Shad'O
Tower defense where companions use light to push back fog
Okugi Studio · Published by Okugi Sudio · Released Sep 4, 2012
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is Shad'O?
Shad'O is a single-player tower defense game set inside William's mind as he tries to recover his memory. You place companions to defend against enemies in dreamlike environments and fight bosses.
For you if...
- +you enjoy learning enemy abilities through repeated attempts
Not for you if...
- −you expect to reassign upgrades after failing a level
What players say
63% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the surreal setting and sound design. Complaints center on the QuickTime requirement and launch failures, including a recent report that installing it still does not get the game running.
Screenshots and trailer
Shad'O system requirements
Minimum: 512MB and Shader Model 3.…, 2 GB RAM, 1.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Shad'O?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Processor
- Dual-Core processor Intel 2Ghz or AMD 2.8Ghz
- Graphics
- 512MB and Shader Model 3.0 (ATI 3870, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.2 GB free space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel double core/quad-core 2.66Ghz or AMD 3.26Ghz
- Graphics
- 1GB and Shader Model 3.0 (ATI 4870, Nvidia GeForce 260)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.2 GB free space
- Notes
- Quicktime 7 or later
Does Shad'O have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Shad'O run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French.
Does Shad'O 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
