The Consuming Shadow

Buy95%

Very Positive · 430 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw · Lovecraftian · Nov 20, 2015

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$0.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
95
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Consuming Shadow?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 430 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
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is consistent, the writing is good (though there isn't enough of it!) The gameplay can be repetitive, but competent.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I've been playing since the Humble release, and I just recently got the best ending.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Art style: The super-simple graphics work really well for the game, but it's no INFRA ARCANA (a game you must play if the combination of Lovecraftian horror, true roguelike mechanics and horrible difficulty sounds appealing) when it comes to its presentation.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I felt immersed, like I was sitting in MY car, checking off a list, sleepily driving towards another cursed township (the otherworldly soundtrack helps a bunch in the ambiance department).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay107 reviews
Story43 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
94% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
99% still recommend
Combat
89% still recommend
Interface
90% 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

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$0.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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