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Shadow Complex Remastered

Shadow Complex Remastered

ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.

Released May 3, 2016 Developer ChAIR Entertainment Publisher Epic Games Platforms Windows · Mac MetroidvaniaActionPlatformerSide Scroller2.5D
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.5%positive929 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Shadow Complex is pretty solid for an early indie Metroidvania. This was one of the first big ones that came out during the Xbox Live Arcade days, back when the whole indie scene was just starting to blow up, It’s got that raw old school feel, running around, blowing s**t up,…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Un juegazo del género "metroidvania" que viene de la era del poderoso Xbox 360 con un toque "moderno" en el sentido de que, tu personaje usa armamento, combate cuerpo a cuerpo y tecnología para moverse dentro de una base militar encontrada por "casualidad". Tiene una historia…”

— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Excellent and minimal metroidvania type game”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
224-hour peak
389all-time peak
0 100 200 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 107 avg · Nov 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
9.1%median completion
1.0%rarest: Jason Bailey
70.3% of players 67.5% of players 55.0% of players 47.1% of players 44.4% of players 34.1% of players 33.6% of players 32.9% of players 23.8% of players 21.1% of players 15.0% of players 13.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 10.8% of players 10.4% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 9.1% of players 9.0% of players 7.0% of players 4.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 70.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.3%To Kill a Blackbird — Destroy the helicopter attacking the vice president
67.5%Let There Be Light — Hidden achievement
55.0%Look Out! — Kill a soldier with a Bomba
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Jason Bailey — Complete the game at 100% in under 2 hours on any difficulty
1.0%ChAIRness — Complete the game at 100% in under 3 hours on insane
1.1%Gets Better With Age — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
UK10.99 GBP
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

Aug 04, 2016
Shadow Complex Remastered is Now on Mac App Store!

We are happy to announce that starting today, Mac gamers can now play Shadow Complex Remastered! ChAIR’s award-winning modern and masterful sidescroller is now downloadable on Mac via the Mac App Stor

Aug 04, 2016
Shadow Complex Remastered is Now on Mac App Store!

We are happy to announce that starting today, Mac gamers can now play Shadow Complex Remastered! ChAIR’s award-winning modern and masterful sidescroller is now downloadable on Mac via the Mac App Stor

Jul 26, 2016
Shadow Complex Superfan DLC Pack Released!

Shadow Complex fans, exciting news! Today you can pick up the Shadow Complex Superfan DLC Pack for just $2.99. Come check it out . The Shadow Complex Superfan DLC Pack features the complete remastered

Jul 26, 2016
Shadow Complex Superfan DLC Pack Released!

Shadow Complex fans, exciting news! Today you can pick up the Shadow Complex Superfan DLC Pack for just $2.99. Come check it out . The Shadow Complex Superfan DLC Pack features the complete remastered

Jun 28, 2016
Join the Weekly Challenge - Win Swag and More!

For the past 3 months, each week we’ve been testing you with our Weekly Challenges. Players play one of the Shadow Complex Remastered Proving Grounds and post their best time to our forums. Each week

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsMetroidvania · Action · Platformer · Side Scroller · 2.5D · Singleplayer · Sci-fi · Shooter · Adventure · Action-Adventure · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Simplified Chinese * , Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.Shadowcomplex.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 7800 (512MB cache) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2048 MB available space