Home / Games / Gilded Shadows
Gilded Shadows
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“I will never not call myself a diehard fan of this game, the worldbuilding took my breath away and so did the characters. 10/10, I can only recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“I really loved the game, and every single route was fun to play. My favorite route is Lance's. I'm a big fan of Steamberry Studio. Also loved their game When Stars Collide. Still have to play Changeling.”
— a player, Steam review · 83 hrs played“If you love science fiction and rich lore, this is a must play! One of the best otome/amare game I have played, indie and localize included. Every games from Steamberry Studio are just masterpiece, even if the casting is large, each route are well written and complete. Every…”
— a player, Steam review · 293 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Yuu's Route Release
Hello everyone! This is a very quick update to let you know that Yuu's route should be live. You should be able to update your game and access his route now. The game walkthrough and content guide lis
Reuben's Route
Reuben's route has been released to Steam. Old saves should still work however, please understand it can be difficult to predict how even small additions and deletions of content can affect saves. You
Untitled
Quill's route has been released. There is nothing in particular you need to do to get to his route. It unlocks naturally with a specific choice in the common route (choose to hide instead of run when
Games like Gilded Shadows
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Arcade Spirits
91.7% · 556 reviews
shares Otome, Romance, Choose Your Own Adventure, Futuristic
Angel Wings
90.5% · 518 reviews
shares Romance, Emotional, Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
91.9% · 1,392 reviews
shares Emotional, Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel
Cabernet
95.5% · 1,371 reviews
shares Romance, Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Hand Drawn
Star Trek: Resurgence
88.4% · 2,329 reviews
shares Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Futuristic, Visual Novel
I Wani Hug that Gator!
98.0% · 3,709 reviews
shares Romance, Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Hand Drawn
Katawa Shoujo
98.0% · 2,501 reviews
shares Romance, Emotional, Choose Your Own Adventure, Hand Drawn
Emily is Away
87.3% · 22,782 reviews
shares Romance, Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Otome · Visual Novel · Casual · Romance · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Interactive Fiction · Story Rich · Action-Adventure · 2D · Cyberpunk · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 28 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or better Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4 or better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (onboard sufficient) Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any