PCGame

Shadowgate

First-person point-and-click adventure through a castle of deadly puzzles

Zojoi · Released Aug 21, 2014

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 709
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
1
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
11 years ago
Oct 30, 2014

Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)

What is Shadowgate?

This remake is a first-person point-and-click adventure set in a dangerous fantasy castle. You explore rooms, use objects to solve puzzles, and seek to defeat the Warlock Lord.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy methodical exploration and item-based puzzles
  • +you want difficulty settings that change the puzzles
  • +you like retro presentation options in adventure games

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike getting stuck on cryptic item puzzles
  • −you want an adventure without frequent deaths

What players say

87% of 709 reviews are positive

Players praise the painted art, music, and reworked puzzles. Some say the item puzzles can be cryptic enough to leave them stuck.

Screenshots and trailer

Shadowgate

Shadowgate system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 and up
Processor
2.4GHz Processor
Graphics
512MB Dedicated Video Memory
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
60
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

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