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Shadowgrounds

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3.8/5

( 52 Reviews )

3.8

52 Reviews

English & 1 more
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Shadowgrounds
Description
Shadowgrounds is an epic sci-fi game that blends addictive oldshool gameplay and modern technology into one big, nasty alien-slaughtering carnage fest. The game is played from a classic top-down perspective that gives you a better view of the battlefield and allows you to use your gear to its full p...
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Dark, show 9 more... Horror, Multiplayer, Gore, Isometric, Top-Down, Shooter, Local Co-Op, Shoot'EmUp, Twin Stick Shooter
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3.8/5

( 52 Reviews )

3.8

52 Reviews

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Product details
2005, Frozenbyte, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 1.5 GHz or faster, 512 MB RAM, OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card wit...
Time to beat
6 hMain
7 h Main + Sides
7 h Completionist
6.5 h All Styles

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Description
Shadowgrounds is an epic sci-fi game that blends addictive oldshool gameplay and modern technology into one big, nasty alien-slaughtering carnage fest. The game is played from a classic top-down perspective that gives you a better view of the battlefield and allows you to use your gear to its full potential. As you progress through the game, new tactics become available as your arsenal is upgraded with even more destructive tools of mass destruction.
  • An impressive arsenal of upgradeable weapons allow you to kick alien ass in many different ways.
  • One of the best alien-shooter games with epic boss fights and an interactive environment!
  • Are you afraid of the dark? You should be, aliens in this game love dark places so use your flashlight wisely, the battery wont last forever!

2009 © Meridian4. All rights reserved. Shadowgrounds is a trademark of Frozenbyte. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and copyrights are the properties of their respective owners.

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Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility.

Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility.

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DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
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Time to beat
6 hMain
7 h Main + Sides
7 h Completionist
6.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Dark, show 9 more... Horror, Multiplayer, Gore, Isometric, Top-Down, Shooter, Local Co-Op, Shoot'EmUp, Twin Stick Shooter
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2005-11-17T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Frozenbyte / Frozenbyte
Size:
808 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Violence, Blood and Gore, Language)
Game features
Controller support
Co-op
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
русский
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: March 4, 2011

LiqMat

Games: Reviews: 44

Fun, but 4.99 fun.

Yeah, I agree with another post about price. $4.99 max on this title. Wait for a sale. If you are itching for a game like this and want to spend the exact same money for a modern version of this style game play try the Alien Breed series from Team 17. Alien Breed: Impact, Alien Breed 2: Assault and Alien Breed 3: Descent are all $9.99 and modern versions of this style game play with way better graphics. Save your money.

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Posted on: November 13, 2011

raymccullie

Verified owner

Games: 176 Reviews: 13

Not perfect but very good.

The opening draws you in, it's fun and just when you want to play it all day, you have. Then it's over. Overall, it was a good game, best 3rd person shooter I've played since Crusader. Of course it's no crusader. I wonder what you could do with the built in modding features? Anyway I digress. Would of given it five stars if the AI was a bit better. Even so, if you don't give it a play, you're missing out.

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Posted on: August 3, 2021

ShadowMonkey777

Verified owner

Games: 128 Reviews: 17

Ok for a While

It was really fun until my "respawns" ran out and I lost a couple hours of play time due to a game over. No saving. Just restart the entire (lengthy) level. Come on, this is PC - not Sega Genesis. Gameplay was really good until I decided I'm not going to continue literally wasting my time trying to just reach and see the ending.

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Posted on: June 24, 2013

hudfreegamer

Verified owner

Games: 130 Reviews: 14

Best when modded

This was made by the same company that made Trine (Frozenbyte). That's how I found it. Honestly, the game is only a 3/5 if you play it as is. I modded it to remove the hud and altered the camera to make it more of a 3rd person shooter than a top down shooter. After that, I liked it much more.

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Posted on: May 19, 2020

wilkan

Verified owner

Games: 509 Reviews: 157

At Least It Is Not SG Survivor

RECOMMENDED ONLY IF YOU ARE OKAY KILLING THE SAME ALIENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Most people: skip this one. It has the most clichee alien invasion content out there. It is basically Alien Breed with a bigger budget and half the direction and the originality. The music is all over the place and cannot stick with one overall theme or style. The graphics don't matter in this genre and the gameplay is repetitive AF. Still, it is much better than SG Survivor that was a half-assed and awful across the board.

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