GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Deep single-player tower defense built around crafting and combining gems
Game in a Bottle · Published by Armor Games Studios · Released Apr 30, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 4,412
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 19 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 97
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 years ago
- Aug 14, 2015
What is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
A top-down fantasy tower defense game where you craft and combine gems, then place them in towers, traps, and amplifiers to stop waves of monsters. Its stages support replay with added challenges, skills, spells, and artifacts as you oppose an archdemon called the Forgotten.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult tower defense with layered progression systems
- +you like replaying stages with adjustable challenge modifiers
- +you want a long, solo strategy campaign
Not for you if...
- −you want a short campaign with little repetition
- −you prefer simple tower defense with fewer overlapping systems
What players say
95% of 4,412 reviews are positive · 89% of 19 in the last 30 days
Players praise the gem-combination system, tactical customization, and large amount of content. Common complaints include repetitive later stages, steep difficulty scaling, and slowdown when very large enemy hordes fill the screen.
Screenshots and trailer
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista SP1
- Processor
- Intel Celeron N or better
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics or better
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or better
- Graphics
- Radeon HD / Geforce GTX grade graphics card
- Memory
- 4096 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 419
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Tower Defense
- Strategy
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Action
- Top-Down
- Fantasy
- Tactical
- 2D
- Difficult
- Classic
- Great Soundtrack
- Magic
- Puzzle
- Dark Fantasy
Recent updates
- Aug 14, 2015 · GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up!
- Jun 13, 2015 · GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes.
- Jun 13, 2015 · GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes.
- Jun 6, 2015 · GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.4 is up!
- May 18, 2015 · GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.3 is uploaded!
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