Shadow Complex Remastered

Buy85%

Very Positive · 966 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

ChAIR Entertainment · Metroidvania · May 3, 2016

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
39
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio9 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Shadow Complex Remastered?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 106 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 966 player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To sum up, If you have missed the old school Metroid style of exploring for fun and profit, You will most likely love this game and is well worth the price.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is fun and entertaining with ever improving quality of guns (5 total) and uprades for your character, Either Missles, grenades, Foam gun, Hook shot device, or even double and triple jumping and hyperspeed running where you can even go zipping by enemies while on the roof!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals then hold up well enough in terms of texture quality thanks to the remaster.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Another plus for me is full controller support, and this game has very responsive controls.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting itself is actually surprisingly alright, but every line of dialogue could be ripped straight from your run-of-the-mill action movie and you wouldn't know the difference.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is easier than other games but enjoyable, and it also has difficulty levels to choose from. 8 out of 10, played on the Steamdeck and ran perfect 60 fps.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay118 reviews
Combat58 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Controls25 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
57% still recommend
Optimization
25% still recommend
Players complain
Story
89% still recommend
Difficulty
87% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Bugs
82% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$14.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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