Shadow Puppeteer

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 231 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Sarepta studio · Indie · Sep 29, 2014

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
6
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy Shadow Puppeteer?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 231 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 100 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
58 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
If you like 2-player coop games, played on the same machine, you should try this one!
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
And if you die, you can immediately respawn at the last checkpoint.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
21 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
I would compare this game a lot to "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons", that game was simpilar but made up for it in story line.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
I adore the art style, and I think the cutscenes are fantastic.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 100 sampled reviews raised it
I think the game have just the right amount of difficulty, yes some levels were a little difficult like the final boss and so on, but true gamers like a challenge and who dosent love the feeling of beating a complex game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op58 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Story21 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
43% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

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