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Shadow Puppeteer

Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.

Released Sep 29, 2014 Developer Sarepta studio Publisher Snow Cannon Games Platforms Windows Indie Adventure Platformer Co-op Local Co-Op

View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

78.4%positive231 reviews

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Really fun game to play with your friends and solve little puzzles. It's an interesting concept that the shadow is 2D and the boy is 3D but they move a bit funky. You also can't play online with someone else only by remote play together. Besides that it's a fun game”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

6achievements

13.7%median completion

7.9%rarest: Shadow puppeteer

Almost everyone has

66.1%Afraid of the dark — Turn on the first lever

24.6%Leaving home — Unlock the second part of the level map

16.8%Gone fishing — Unlock the third part of the level map

Rarest badges of honor

7.9%Shadow puppeteer — Complete the game

11.2%Industrial revolution — Complete SLINKING CHIMNEY

13.7%Allegory of the cave — Unlock the fourth part of the level map

Latest official news

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

Mar 24, 2021
Shadow Puppeteer Developer Stream!

Welcome to the mystical world of Shadow Puppeteer, where you join the adventures of the boy and his shadow. Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow

Feb 12, 2016
Spend Valentine’s with Your Player Two for 10% Off

http://i.imgur.com/ocOv3sG.jpg To celebrate Valentine’s Day and the love two people feel for one another when they game in shared-screen co-op, we are putting Shadow Puppeteer on sale. From now throug

Feb 12, 2016
Spend Valentine’s with Your Player Two for 10% Off

Jan 29, 2016
Soundtrack Now Available, plus a Performance Update

After releasing Shadow Puppeteer on Wii U yesterday, we wanted to take a moment to thank the Steam community for your continued support and feedback on our game. Whether positive or negative, we take

Jan 29, 2016
Soundtrack Now Available, plus a Performance Update

After releasing Shadow Puppeteer on Wii U yesterday, we wanted to take a moment to thank the Steam community for your continued support and feedback on our game. Whether positive or negative, we take

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

Genres	Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Player tags	Indie · Adventure · Platformer · Co-op · Local Co-Op · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Atmospheric · Controller · Short · Dark · Supernatural (Steam store community voting)
Features	Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing
Languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish
Achievements	6
Official site	http://www.shadowpuppeteer.com

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 or higher Processor: Quadcore 2.4 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader model 3.0 with 512MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: We recommend playing this game with controllers