Magic is retreating from the land of Kal Torlin and shadows once again begin to move across the land. You embody the sorceress Raven, Lakmir the Timeless’ great-great-granddaughter, on her quest to restore the ancient magic to its rightful place. Equipped with nothing more than Lakmir’s Chrono-Orb and accompanied by your sarcastic companion, Yorick, you make your way toward the source of the blight – Castle Shadowgate.
Devious monsters and cleverly crafted puzzles await you within the legendary castle. To defeat these dark denizens that bar your way, you will need to build your storybook and learn six schools of powerful spells. Interpreting the stories and combining and mastering the spells will be the difference between a swift victory or an untimely death.
So take courage! Although darkness awaits within Shadowgate and the Grim Reaper stalks its ancient halls, you will prevail! You must! For the fate of Kal Torlin rests upon your stalwart shoulders!
Posted on: February 19, 2025
Ichwillnichtmehr
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 23
The game is broken.
After reloading, I can no longer progress the game. Wait with your purchase after it is patched.
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Posted on: September 9, 2025
Megabyte
Verified ownerGames: 559 Reviews: 112
Modern Slop
This is one of those games I walked in wanting to love. After all I've been a fan of the franchise since I played the original on NES. But as I walk away, this feels like the personification of the more sinister side of game design made by a team who really had no interest in the franchise so much as wanted to make their own game and used Shadowgate as the vehicle. They completely disregard the previous title and the lore it established, tore down the original main character, and while Raven was not a completely unlikable character, her total struggles both in the game and as she described her life before it basically boils down to when she had to ask the Djinn about unlocking powers within her that she already had, even as she knew all about what he was scheming somehow. It feels like this is more a fan-fiction then anything else with boring gameplay to support it... In short this is a prime example of what modern trash looks like.
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Posted on: May 6, 2025
oddis74
Verified ownerGames: 415 Reviews: 2
Unexpected game!
This seems to be the direct sequel to Shadowgate that takes place shortly after the first game. It seems to be just built on the license of the same name, because the true sequel from the original developers is called Beyond Shadowgate. That game had the same type of gameplay and sound of the original NES game, they even added chiptune music to that game, This however was very different, it's more like mediocre adventure game, missing the suspense of both the original game and Beyond Shadowgate. Something that made the OG game so special, was the technical limitations, so you had to add a bit of your own imagination to the game. This just feels flat and dull in comparison.
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