AdventureFit check
Is Beyond Shadowgate worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Point-and-click adventure fans who want a retro-styled sequel with a larger world
- Shadowgate players interested in a follow-up set 35 years after the original story
- Puzzle-game players who want controller, mouse, and keyboard input options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, tightly contained adventure rather than a larger world with multiple regions and side quests
- Players who prefer puzzles without lethal events, traps, monsters, or other hazards
- Players looking for action combat or a role-playing system instead of point-and-click exploration and puzzles
Our take on Beyond Shadowgate
The game departs from the compact scale associated with its 8-bit inspiration by expanding the world substantially and adding features such as quick travel, day-night progression, side quests, and lethal puzzle events.
What is Beyond Shadowgate?
Beyond Shadowgate is a point-and-click adventure set 35 years after the events of Shadowgate.
Players guide Del Thornburrow from the dungeons of Gwynenthell through the Torlin Forest, Gatekeeper Mountains, and other regions while facing traps, monsters, hazards, and plots against kingdoms. The game combines an 8-bit visual style with modern gameplay elements and presents a world over five times larger than the NES Shadowgate. It supports XInput controllers, mouse controls, and keyboard bindings. Progression includes lethal puzzle events, day-and-night changes, a quick-travel map, a hint system, a death indicator, 40 achievements, and side quests connected to Déjà vu, The Uninvited, and Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok.
How Beyond Shadowgate plays
- 01Expanded Adventure World
- The setting is described as over five times larger than the NES Shadowgate.
- 02Multiple Control Methods
- The game supports XInput controllers, mouse controls, and keyboard bindings.
- 03Connected Side Quests
- Optional adventures are based on Déjà vu, The Uninvited, and Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok.
- 04Travel And Hints
- A quick-travel map and hint system are included.
- 05Hazard-Based Progression
- Lethal puzzle events, traps, monsters, and other dangers threaten Del during the journey.
- 06Day-Night Changes
- Progression includes changes between day and night.
- 07Achievement List
- The game includes 40 achievements.
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Beyond Shadowgate: platforms & release
Is Beyond Shadowgate worth it?
It is worth it if: point-and-click adventure fans who want a retro-styled sequel with a larger world. Skip it if: players seeking a short, tightly contained adventure rather than a larger world with multiple regions and side quests.
Where can I download Beyond Shadowgate?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Beyond Shadowgate's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Beyond Shadowgate on?
Windows only.
