Shadow Tactics voice commands
EchoControl recognizes 92 voice commands for Shadow Tactics, in English and Spanish, with speech recognition running locally on your PC. One-time purchase, 9,99€. Patience and silence are the tools of the shinobi. EchoControl lets you direct your team with a whisper — select a character, choose their ability, and let them move without you ever breaking concentration. The enemy won't hear a thing.
Updated for EchoControl 1.1.1
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🔇 Prefer it quiet? The voice that answers your commands is optional. You can switch it off from the main window at any time.
Characters
Choose who you're controlling. The game switches focus instantly. You can also jump the camera to any character without selecting them — useful for scouting positions before committing to a plan.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
all of youeveryonewhole teamall charactersgroup allall the ninjasfull squadbring everyoneassemble | Select Allsequence of 9 steps |
hayatoselect hayatoswitch to hayatoplay as hayatoninjathe ninja | Select Hayato1 |
yukiselect yukiswitch to yukiplay as yukilittle girlthe girl | Select Yuki2 |
mugenselect mugenswitch to mugenplay as mugenbig boythe big one | Select Mugen3 |
aikoselect aikoswitch to aikoplay as aikoladythe ladygeisha | Select Aiko4 |
takumaselect takumaswitch to takumaplay as takumaold oneold manthe old man | Select Takuma5 |
go to hayatocamera hayatofind hayatogo to ninjacamera ninjafind ninja | Goto Hayato1 x2 |
go to yukicamera yukifind yukigo to little girlcamera little girlfind little girl | Goto Yuki2 x2 |
go to mugencamera mugenfind mugengo to big boycamera big boyfind big boy | Goto Mugen3 x2 |
go to aikocamera aikofind aikogo to ladycamera ladyfind lady | Goto Aiko4 x2 |
go to takumacamera takumafind takumago to old onecamera old onefind old one | Goto Takuma5 x2 |
Hayato
The fast-moving ninja. His abilities rely on close-range precision and distraction.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
katanablademelee | KatanaA |
shurikenthrow shurikenshoot shurikenrangedstar | ShurikenS |
takedowngrabsilent killsilent takedowntake downhide downknock out | TakedownY |
rockthrow rockstonethrow stonedistractcreate distraction | RockD |
katana nowkatana here | Katana NowA → click |
katana kill | Katana KillA → double click |
shuriken nowshuriken here | Shuriken NowS → click |
shuriken kill | Shuriken KillS → double click |
rock nowrock herestone nowstone heredistract nowdistract here | Rock NowD → click |
action nowaction here | Action NowA → click |
action kill | Action KillA → double click |
Yuki
The nimble trapper. Best used to lure enemies into position before the others strike.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
knife | KnifeA |
whistleuse whistlesignal | WhistleD |
trapset trapplace trap | TrapS |
knife nowknife here | Knife NowA → click |
knife kill | Knife KillA → double click |
trap nowtrap here | Trap NowS → click |
whistle nowwhistle here | Whistle NowD → click |
Mugen
The brawler. He can take on groups, hurl bodies, and create chaos where needed.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
sword | SwordA |
storm bladesstorm katanatwo bladestwo katanasstorm | StormS |
sakeuse sakedrunkcycle | SakeD |
throw bodythrow bodiesbody throw | Throw BodyA |
throw barrelbarreltoss barrelbarrel throw | Throw BarrelA |
katana liftkatana grabkatana holdkatana pick upblade liftblade grabblade holdblade pick upsword liftsword grabsword holdsword pick upknife liftknife grabknife holdknife pick upmelee grabmelee holdmelee liftmelee pick upattack grabattack holdattack liftattack pick up | Weapon & GrabA → hold CTRL |
sword nowsword here | Sword NowA → click |
sword kill | Sword KillA → double click |
storm nowstorm here | Storm NowS → click |
storm kill | Storm KillS → double click |
throw body nowthrow body here | Throw Body NowA → click |
throw body kill | Throw Body KillA → double click |
throw barrel nowthrow barrel here | Throw Barrel NowA → click |
throw barrel kill | Throw Barrel KillA → double click |
sake nowsake herecycle nowcycle here | Sake NowD → click |
Aiko
The infiltrator. Her disguise and powder make her the ideal setup character.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
attackpunch | AttackA |
powderuse powderblind | PowderS |
disguiseuse disguisego undercoverdress up | DisguiseD |
attack nowattack here | Attack NowA → click |
attack kill | Attack KillA → double click |
powder nowpowder here | Powder NowS → click |
disguise nowdisguise here | Disguise NowD → click |
Takuma
The sniper. He controls the field from a distance — pair him with Aiko or Hayato to set up clean long-range eliminations.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
sniperrifletake aimsniper rifle | SniperA |
grenadethrow grenadeuse grenadebombfragnade | GrenadeS |
pistolgunuse pistol | PistolF |
tanukidecoyuse decoy | TanukiD |
tanuki howlhowlnoisebark | Tanuki HowlT |
sniper nowsniper here | Sniper NowA → click |
sniper kill | Sniper KillA → double click |
grenade nowgrenade here | Grenade NowS → click |
pistol nowpistol here | Pistol NowF → click |
pistol kill | Pistol KillF → double click |
Shadow Mode
The signature mechanic. Pause the action, assign one queued ability to each character, then trigger them all simultaneously with a single word.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
shadow modeplanplanning modecoordinatego nightenter shadow mode | Shadow ModeSHIFT |
executestrikeall at oncenowall strike | Shadow ExecuteENTER |
Direct Keys
A fallback layer for abilities not covered by named commands. If an ability has no dedicated voice trigger, call it by its key.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
press akey a | Press AA |
press skey s | Press SS |
press dkey d | Press DD |
press fkey f | Press FF |
press gkey g | Press GG |
press tkey t | Press TT |
press onekey one | Press 11 |
press twokey two | Press 22 |
press threekey three | Press 33 |
press fourkey four | Press 44 |
press fivekey five | Press 55 |
press qkey qpress cue | Press QQ |
press bkey b | Press BB |
press wkey wpress double u | Press WW |
press ekey e | Press EE |
Game
General game controls — saving, loading, and awareness tools that apply to any character at any time.
| Say | Action |
|---|---|
goto goyes | ActionMOUSE_LEFT |
runfastrushsprint | Action DoubleMOUSE_LEFT x2 |
stopdropdrop itwatchfocusscancheck visionenemy vision | StopMOUSE_RIGHT |
crouchupdownget downget uphidespaceduckget low | CrouchSPACE |
controlholduse modepick upliftgroupgo with | Use ModeCTRL (hold) |
action | Action KeyA |
healheal upuse healbandagepatch upfirst aidmedkitrecovermend | HealG |
highlight allshow enemiesreveal allhighlightshow all enemies | HighlightH |
whos watchingwho is watchingwatchinglook aroundcheck area | Whos WatchingMOUSE_RIGHT (hold 1000ms) |
mission logobjectivesshow objectivesmission objectivesgoals | Mission LogB |
cancelabortnever mindback outforget itescapenonono | CancelESCAPE |
passpass scenepass cutscenepass videoskip this | SkipSPACE (hold 2000ms) |
quick savesave gamesave progresssave nowsave | Quick SaveF5 |
quick loadload gamereload saveload last saveload | Quick LoadF8 |
Play Shadow Tactics with your voice
Every command above ships ready to use. No keybinds to memorize, no training, no setup.
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