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Beyond Shadowgate

Beyond Shadowgate

The original design of the never-before seen point and click adventure has been brought to life after 30+ years in the vault - Beyond Shadowgate! This new massive game (created by the designer of the original hit Shadowgate and a leading 8-bit adventure studio) is 5 TIMES BIGGER than NES Shadowgate!

Released Sep 19, 2024 Developer Zojoi LLC., GrahfMetal Publisher Zojoi LLC. Platforms Windows AdventurePoint & ClickExploration2DFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.

95.9%positive293 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The official sequel to one of my favorite childhood games on the NES. It brought me back in the best way possible and I had so much fun playing this. Thank you for bringing it back from the vault guys.”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Very nostalgic. And yet, this game is very creative and fun in its own right. A must for any Shadowgate, Deja Vu, and Uninvited fans. (Highly recommend checking out Grahfmetal's other games too on their website.)”

— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you enjoyed Shadowgate on the NES, you will love Beyond Shadowgate. This is a true sequel to the original game. Half the fun with any Macventure game is finding all the interesting ways for your character to perish, and this has plenty of fun ways to die. The puzzles are all…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

40achievements
28.0%median completion
7.1%rarest: A Small Medium
83.2% of players 71.1% of players 69.8% of players 58.6% of players 54.8% of players 53.0% of players 50.5% of players 46.2% of players 40.5% of players 35.7% of players 33.4% of players 31.9% of players 31.5% of players 30.5% of players 29.6% of players 29.4% of players 28.8% of players 28.7% of players 28.1% of players 28.1% of players 28.0% of players 27.1% of players 26.4% of players 26.4% of players 25.9% of players 24.1% of players 21.2% of players 19.6% of players 19.2% of players 18.9% of players 17.9% of players 16.4% of players 15.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.6% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 9.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.1% of players 83.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.2%Hey, Listen! — The Wisp Has Joined You
71.1%Deep Waters — Drowned in Water
69.8%No Cell Can Hold Me! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
7.1%A Small Medium — Spoke To All Of The Dead
7.5%Charted — Explored 100% of the Map
9.6%Fast Fenling — Finished in Under 2 Hours

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$17.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$17.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US17.99 USD
EU17.49 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia26.50 AUD
Canada23.49 CAD
Japan2,000 JPY
Brazil54.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$10 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 23, 2024
V1.0.0.5 Patch Notes

More Fixes & Speedrun Features! With V1.0.0.5 we have some new fixes and some special features for the most dedicated of speedrunners! Progression Fixes Fixed an issue where an item could be picked up

Sep 27, 2024
V1.0.0.4 Patch Notes

V1.0.0.4 Fixes Fix for an endgame bug where the Blacksmith would be unresponsive Minor updates to text and fixed some typos Quality of Life Updates Added the Chapter Number to the Minimap panel Update

Sep 22, 2024
V1.0.0.3 Patch Notes

V1.0.0.3 Update for Gamepad Support Due to the way that the game handles gamepad support, there are rare cases where a USB or Bluetooth device that is not a controller would be identified as a control

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Exploration · 2D · First-Person · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy · Retro · Mystery · Multiple Endings · Story Rich · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Official sitehttps://www.zojoi.com/beyond-shadowgate/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Win 7, 8, 10 (32 or 64 bit) Processor: 2.0 Ghz dual-core or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 8800 GTX / Radeon HD 2900 XT or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 120 MB available space Sound Card: integrated or better