SHADOW FORTRESS
GATHER YOUR PARTY
A legend beckons
from the dark corners of the eighties.
THE SHADOW GAINS STRENGTH
Shadow Fortress 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 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 vertical screen
would sit inside the shell.
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.
TOWER BUILD IN MOTION
BEHIND THE SCENES
Shadow Fortress is meant to be a premium reimagining of classic electronic fantasy board games.
01 / The Vision