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Shadowgrounds

Shooter

Steam
Released

Mar 2006

Exact day not announced

Platforms
  • PC
  • Mac
  • Linux

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Apr 13, 20115,688 days ago
    • Mac
  2. Sep 16, 20096,262 days ago
    • Linux
  3. Mar 2006
    • PC

About

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op play.

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 124 players
Main story
6 h
Main + extras
7 h
Completionist
7.5 h

Reviews

Steam82%Very Positive · 1,573 reviews
Critics (IGDB)75/1002 reviews
IGDB players70/10026 ratings

Game info

Released
2005 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Multiplayer
  • All platforms
  • PCCouch co-op 4Campaign co-op, Couch co-op

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBMBlood and Gore, Language, Violence
  • USK16No content descriptors
  • CLASS IND14No content descriptors

Languages

2 languages
English, Russian
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
EnglishEnglish (US)
RussianРусский–

Themes & tags

Story & names

Also known as

  • Shadowgrounds.exeWindows Executable

Release dates by region

8 releases in 5 regions

worldwide

north america

  • Mar 2006PC

europe

  • Nov 11, 2005PC
  • Feb 2006PC
  • Mar 2006PC

australia

  • Feb 2006PC

new zealand

  • Feb 2006PC

The Shadowgrounds series

All 2 games
  1. This gameShadowgrounds2005
  2. Shadowgrounds Survivor2007

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.