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Shadows: Awakening

Shadows: Awakening

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.

Released Aug 31, 2018 Developer Games Farm Publisher Kalypso Media Platforms Windows RPGActionHack and SlashIsometricSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

75.0%positive2,497 reviews
Recommended · 240 found this helpful

“You play as the demon. In this one, the demon is a devourer of the souls of lost heroes. By devouring a soul, the demon can give that hero life again, basically swapping into their body and running around as a sword-swinging fighter or fireball-flinging spellcaster or, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 134 found this helpful

“Shadows: Awakening is a really nice ARPG game where you control one of up to four characters which you can switch anytime. One of these is a demon in the shadow realm which is a special layer of the material world if you want. It's basically the same world, but with important…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Not recommended · 99 found this helpful

“There is gated content that can only be played if you buy the physical copy - not only that, nowhere is it stated that there is locked content (I checked Steam, their website, retailers that sell physical copies, etc.). One of the devs said it would be released later as a DLC…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

902all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 198 avg · Sep 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

45achievements
4.9%median completion
0.9%rarest: Got Gud
80.2% of players 42.0% of players 28.3% of players 28.3% of players 20.4% of players 19.2% of players 18.5% of players 14.2% of players 11.9% of players 10.6% of players 10.2% of players 9.8% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 7.3% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 80.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.2%First Day — Earn second level.
42.0%I Command Thee! — Hidden achievement
28.3%Arachnophobia — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Got Gud — Complete the game on at least Hard difficulty with no puppet deaths. Because reasons.
1.0%The Eye of Worlds — Witness all three main endings.
1.0%Oldschool — Complete Both Books in Oldschool Mode.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK26.99 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada33.99 CAD
Japan3,748 JPY
Brazil139.00 BRL
China149.00 CNY

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

China≈$22 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$36

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-19 09-09 09-30 10-22

Latest official news

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

Sep 02, 2024
Shadows: Awakening on sale now!

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat . You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-de

Jul 24, 2023
Shadows: Awakening on sale now!

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat . You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-de

Apr 24, 2023
Shadows: Awakening on sale now!

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat . You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-de

Dec 12, 2022
Shadows: Awakening on sale now!

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat . You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-de

May 16, 2022
Shadows: Awakening on sale now!

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat . You take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm – the Devourer – to consume the souls of long-de

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Action · Hack and Slash · Isometric · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Loot · Dark Fantasy · Fantasy · Puzzle · Magic · Real-Time (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German * , Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64Bit Versions Processor: Intel Compatible 2.1 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX460 2GB or compatible Storage: 13 GB available space