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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 SteamSpy 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 playedLatest official news
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Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms on sale now!
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
Shadows Franchise on sale now!
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
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms is 67% off this week!
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
SHADOWS: HERETIC KINGDOMS is 75% off this week!
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
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 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
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