internet connection? | The vendor's help or support pages |
If a vendor page does not answer one of these clearly, that is itself useful to know before you install.
Who the description suits, and who it may not
Based only on the publisher's own description:
It may appeal if you
- enjoy collecting characters and building teams from them;
- prefer tactical, choice-driven battles against the game rather than against other people;
- like a voiced story campaign with a range of settings.
It may not suit you if you
- want fast, reflex-based action, which the description does not mention;
- are mainly looking for competitive play against other people, which the description does not focus on;
- are choosing a game for a child. See the age and spending section below.
Before you install: a checklist
- You are using a desktop or laptop computer. Our link is intended for desktop readers.
- You have checked the vendor's stated system requirements against your computer.
- You have checked the cost and what is sold in the game on the vendor's site.
- You have looked up the current classification on the Classification Board's website.
- You have storage space of at least twice the stated install size; see the install page.
- You will download the installer only from the vendor's own website.
- If others use the computer, purchase approval is set up; see the spending page.
Age and spending
We do not present this game as suitable for children. The publisher's description does not state a classification, so check the Australian Classification Board for its current classification before installing it on a computer children use. Many games in the collection genre sell items or random draws; the description does not say what this one sells, so check the vendor's site. If you decide to play, the controls on our spending page let you set a limit in advance.
Why this page is about desktop computers
The programme behind our link covers desktop players, so the link is meant for people reading on a desktop or laptop computer. If you are reading on a phone or tablet, the link may not lead to anything relevant for that device.
Before installing any game on a desktop computer, the general guides on this site apply. Two points are worth repeating here because they cause the most avoidable trouble:
- Download the installer only from the vendor's own site. Copies of popular games offered elsewhere are a common source of unwanted software, as explained on the install page.
- Check the vendor's stated system requirements first. If a computer is below the minimum, no setting will make up the difference.
Once installed, keep the operating system and graphics driver up to date, and use the game's own launcher or the vendor's official site for updates. If you decide the game is not for you, uninstall it through the operating system's own tools, and remove any saved payment card from the account first.
If something goes wrong
The general guides on this site apply to this game just as to any other PC title:
- Installer problems: the game will not install.
- Launcher problems: the launcher will not open.
- Crashes: crashes and black screens.
- Sign-in or account worries: account and sign-in problems.
For faults specific to the game itself, the publisher's official support site is the right contact. We cannot help with individual accounts and have no access to them.
Visiting the vendor's site
If you want to read more, the vendor's site is the authoritative source for everything this page could not confirm. Our link takes you there directly; nothing on this site changes or tracks it.
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