Shadowgate
First-person point-and-click adventure through a castle of deadly puzzles
Zojoi · Released Aug 21, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 709
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 12 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.
How many players finish Shadowgate?
12% of Steam players have unlocked «Hero», 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
Shadowgate system requirements
Minimum: 512MB Dedicated Memory, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Shadowgate?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 and up
- Processor
- 2.4GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 512MB Dedicated Video Memory
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Shadowgate have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Shadowgate run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 60
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does Shadowgate 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
- Adventure
- Point & Click
- Remake
- Puzzle
- Singleplayer
- Retro
- Great Soundtrack
- First-Person
- Dark Fantasy
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Oct 30, 2014 · SHADOWGATE GETS WICKED WITH PACKED HALLOWEEN UPDATE
- Oct 30, 2014 · SHADOWGATE GETS WICKED WITH PACKED HALLOWEEN UPDATE
- Oct 15, 2014 · SHADOWGATE GETS WICKED WITH PACKED HALLOWEEN UPDATE!
