Shadows: Awakening

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Games Farm · RPG · Aug 31, 2018

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio2 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Shadows: Awakening?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 161 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 101 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
161 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story and lore and environments in this game are wonderful, the graphics are great and well optimized, this will run on most any computer.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You play the Devourer - a Demon - and one of three main characters with different backstories and quests, so you have to play up to three times to get the full experience; that said, the replayability with the characters - puppets - provides loads of options.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead, you get largely the opposite; the game is quite beautiful and detailed with a ton of quality voice acting (including The Doctor himself, Tom-freaking-Baker).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals look really good too and the optimization for this game is fantastic.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
World and character design is superb, a lot of time clearly went into them
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Shadows: Awakening is a game that's going to be compared with a lot of other ARPGs in its field, but it sets itself aside through it's pseudo-party based combat, puzzle scenarios, and a "less-loot" focus that aids with controller play.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story161 reviews
Gameplay142 reviews
Audio52 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Characters49 reviews
Controls15 reviews
Crashes6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
71% still recommend
Interface
64% still recommend
Difficulty
76% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend
Optimization
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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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