Shadowgrounds

Top-down sci-fi shooter with weapon upgrades and tactical flashlight use

Frozenbyte · Released May 8, 2006

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Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 1,623
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 10 years ago; Aug 9, 2016

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Shadowgrounds?

A top-down sci-fi shooter set in an alien-infested colony and a secret military base, where you fight through levels while investigating the aliens' origins. You upgrade weapons, use your flashlight to affect some aliens, and check security cameras and computer logs for clues. You can also play co-op on one computer.

For you if...

+you like fast-paced combat against groups of aliens
+you enjoy choosing and upgrading different weapons
+you want sci-fi horror with shared-computer co-op

Not for you if...

−you need to save during long levels
−you dislike fighting repeated groups of enemies
−you want a story with varied objectives

What players say

82% of 1,623 reviews are positive

Players praise the alien combat, weapon upgrades, and tense lighting and music. They commonly complain about the lack of mid-level saving, repetitive later sections, and a story they find too simple.

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Shadowgrounds system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

1.3 GHZ or Equivalent, 384 MB RAM, GeForce 4 Ti 4200* or ATi Radeon 9000 or better, 1 GB free hard drive space, Windows 2000/XP Recommended: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, GeForce FX 5900 Ultra or ATi Radeon 9500 Pro or better * Please note that Shadowgrounds does not run on GeForce 4 MX cards.