Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms

Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms

Steam Deck · unrated

Games Farm · RPG · Nov 20, 2014

It depends on what you're after.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

59%
Mixed
449 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 449 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 203 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise27% are divided46% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It does provide a window into how time and feedback can improve a game when acted upon (Shadows: Awakening has substantial differences to gameplay that make it more tactical).
34 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
There are some minor improvements to the mechanics of the game but everything else is outstanding especially the graphics and effects especially for a non main stream or popular name like Blizzard.
33 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design also complements the visual storytelling well, with an ambient soundtrack that enhances the game’s sense of mystery and foreboding.
24 of 203 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 love3 themes
Gameplay34 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters81 reviews
58%
Interface12 reviews
33%
Controls11 reviews
45%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat50 reviews
42%
Crashes29 reviews
34%
Bugs20 reviews
30%
Difficulty8 reviews
38%
Performance6 reviews
50%

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 5 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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
59%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
13
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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