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Shadowgate

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First release
Aug 21, 2014
Developer
Zojoi
Engine
Unity
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Shadowgate is one of the most well-known and beloved adventure titles in gaming history. It quickly endeared players with its fantastic atmospheric soundtrack, perilous locations to progress through, countless puzzles to solve, and more ways to gruesomely die than gamers previously thought possible. Thrust into the role of “The Seed of Prophecy”, players travel deep into the castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord. This game is a re-imagining of the original Shadowgate, released for Mac in 1987 and later ported to the NES.

Also known as Shadowgate (2014), Shadowgate.exe

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 21, 2014
Mac
Aug 21, 2014
PlayStation 4
Apr 11, 2019
All 5 release dates
Xbox One
Apr 11, 2019
Nintendo Switch
Apr 11, 2019
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
ghosts, medieval, magic, shark, turn-based
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