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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
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-12.
“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“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“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 playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Sci-fi · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Isometric · Singleplayer · Top-Down · Aliens · Twin Stick Shooter · Action RPG · Survival · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Trading Cards · Includes level editor · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Spanish - Spain * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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.