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Shadowgrounds Survivor

Shadowgrounds Survivor

Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, wher

Released Nov 14, 2007 Developer Frozenbyte Platforms Windows · Mac ActionSci-fiShooterTop-Down ShooterIsometric
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-12)

What players say

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60.7%positive777 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“more of an expansion pack than its own thing, even though these days it costs more than the original (10 eur vs. 5). much to my surprise, I enjoyed this more than the first one, even though I'm not one for tower defense-like gameplay. on half the levels here you're stuck in a…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Short, but fun top-down shooter. It is a standalone DLC for Shadowgrounds, so you should play that first. I don't see why this is just mixed, and Shadowgrounds is very positive. I think both are equally good and cheap”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Even so, the shooting part feels better; the rest of the game feels worse for me, especially after playing Shadowgrounds just before this game. The constant we put you in a tiny room and swarm you with enemies just makes no fun. What annoyed me too was what was rare in the…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Aug 28, 2019
Boreal Blade Announced!

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Jun 18, 2019
Trine 4 - E3 2019 Highlights

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32975759/fcf11d9fccf47c4d617a1ae9e80daef5de747a65.jpg We had a blast showing off Trine 4 at E3 this year with Modus! We were featured

Mar 04, 2019
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Announced!

https://i.imgur.com/fWrcNeY.png We at Frozenbyte together with Modus are extremely happy to finally announce Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and reveal the first gameplay details and trailer: https://ww

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Has-Been Heroes Now Available on Steam!

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Facts & details

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GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Sci-fi · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Isometric · Singleplayer · Top-Down · Aliens · Twin Stick Shooter · Action RPG · Survival · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Trading Cards · Includes level editor · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Spanish - Spain *
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.shadowgroundssurvivor.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Supported OS: Windows® XP / Windows® Vista Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor (2.0 GHz+ recommended) Memory: 512 MB RAM (1024 MB RAM recommended) Graphics: DirectX compatible 128 MB graphics card (512 MB recommended) DirectX Version: DirectX® 9.0c Sound: DirectX compatible sound card Hard Drive: 1 GB Hard Drive space Gamepad required for co-op play NOTE: Shadowgrounds: Survivor uses PhysX, which is a physics library by NVIDIA. It works on all graphics cards, including AMD and ATI. Installing the free PhysX Legacy drivers may be required for the game to launch.