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Shadow Vault

Mayhem Studios · Strategy First · 2024-01-06

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RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 14, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Shadow Vault is a Strategy RPG that will pit you against an evil government army of mutants hell bent on world domination. Set during a violent time in Earth's alternate history, you must battle the heavily armed forces of the Contingent government and take back your planet!

0
playing now
78%
positive of 18 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadow Vault (2004) is a strategy RPG set in an alternate 1958 Earth, where a resistance force battles the Contingent, a menacing mutant government from the future. Amidst a backdrop of time travel and technological disparity, players lead a squad to uncover the invaders' secrets and fight to reclaim the planet. The story weaves a tense conflict with a dark edge, as the resistance confronts overwhelming odds in a bid to reshape history.(Storyline via IGDB)

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  • · Top 93% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-04-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 23 of 47 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992024-01-062026-08-212024-01-06 — best price $9.992024-01-23 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $1.992024-04-11 — best price $1.992024-05-21 — best price $9.992024-07-25 — best price $9.992024-10-15 — best price $9.992024-12-03 — best price $9.992024-12-30 — best price $1.502025-01-06 — best price $9.992025-02-03 — best price $1.502025-03-02 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-04-14 — best price $9.992025-05-06 — best price $1.502025-06-19 — best price $9.992025-07-11 — best price $1.992025-07-25 — best price $9.992025-09-08 — best price $9.992025-09-19 — best price $1.502025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-16 — best price $9.992025-11-29 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-01-22 — best price $9.992026-03-09 — best price $2.002026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-07 — best price $2.002026-04-14 — best price $9.992026-06-15 — best price $2.002026-07-09 — best price $2.002026-07-23 — best price $1.992026-08-14 — best price $2.002026-08-21 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Player tags

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Census log

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