White Shadows
Monochrome puzzle-platformer about a Ravengirl escaping an oppressive city
Monokel · Published by Thunderful Publishing, Mixtvision · Released Dec 7, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 2,001
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 27 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 12, 2025
What is White Shadows?
A single-player puzzle-platformer set in a monochrome city of towers, where a young Ravengirl tries to escape an oppressive society. You jump across precarious walkways, solve puzzles, evade dangerous machinery, and avoid armed guards.
For you if...
- +you like story-led platforming in a bleak dystopian setting
- +you enjoy alternating between puzzles and hazardous jumps
Not for you if...
- −you expect demanding puzzles and precise platforming
- −you prefer lighthearted stories without oppression or violence
What players say
81% of 2,001 reviews are positive · 81% of 27 in the last 30 days
Players praise the black-and-white art, atmosphere, and music. Common complaints include simple puzzles, a short runtime, awkward controls, and an unclear ending. Some players also report bugs and performance problems.
How many players finish White Shadows?
33% of Steam players have unlocked «The destroyer of worlds», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
White Shadows system requirements
Minimum: GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run White Shadows?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Core i5-6500 | Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 960 | AMD R9 380
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Core i5-7600 | Ryzen 5 3600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1660 | AMD RX Vega-56
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
Does White Shadows have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does White Shadows run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Does White Shadows use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Puzzle
- Adventure
- Atmospheric
- Platformer
- Story Rich
- Indie
- Dark Fantasy
- Exploration
- Singleplayer
- Horror
- Action-Adventure
- Difficult
- Action
- Puzzle Platformer
- Dark
- Stealth
Recent updates
- Dec 14, 2021 · First patch is now live!
