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Is Shadows: Awakening worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Single-player RPG fans who want real-time tactical combat
- Players who enjoy managing characters with different skills and personalities
- Puzzle fans who want challenges alongside combat and exploration
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want turn-based combat may hit a wall when encounters require real-time decisions.
- Players who prefer a short campaign may find the 20+ hour playthrough and 60+ hour full experience too long.
- Players seeking multiplayer gameplay, rather than a single-player campaign.
Our take on Shadows: Awakening
The likely sticking point is the real-time combat: players who want time to plan each move may bounce when they need to combine party skills during an encounter. The puzzle sections may also slow the pace for anyone looking for combat without interruptions.
What is Shadows: Awakening?
Shadows: Awakening is an isometric, single-player RPG built around a demon called the Devourer, who absorbs the souls of dead heroes and uses them as puppets.
Switch between the Shadow Realm and the mortal world while following a story about the assassinated Penta Nera and their pursuit of power. The game combines real-time combat, where party members’ skills can be used together, with puzzles, crafting, and loot. It offers 3 heroes with individual stories, quests, and dialogue, alongside 14 playable characters with distinct skill sets. One playthrough takes 20+ hours; the vendor gives 60+ hours for the full experience, with replay options. Dialogue is fully voiced.
How Shadows: Awakening plays
- 01Dual-World Travel
- Shift between the demon’s domain and the human world as the narrative progresses through both settings.
- 02Soul-Based Party
- The absorbed characters keep their personalities, which surface through conversations and rivalries.
- 03Playable Characters
- Choose among 3 heroes with personal quests and storylines, or use skills from 14 playable characters.
- 04Real-Time Combat
- Combine abilities from party members during fights.
- 05Puzzles and Crafting
- Solve puzzles across towns and dungeons, and use collected rewards to configure an adventurer.
- 06Voiced Dialogue
- All dialogue is narrated, including performances by actors such as Tom Baker.
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Shadows: Awakening: platforms & release
Is Shadows: Awakening worth it?
It is worth it if: single-player RPG fans who want real-time tactical combat. Skip it if: players who want turn-based combat may hit a wall when encounters require real-time decisions.
Where can I download Shadows: Awakening?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Shadows: Awakening's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Shadows: Awakening on?
Windows only.
