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White Shadows

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3.9/5

( 19 Reviews )

3.9

19 Reviews

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White Shadows
Description
White Shadows is a cinematic puzzle-platformer where you play as a little Ravengirl trying to escape a brutal dystopia founded on oppression and violence that puts her at the bottom of its hierarchical social ladder. Composed of a vast network of towers rising from the void of post-catastrophe...
Genre:
Adventure - Puzzle - Platformer
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Atmospheric, Puzzle, Dark, show 7 more... Horror, Platformer, Violent, Logic, Stealth, Puzzle Platformer, Dystopian
Critics reviews
52 %
Recommend
PC Invasion
7.5/10
TheSixthAxis
8/10
AusGamers
7/10
User reviews

3.9/5

( 19 Reviews )

3.9

19 Reviews

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Product details
2021, Monokel, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows 10 (64-Bit), Core i5-6500 | Ryzen 5 1600, NVIDIA GTX 960 | AMD R9 380, 6 GB available space...
Time to beat
2.5 hMain
3 h Main + Sides
4 h Completionist
2.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
White Shadows is a cinematic puzzle-platformer where you play as a little Ravengirl trying to escape a brutal dystopia founded on oppression and violence that puts her at the bottom of its hierarchical social ladder.

Composed of a vast network of towers rising from the void of post-catastrophe darkness into the sky above, the city our young adventurer seeks to escape is a dangerous place to be. She will have to find ways to avoid the teeth of machinery primed to grind her into dust, leap across rickety infrastructure that bridges the cavernous darkness all around and avoid the watchful eyes of guards ready to gun her down. She will travel to the city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her journey, discovering her destiny among the last free people alive.

White Shadows’ striking architectural forms and stunning monochrome art style combine to create a place steeped in atmosphere. It’s a world where the lies of the elite are plastered across its walls, where twisted forms of entertainment are used to keep everyone in their place, and where hope seems in short supply.

Features:
  • A visually stunning and narratively rich dystopian setting with a distinctive art style
  • Varied puzzle platforming with unique scenarios that keep things fresh
  • An exciting personal story combined with social critique
  • A simple and intuitive control scheme


The game contains depictions of racism, suicide, violence towards women and children, animal cruelty, forced labor, and xenophobia which may be difficult to handle for some.

© 2021 Monokel
© 2021 Thunderful Publishing AB
© 2021 Mixtvision

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Time to beat
2.5 hMain
3 h Main + Sides
4 h Completionist
2.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Puzzle - Platformer
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Atmospheric, Puzzle, Dark, show 7 more... Horror, Platformer, Violent, Logic, Stealth, Puzzle Platformer, Dystopian
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2021-12-07T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Monokel / Thunderful Publishing
Size:
2.3 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Violence, Blood)
Game features
Cloud saves
Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
français
audio
text
Português do Brasil
audio
text
русский
audio
text
العربية
audio
text
中文(简体)
audio
text
日本語
audio
text
한국어
audio
text
Critics reviews
69
Top Critic Average
52 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
PC Invasionby Andrew Farrell
7.5/10
Familiar but still containing enough of its own identity to stand out among similar titles, White Shadows is a compelling, albeit brief experience. It could have done more with its gameplay and commentary, but the game is mostly a success.
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TheSixthAxisby Aran Suddi
8/10
White Shadows might have a short run time and be fairly by the numbers as a platformer, but it packs a lot in for you to experience. If you enjoy your dystopian fiction then you will find a game that sets up a world which raises questions, though the the Animal Farm influence is clear to see. White Shadows hits on a lot of dark themes, but does so in such a way that is not overwhelming.
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AusGamersby KostaAndreadis
7/10
It's also ambiguous, at least until the latter moments when the world's history is laid bare in a somewhat out of place but impressive nonetheless storybook sequence.
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Posted on: October 16, 2025

1223apples

Verified owner

Games: 7 Reviews: 1

great game

Game is a ton of fun and has a really intresting story few games give off the same emotion in this game

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Posted on: November 9, 2025

PaulFinnis

Verified owner

Games: 57 Reviews: 7

Great graphjics/drawings

A huge amount of design work has gone into this and enjoyed watching it as much as playing it.

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Posted on: November 27, 2025

Pomme_de_Pain

Verified owner

Games: 323 Reviews: 144

Why not, cool game

Good game mixing Limbo, Matrix and Looney Toons, not very subtle in his proposition but with a very good atmosphere, artistic direction and animation. There are no real platforming challenge or difficulty, it is very linear. It's more about the settings and what's happening in the background. The ending is a little confusing too. 2 hours short, to play if you're looking for a game to make you uncomfortable with very basic gameplay.

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Posted on: December 2, 2025

samwantgames

Verified owner

Games: 7 Reviews: 1

little cute crow

I loved the world created here. As much remember some things from other games, I dont think its a defect. The final part could have been better, but in general I had a lot of fun. I wished more time running on electric trains or whatever that was hahah

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