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Shadows: Awakening cover art

Shadows: Awakening

Games Farm · Kalypso Media · 2018-08-31

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 31, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Aug 30, 2018 (Xbox One), Aug 31, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.

3
playing now
75%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadows: Awakening is an action role-playing game developed by Slovak studio Games Farm and published by Kalypso Media for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in August 2018. It is both a remake and sequel to the 2014 game Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and is the third installment of the Heretic Kingdoms series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 89% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (206 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 62k–149k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,483 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-90%
GOG$2.99-90%
GameBillet$6.85-77%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.85-77%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-12-30) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.59 · on sale 177 of 180 observed days · $1.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15115120182026Week of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1212026-08-11 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$1.002018-04-072026-08-302018-04-07 — best price $33.992018-10-30 — best price $29.992019-02-04 — best price $23.992019-05-30 — best price $11.992019-09-04 — best price $15.982019-11-25 — best price $9.992020-02-03 — best price $39.992020-04-24 — best price $7.872020-07-17 — best price $29.392020-09-23 — best price $39.992020-12-10 — best price $39.992021-02-24 — best price $35.992021-04-30 — best price $10.002021-07-15 — best price $9.902021-10-11 — best price $26.882021-12-30 — best price $1.002022-03-11 — best price $8.812022-06-11 — best price $9.892022-09-07 — best price $9.892022-11-22 — best price $9.892023-02-16 — best price $9.892023-05-05 — best price $9.892023-07-25 — best price $9.252023-10-19 — best price $9.892023-12-28 — best price $29.992024-03-15 — best price $9.602024-06-02 — best price $26.392024-08-12 — best price $24.292024-10-28 — best price $9.752025-01-11 — best price $29.992025-04-09 — best price $29.992025-06-28 — best price $7.832025-09-18 — best price $8.992025-12-11 — best price $7.492026-03-11 — best price $7.492026-06-02 — best price $26.282026-08-19 — best price $7.492026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8862026-05-31 — 15 pageviews2026-06-03 — 6 pageviews2026-06-06 — 13 pageviews2026-06-09 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 17 pageviews2026-06-15 — 9 pageviews2026-06-18 — 13 pageviews2026-06-21 — 13 pageviews2026-06-24 — 13 pageviews2026-06-27 — 7 pageviews2026-06-30 — 6 pageviews2026-07-03 — 17 pageviews2026-07-06 — 19 pageviews2026-07-09 — 14 pageviews2026-07-12 — 11 pageviews2026-07-15 — 12 pageviews2026-07-18 — 25 pageviews2026-07-21 — 24 pageviews2026-07-24 — 22 pageviews2026-07-27 — 21 pageviews2026-07-30 — 18 pageviews2026-08-02 — 17 pageviews2026-08-05 — 16 pageviews2026-08-08 — 18 pageviews2026-08-11 — 21 pageviews2026-08-14 — 9 pageviews2026-08-17 — 10 pageviews2026-08-20 — 12 pageviews2026-08-23 — 17 pageviews2026-08-26 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
80.2%
earned "First Day"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing3 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,9941%45
Xbox One (Xbox)5,3650%45
PS4 (PlayStation)1,8002%46
PS4 (PlayStation)430%46

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGLootMagicActionPuzzleFantasyIsometricReal-TimeAction RPGStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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