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Shu
Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Shu is a gentle, visually lyrical platformer that manages to stand out not through scale or spectacle, but through elegance, rhythm, and emotional subtlety. Rather than overwhelming the player with mechanics or dense storytelling, it frames its world with soft lines, painterly…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedLatest official news
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Free DLC Update 2!
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26437571/207684a1b6acae57a7bf3d7aaadddd73747d8efa.png Caverns Of The Nightjars update 2, a free DLC update for those of you itchi
Free DLC Update 2!
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26437571/207684a1b6acae57a7bf3d7aaadddd73747d8efa.png Caverns Of The Nightjars update 2, a free DLC update for those of you itchi
Free DLC Update: Caverns Of The Nightjars
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26437571/207684a1b6acae57a7bf3d7aaadddd73747d8efa.png It seems the Storm isn't quite finished with Shu yet Introducing Caverns Of T
Free DLC Update: Caverns Of The Nightjars
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26437571/207684a1b6acae57a7bf3d7aaadddd73747d8efa.png It seems the Storm isn't quite finished with Shu yet Introducing Caverns Of T
Time Trial Shu-down live: Win stuff & things!
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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 | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Indie · Platformer · Side Scroller · Stylized · Cartoon · 2.5D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://coatsink.com/games/shu/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 2.13GHz or Equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series or Equivalent Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: 16:9 aspect ratio monitor