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Shardlight

Shardlight

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.

Released Mar 8, 2016 Developer Wadjet Eye Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventurePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistIndiePost-apocalyptic
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.2%positive746 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Engaging story, great atmosphere, cool music, I liked it.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“You cannot go wrong with this one. I have played most of the adventures published by Wadjet Eye Games, and honestly I haven't seen one that I cannot recommend; there is a consistent level of quality in all of them. And yet, this one exceeded my expectations. In the case of…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Beatiful adventure. I expected a point and click nuclear quest but got post-apocalyptic guerilla and plague batman story. Short, but memorable. Full of puzzles, but without moon logic. Visuals are pretty to look at, sound is just right, voiceacting and story are great. Story is…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

19achievements
28.1%median completion
5.1%rarest: More Than You Ever Wanted To Know
53.0% of players 51.8% of players 49.9% of players 48.2% of players 46.3% of players 43.2% of players 41.2% of players 38.2% of players 34.6% of players 28.1% of players 25.0% of players 24.7% of players 23.9% of players 18.9% of players 18.1% of players 15.3% of players 14.9% of players 6.2% of players 5.1% of players 53.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
53.0%Child At Heart — You're never too old to have fun.
51.8%Educated — You're the most well-read person around.
49.9%Everyone's A Critic — Gus doesn't know art, but he knows what he hates.
Rarest badges of honor
5.1%More Than You Ever Wanted To Know — Played through the game with commentary.
6.2%Smartass — Listen to every single comment Denby makes inside the factory.
14.9%The Perfect Life — Said the code phrase to everyone.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jun 03, 2026
Shardlight Hotfix Patch

-Fixed an issue with screenshot skipping dialog, that is no longer the case.

Sep 10, 2025
Shardlight Hotfix Patch

-Fixed a baseline issue.

Aug 21, 2025
Shardlight Commentary Achievement Hotfix

-Fixed an issue with commentary achievement it's now more lenient. You can turn it off and on as many times as you want but ONLY in the main menu. Turn it ON and start the game, but never turn it off

Apr 14, 2025
Shardlight Patch - Config Tool

-Added config tool for all OSes.

Jul 25, 2023
Shardlight - Engine Patch

Hi, We're upgrading the game to 3.6 version of AGS, which basically means better rendering, better support for resolutions and better support for keyboard and mouse! The savegames have been tested and

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Female Protagonist · Indie · Post-apocalyptic · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Story Rich · 2D · Mystery · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements19
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.shardlight-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows ME or higher Processor: Pentium or higher Memory: 64 MB RAM Graphics: 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum DirectX: Version 5.2 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: All DirectX-compatible sound cards