Shadows Over Loathing
Prohibition-era comedy RPG about a missing uncle and strange artifacts
Asymmetric · Released Nov 11, 2022
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 3,328
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 16 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 20
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 16, 2025
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Shadows Over Loathing?
A single-player, point-and-click adventure RPG set in a black-and-white, stick-figure world during Prohibition. You explore an open world, take quests, solve puzzles, and choose whether to enter turn-based fights while investigating your uncle’s disappearance and the artifacts he collected.
For you if...
- +you enjoy absurd humor and stick-figure visual gags
- +you like finding side quests and hidden secrets
Not for you if...
- −you prefer straightforward puzzles with clear directions
- −you want a fast-paced, combat-focused RPG
- −you dislike reading dialogue and retracing your steps
What players say
96% of 3,328 reviews are positive · 93% of 16 in the last 30 days
Players praise the jokes, soundtrack, and wealth of side quests and secrets. Common complaints include convoluted puzzles, slow pacing, and tedious combat; some players find the humor weaker than in the previous game.
Screenshots and trailer
Shadows Over Loathing system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
- Graphics
- 512 MB card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor
- 3.3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
- Graphics
- 1 GB card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Adventure
- RPG
- Point & Click
- Puzzle
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Comedy
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Lovecraftian
- Funny
- 2D
- CRPG
- Investigation
- Character Customization
- Choices Matter
- Controller
- Multiple Endings
Recent updates
- Oct 16, 2025 · A tiny 7th Patch
- Mar 5, 2024 · Sensing a small sixth patch
- Apr 11, 2023 · A small update...
- Apr 7, 2023 · We Plea the Fifth... Patch is Here!
- Dec 22, 2022 · Four Whom the Patch Tolls
