RPGFit check
Is Shadows Over Loathing worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy comedy-led adventure games with quests and puzzles
- RPG fans looking for a single-player story in a stick-figure world
- Players who want the option to skip turn-based combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a multiplayer experience rather than a single-player game
- Players looking for combat to drive every part of an RPG, since battles can be skipped
- Players who prefer realistic visuals over stick-figure art
- Players seeking a serious tone rather than jokes and slapstick
Our take on Shadows Over Loathing
Skipping battles shifts attention toward exploration, puzzles, and comedy, but reduces the role of combat in a playthrough. The stick-figure art and slapstick tone also make the game a poor match for players seeking realism or a serious atmosphere.
What is Shadows Over Loathing?
After Uncle Murray disappears from his antique shop in Ocean City, the investigation into his disappearance and collected artifacts reveals plots threatening the world.
This single-player adventure-RPG is set in the Prohibition-era Loathing universe and uses black-and-white stick-figure art. Its open world contains locations, quests, puzzles, items, friends, foes, and familiars. Players can take on the roles of the athletic Pig Skinner, cunning Cheese Wizard, or inscrutable Jazz Agent. Combat uses turn-based strategy but can be skipped. Other activities and encounters include fishing, cursed antiques, a government to overthrow, a time-travel side quest from the player’s future self, talking frogs, sentient math, and pettable cats.
How Shadows Over Loathing plays
- 01Optional turn-based combat
- Players can choose whether to engage in strategic battles.
- 02Open-world exploration
- The setting includes locations, quests, puzzles, items, companions, enemies, and familiars.
- 03Distinct player roles
- The available roles include Pig Skinner, Cheese Wizard, and Jazz Agent.
- 04Time-travel side quest
- The player’s future self provides a side quest.
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Shadows Over Loathing: platforms & release
Is Shadows Over Loathing worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy comedy-led adventure games with quests and puzzles. Skip it if: players seeking a multiplayer experience rather than a single-player game.
Where can I download Shadows Over Loathing?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Shadows Over Loathing's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Shadows Over Loathing on?
Windows and macOS.
