Shadowgrounds

Shadowgrounds

Steam Deck Unsupported

Frozenbyte · Top-Down Shooter · May 8, 2006

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $1.04.

81%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 98 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
At first, as the story develops, it is intriguing and fun enough (though far from original), the necessity to manage ammo, the introduction of fairly different enemy types, the very good use of lighting for its time and dark locations leads to a very enjoyable action horror / horror-lite experience.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The controls smooth, the gameplay is fun, and it has very rare unfair moments.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
No online co-op, only local and the game is only really 5 hours long with no unlockables or even achievements to make you wanna play more other than, it is a great game.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I've tried both keyboard/mouse and a 360 controller, the latter of which seems like the better option for an isometric shooter.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics69 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Co-op14 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters118 reviews
79%
Audio65 reviews
75%
Performance6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat98 reviews
83%
Difficulty26 reviews
81%
Bugs11 reviews
64%
Interface6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.04.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.