Shadow Puppeteer
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2014
Platforms
Genres
- adventure video game
- platform game*
- puzzle video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Wii U*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Free To Play*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Shared/Split Screen*
- Steam Achievements*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Remote Play Together*
- Local co-op*
Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Danish*
- Norwegian*
- Russian*
- Swedish*
Community tags · historical
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 87*
- Co-op*
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Local Co-Op*
- Votes · historical
- 81*
- Puzzle*
- Votes · historical
- 74*
- Puzzle-Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 71*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 68*
- Controller*
- Votes · historical
- 66*
- Short*
- Votes · historical
- 64*
- Dark*
- Votes · historical
- 61*
- Supernatural*
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- 3D Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 56*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 50*
- Action-Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- 2.5D*
- Votes · historical
- 41*
- 3D Vision*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Split Screen*
- Votes · historical
- 35*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows XP SP2 or higher*
- Processor alternatives
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Shader model 3.0 with 512MB of VRAM*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0*
- Storage
- 4 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- DirectX compatible sound card*
- Conditions
- We recommend playing this game with controllers*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Graphics alternatives
- Shader model 3.0 with 1024MB of VRAM*
- Memory
- 3 GB*
- Processor alternatives
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 3 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 6*
- Community confidence
- low*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Partial*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Sarepta Studio
Publishers
- Snow Cannon Games
Release history
- 2014-09-29
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2014-09-29 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2014-09-29*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- 2016-01-28 · Wii U*
- Release date
- 2016-01-28*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Wii U*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Sep 29, 2014*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Shader model 3.0 with 512MB of VRAM*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 2* GB
- Name
- Shadow Puppeteer*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Shader model 3.0 with 1024MB of VRAM*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 3* GB
- Release year
- 2,014*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Shader model 3.0 with 512MB of VRAM*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 2 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- Shader model 3.0 with 1024MB of VRAM*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 3 GB*
Specifications 2 · 12 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Sarepta studio
- Sarepta studio*
- Developers · Wii U
- Sarepta studio
- Sarepta studio*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- platform game
- platform game*
- puzzle video game
- puzzle video game*
- Genres · Wii U
- platform game
- platform game*
- puzzle video game
- puzzle video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Wii U
- Wii U
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Platform
- Wii U
- Wii U*
- Publishers · Wii U
- Snow Cannon Games
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Snow Cannon Games
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2014-09-29 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2014-09-29*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Release date · Wii U
- 2016-01-28 · Wii U
- Release date
- 2016-01-28*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Wii U*
Specifications 3 · 33 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 6*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 132* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Shared/Split Screen*
- Steam Achievements*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Remote Play Together*
- Developers
- Sarepta studio*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50000 - 100000*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Free To Play*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 159* min
- Metacritic score
- 57*
- Name
- Shadow Puppeteer*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 42*
- Peak ccu
- 0*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 124*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 0.0*
- Publishers
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Recommendations
- 0*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 29, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Danish*
- Norwegian*
- Russian*
- Swedish*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.shadowpuppeteer.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play Together*
- Developers
- Sarepta studio
- Sarepta studio*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Free To Play
- Free To Play*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Snow Cannon Games
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 29, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Danish*
- Norwegian*
- Russian*
- Swedish*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 82* min
- Ccu
- 0*
- Developer
- Sarepta studio*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Danish*
- Norwegian*
- Russian*
- Swedish*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 100* min
- Name
- Shadow Puppeteer*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 42*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50,000 .. 100,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 124*
- Historical US price
- 1,499* US cents
- Publisher
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Community tags · historical
- Indie*
- Adventure*
- Platformer*
- Co-op*
- Local Co-Op*
- Puzzle*
- Puzzle-Platformer*
- Atmospheric*
- Controller*
- Short*
- Dark*
- Supernatural*
- 3D Platformer*
- 2D*
- Singleplayer*
- Action-Adventure*
- 2.5D*
- 3D Vision*
- Split Screen*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Danish*
- Norwegian*
- Russian*
- Swedish*
- Community tags · historical
- Indie
- Indie*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Platformer
- Platformer*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Local Co-Op
- Local Co-Op*
- Puzzle
- Puzzle*
- Puzzle-Platformer
- Puzzle-Platformer*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Controller
- Controller*
- Short
- Short*
- Dark
- Dark*
- Supernatural
- Supernatural*
- 3D Platformer
- 3D Platformer*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Action-Adventure
- Action-Adventure*
- 2.5D
- 2.5D*
- 3D Vision
- 3D Vision*
- Split Screen
- Split Screen*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Tags votes
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 87*
- Co-op
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Local Co-Op
- Votes · historical
- 81*
- Puzzle
- Votes · historical
- 74*
- Puzzle-Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 71*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 68*
- Controller
- Votes · historical
- 66*
- Short
- Votes · historical
- 64*
- Dark
- Votes · historical
- 61*
- Supernatural
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- 3D Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 56*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 50*
- Action-Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- 2.5D
- Votes · historical
- 41*
- 3D Vision
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Split Screen
- Votes · historical
- 35*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 31*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Shared/Split Screen*
- Steam Achievements*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Remote Play Together*
- Developers
- Sarepta studio*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Free To Play*
- Free to play · historical
- Yes*
- Metacritic score
- 57*
- Name
- Shadow Puppeteer*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 or higher Processor: Quadcore 2.4 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader model 3.0 with 512MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: We recommend playing this game with controllers *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Publishers
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 29, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play Together*
- Developers
- Sarepta studio
- Sarepta studio*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Free To Play
- Free To Play*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows XP SP2 or higher*
- Processor alternatives
- Quadcore 2.4 Ghz*
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Shader model 3.0 with 512MB of VRAM*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0*
- Storage
- 4 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- DirectX compatible sound card*
- Conditions
- We recommend playing this game with controllers*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Snow Cannon Games
- Snow Cannon Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 29, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Danish*
- Norwegian*
- Russian*
- Swedish*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- partial*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Store genres
- Adventure|Indie|Free To Play*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Yes*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 11,121*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- low*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 6*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 3* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,014*
- Title
- Shadow Puppeteer*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Free To Play
- Free To Play*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Local co-op
- Local co-op*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 6*
- Community confidence
- low*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 3 GB*
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