Shadow Dungeon

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

OO Cat · Loot · Aug 26, 2026

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
24
Full audio24 of 24
Subtitles24 of 24

Should I buy Shadow Dungeon?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Developed and published by OO Cat, it embraces the spirit of classic PC dungeon crawlers while expanding that foundation with an enormous collection of skills, equipment combinations, enemies, and progression systems.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Reminds me heavily of Powerlust (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829520/Powerlust/) and some mobile games like this, but the visuals here are much more to my liking.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combined with the broad monster roster, these fights give players reasons to evaluate whether a powerful build actually works under pressure.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Shadow Dungeon is an old-school dark fantasy action RPG that places loot hunting, character growth, and relentless dungeon combat at the center of the experience.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay66 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Combat12 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
40% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Audio
50% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
65% still recommend
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Interface
88% still recommend
Controls
83% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • #category_contrast_controls
  • #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

2 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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