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Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms
Shadows is the next chapter in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demon that swallows the souls of the dead and then brings them back into the mortal realm as his puppets
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
53 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“I have played this game for four hours at this point and am unsure whether to give a thumbs up or a thumbs down. This may be a product of not playing the game enough but in most games I play, by 4 hours you usually know…”
“Warning: Stream edition is missing retail gameplay I’m not talking about the game being release in two halves. There’s actually locked doors and three quests in part 1 that can only be opened in the retail edition. It’s…”
“PLEASE READ FULL REVIEW BEFORE JUST LOOKING AT MY RECOMMENDATION! Honestly, from the little I've played of this so far, I'm thoroughly intrigued as to where the game will go. I can't say it's the most original feeling…”
34 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“Overall, in just the short time I've had to play it, I would recommend this as a game. Yes, it is Early Acess (pre-alpha), combat feels a little slugish, same for picking up items, art work (for what ive seen) has been…”
“Deleted from my hard drive..... Really, enjoying the game, but then CTD, CTD, CTD. There must be some bug that does not like it when you drag an item from the crafting slot or something. And then there are combat CTD's.…”
“Definitely YES. This game is a fresh breeze in nowadays RPGs! Cool characters, many skill variations, tough gameplay, cool graphics, great atmosphere and storyline! Thumbs up for the developers from Slovakia!”
28 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“I have played this game for four hours at this point and am unsure whether to give a thumbs up or a thumbs down. This may be a product of not playing the game enough but in most games I play, by 4 hours you usually know…”
“Definitely YES. This game is a fresh breeze in nowadays RPGs! Cool characters, many skill variations, tough gameplay, cool graphics, great atmosphere and storyline! Thumbs up for the developers from Slovakia!”
“I had been jumping from game to game looking for something with an interesting story to follow that wasn't long winded as heck. This game is pretty interesting because you get to play as a demon and its 'puppet(s)' When…”
26 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“Overall, in just the short time I've had to play it, I would recommend this as a game. Yes, it is Early Acess (pre-alpha), combat feels a little slugish, same for picking up items, art work (for what ive seen) has been…”
“Deleted from my hard drive..... Really, enjoying the game, but then CTD, CTD, CTD. There must be some bug that does not like it when you drag an item from the crafting slot or something. And then there are combat CTD's.…”
“Definitely YES. This game is a fresh breeze in nowadays RPGs! Cool characters, many skill variations, tough gameplay, cool graphics, great atmosphere and storyline! Thumbs up for the developers from Slovakia!”
10 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“After some embittering issues with their publisher, Games Farm has re-acquired control of their IP - including their classic Kult: Heretic Kingdoms. Rewarding customers with more game instead of a paywall was how they…”
“First Impressions: Beautiful graphics, excellent voice acting, and solid combat. Based on my research, the game offers roughly 10-15 hrs per character (there are three), which potentially gives players 30-45 hours worth…”
“OK from Scratch.. i had a real Love/hate thing going at the beginning.. it was somewhat confusing and the whole issue between the Devs and the Publisher and the ? regarding Book 2 ... Get to act 2 before you make any…”
32 of the 96 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Warning: Stream edition is missing retail gameplay I’m not talking about the game being release in two halves. There’s actually locked doors and three quests in part 1 that can only be opened in the retail edition. It’s…”
“If you are looking for another Diablo game, this is not it. Cons: EDIT: No more crashes happened after that first one so I guess this is a non-issue "It still has some technical issues but I only experienced 1 crash so…”
“This game is another example of why review bombing exists. I purchased this on sale a while back so it's not as bad for me as it will be for others. You see this is titled Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, not Shadows: Heretic…”
28 of the 96 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“\Garbage. This has to be the WORST game I have played in over a decade. Locked doors and inaccessible areas because (arbitrarily) you didn't purchase the retail box. Nothing in game to indicate that this is the case.…”
“If you expect this Game to be like Torchlight or Diablo 3, do not buy it. Combat: It is somehow pretty buggy. You end up pretty often hitting nothing but Air, if you get swarmed by multiple Enemies at once. Also, it…”
“DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME! This game has a lot of potential. But, unfortunately, I just can't get past the horrible combat system. You basically "Click" on an enemy to target them (or try to), but there is no target…”
19 of the 96 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Warning: Stream edition is missing retail gameplay I’m not talking about the game being release in two halves. There’s actually locked doors and three quests in part 1 that can only be opened in the retail edition. It’s…”
“It's very nice game. Playing it was fun, but the most important thing is that this game is NOT FULL version. It ends in the middle of the story. To play next chapter you have to have Shadows: Awaking and start that game…”
“This game is another example of why review bombing exists. I purchased this on sale a while back so it's not as bad for me as it will be for others. You see this is titled Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, not Shadows: Heretic…”
18 of the 96 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall, in just the short time I've had to play it, I would recommend this as a game. Yes, it is Early Acess (pre-alpha), combat feels a little slugish, same for picking up items, art work (for what ive seen) has been…”
“If you expect this Game to be like Torchlight or Diablo 3, do not buy it. Combat: It is somehow pretty buggy. You end up pretty often hitting nothing but Air, if you get swarmed by multiple Enemies at once. Also, it…”
“you can play with 1 hand most the time. your other hand is only needed for the heal button and still attacking button. you can switch in and out of different souls. you can be a monster, a animal person, a slow super…”
16 of the 96 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is another example of why review bombing exists. I purchased this on sale a while back so it's not as bad for me as it will be for others. You see this is titled Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, not Shadows: Heretic…”
“\Garbage. This has to be the WORST game I have played in over a decade. Locked doors and inaccessible areas because (arbitrarily) you didn't purchase the retail box. Nothing in game to indicate that this is the case.…”
“There's plenty wrong with this game - more than I feel like committing to a review right now. However, despite all the problems, the game itself would be worth a little bit of fun. IF IT WORKED PROPERLY. I have ~30…”
Counted across 96 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 59.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Updated Note: The developers seem to have the rights to the IP now and by all accounts are working on getting the second half of the game! When it comes to ARPGs, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms travels down the road less traveled, managing to not only deviate from what has become a…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Gameplay Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLIimXdq5c0 + Visuals & Level design + Voice Acting + Easy to get to grips with + Exploration and questing + Fluent movement + Dual-realm mechanics and puzzles + Moral choices + Easy to sink hours into + Multiple characters to…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“This game is beautifully made, voice overs are great, quests, loot, crafting. But what is at the heart of every game like this, combat. Now I will say, combat in itself is just as well done as the rest of the game. However, someone on the dev team needs to understand the…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
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After four of the five members of a secret order known as Penta Nera were murdered, their souls were swallowed by a pack of Devourers. Since then, they move around the mortal realm as the puppets of t
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After four of the five members of a secret order known as Penta Nera were murdered, their souls were swallowed by a pack of Devourers. Since then, they move around the mortal realm as the puppets of t
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Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demon that swallows the souls of the dead and then brings them
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Shadows is the next chapter in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demo
Shadows Franchise Sale up to 80% off
Shadows is the next chapter in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demo
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Indie · Hack and Slash · Isometric · Story Rich · Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Great Soundtrack · Action RPG · Singleplayer · Lore-Rich · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , Polish, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 13 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8; 64 bit Processor: x86 processor, 2.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidiaGeForce 260GTX or higher DirectX: Version 9.0a Storage: 5 GB available space