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Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline.
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About Shadowgrounds

About this game

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.
UPGRADE THOSE WEAPONS! Use a devastating arsenal of high-tech weaponry to dispose of the alien threat. Each weapon has multiple upgrades that maximize the carnage. Unleash the flames of the Flamethrower's Fuel Trap, cause mayhem with the Grenade Launcher's Poison Grenades, slash and dice the monsters with the Laser Rifle's Pinpoint Laser - and many more!
WHAT LURKS IN THE SHADOWS? Shadowgrounds uses cutting-edge realistic lighting and glow technology to light up the battlefield and create detailed shadows producing an atmosphere of fear. But the lighting and the flashlight also affect some aliens' behavior - take advantage of that and you can turn the tide in the game of fear by using your flashlight effectively.
DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENT! What good are weapons and special effects if you can't wreak havoc on the environment? Shadowgrounds lets you go all-out - glass shatters, ground shakes, trees fall, barrels explode and furniture blows to smithereens. You can use the environment to your advantage.
THEY'RE BIG AND NASTY! Big, brutal monsters await you. Prepare to face many different bosses who will do anything to stop your journey. They're nasty, blood-thirsty beasts, but don't give in to fear - remember to use the environment and the lighting to your advantage!

  • Upgrade weaponry with powerful modifications.
  • Face enormous monsters in boss battles.
  • Destructible environment allows you to wreak havoc with your arsenal.
  • Visit many exciting locations, including a secret military base and the alien-infested colony New Atlantis.
  • Fight side-by-side with NPC allies against the massive alien hordes.
  • Check security cameras and computer logs to investigate alien origins.
  • Realistic lighting with gameplay effects bring the aliens out of the shadows.
  • Enjoy horrifying sound effects and a thrilling music soundtrack made exclusively for Shadowgrounds.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
May 08, 2006
Developer:
Frozenbyte
Publisher:
Frozenbyte
Rating:
ESRB rating of 17
PEGI rating of 16
USK rating of 16
Supported Languages:
English
Steam Deck Support:
Unsupported
Franchise:
Shadowgrounds
Link:
Features:
SharedSplit Screen
Steam Trading Cards

Remote Play Together

Singleplayer

Multiplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum: 1.3 GHZ or Equivalent, 384 MB RAM, GeForce 4 Ti 4200* or ATi Radeon 9000 or better, 1 GB free hard drive space, Windows 2000/XP
Recommended: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, GeForce FX 5900 Ultra or ATi Radeon 9500 Pro or better
* Please note that Shadowgrounds does not run on GeForce 4 MX cards.

Product Requirements

  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6.5 or newer - Unfortunately OS X 10.9 or newer NOT supported
  • Processor: Intel Mac
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 1GB
  • Video Card: : OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256 MB shared or dedicated RAM (ATI or NVIDIA)*
  • DirectX®: 9.0
  • Additional: Keyboard+mouse or Keyboard+trackpad
  • *Please be advised that the game does not run on Intel graphics solutions (such as Macbooks from 2006-2008 and the new MacBook Pro 13" models from 2011). The game does run on most Macs from 2009 onwards that have a distinct graphics chip (such as those with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M but graphics details need to be turned down for smooth gameplay).

Critic Reviews

75

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
81 / 100
"Even with its limited replay appeal and some lackluster voice acting, at $24.99, Shadowgrounds delivers a noteworthy value-to-fun ratio. [Aug 2006, p.35]"

AceGamez

90 / 100
"While Shadowgrounds might not win any big awards for originality, the nonstop action absolutely gets the adrenaline pumping throughout as it offers up a planet's worth of...

Worth Playing

90 / 100
"With strong gameplay, outstanding design, and intense action, the game definitely fills the void left in many players by the somewhat-disappointing "Doom 3.""

Pelit (Finland)

90 / 100
"Excellet budget-priced action game. Looks good, plays well and sounds awesome. [Dec 2005]"

eToychest

85 / 100
"This is definitely a game action fans, Aliens enthusiasts, as well as players who enjoyed classic games such as Alien Syndrome – a real classic in the top-down genre – will...

CPUGamer

83 / 100
"A good example that games with forgettable stories and acting are still worth playing. Rich storytelling is always welcome and I’d love to see more of it, but these are games...
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Achievement Hunter?
3.03% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
2.04%
Easy
10.2%
Just Right
75.51%
Tough
12.24%
Unforgiving
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Relax & enjoy! 75.51%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
30.56%
Played It
18.52%
Halfway
6.48%
Beat It
30.56%
Conquered It
13.89%
Completionist! 13.89%  of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 12% of GameFAQs users said Shadowgrounds is Simple or Easy. 76% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 12% of GameFAQs users said Shadowgrounds is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, Shadowgrounds is suitable for players aged 17 and above.
No, Shadowgrounds is not currently playable on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Shadowgrounds is Unsupported on Steam Deck. Some or all of this game currently doesn't function on Steam Deck.
Minimum: 1.3 GHZ or Equivalent, 384 MB RAM, GeForce 4 Ti 4200* or ATi Radeon 9000 or better, 1 GB free hard drive space, Windows 2000/XP
Recommended: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, GeForce FX 5900 Ultra or ATi Radeon 9500 Pro or better
* Please note that Shadowgrounds does not run on GeForce 4 MX cards.
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6.5 or newer - Unfortunately OS X 10.9 or newer NOT supported
  • Processor: Intel Mac
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 1GB
  • Video Card: : OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256 MB shared or dedicated RAM (ATI or NVIDIA)*
  • DirectX®: 9.0
  • Additional: Keyboard+mouse or Keyboard+trackpad
  • *Please be advised that the game does not run on Intel graphics solutions (such as Macbooks from 2006-2008 and the new MacBook Pro 13" models from 2011). The game does run on most Macs from 2009 onwards that have a distinct graphics chip (such as those with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M but graphics details need to be turned down for smooth gameplay).
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 12 hours.
Shadowgrounds was released on May 08, 2006
Yes, Shadowgrounds supports MacOS.
Shadowgrounds is published by Frozenbyte
Shadowgrounds was developed by Frozenbyte

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