Shadwen
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2016
Platforms
Genres
- stealth game
- action game*
- adventure game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
Localized titles
- Shadwen
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Workshop*
- Includes level editor*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 144*
- Stealth*
- Votes · historical
- 143*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 117*
- Female Protagonist*
- Votes · historical
- 115*
- Assassin*
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Medieval*
- Votes · historical
- 87*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Third Person*
- Votes · historical
- 74*
- Physics*
- Votes · historical
- 73*
- Time Manipulation*
- Votes · historical
- 60*
- Level Editor*
- Votes · historical
- 56*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Crafting*
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 46*
- Puzzle*
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 40*
- Open World*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Action-Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 37*
- Dark*
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- (64 bit / 32 bit *) Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7 1.8 GHz CPU dual-core. AMD 2.0 GHz dual-core.*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce 260 / Radeon HD 4000 Series / Intel HD Graphics 4000*
- Graphics API
- Version 10*
- Storage
- 6 GB available space*
- Conditions
- * Highest graphics detail levels are only available in 64 bit OS*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- OS X version Mavericks 10.9, or later. Note that Shadwen only works on a 32-bit operating system.*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Mac*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 4.1*
- Storage
- 3 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Keyboard, Mouse/Trackpad with Secondary click enabled. *NOTE: Please be advised that Shadwen does not run on older MacBooks. Requires at least Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better. All Macs produced since Late 2013 are able to run the game.*
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- steamOS 2.0 (64bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GH*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 4.1 Nvidia GTX 650 or greater*
- Storage
- 3 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Shadwen runs best with proprietary drivers and may not function correctly with open source drivers. Please note that Shadwen might not work correctly on all Linux distributions.*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GHz*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB / Radeon HD 6850 2GB*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 9*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Frozenbyte
Publishers
- Frozenbyte
Release history
- 2016-05-17
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2016-05-16 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2016-05-16*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- May 17, 2016*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7 1.8 GHz CPU dual-core. AMD 2.0 GHz dual-core.*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- NVIDIA GeForce 260 / Radeon HD 4000 Series / Intel HD Graphics 4000*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- Shadwen*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GHz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB / Radeon HD 6850 2GB*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Release year
- 2,016*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7 1.8 GHz CPU dual-core. AMD 2.0 GHz dual-core.*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce 260 / Radeon HD 4000 Series / Intel HD Graphics 4000*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GHz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB / Radeon HD 6850 2GB*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Frozenbyte
- Frozenbyte*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- M - Mature*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- action game
- action game*
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- stealth game
- stealth game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Frozenbyte
- Frozenbyte*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2016-05-16 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2016-05-16*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 48*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 191* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Workshop*
- Includes level editor*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Frozenbyte*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200000 - 500000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 166* min
- Metacritic score
- 53*
- Name
- Shadwen*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 311*
- Peak ccu
- 2*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,018*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 3.39*
- Publishers
- Frozenbyte*
- Recommendations
- 1,026*
- Store release date · historical
- May 17, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.shadwen.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Workshop*
- Includes level editor
- Includes level editor*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Frozenbyte
- Frozenbyte*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Frozenbyte
- Frozenbyte*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- May 17, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- 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)
- 175* min
- Ccu
- 2*
- Developer
- Frozenbyte*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,699* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 114* min
- Name
- Shadwen*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 311*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200,000 .. 500,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,018*
- Historical US price
- 1,699* US cents
- Publisher
- Frozenbyte*
- Community tags · historical
- Action*
- Stealth*
- Adventure*
- Female Protagonist*
- Assassin*
- Medieval*
- Singleplayer*
- Third Person*
- Physics*
- Time Manipulation*
- Level Editor*
- Atmospheric*
- Crafting*
- Strategy*
- Puzzle*
- Indie*
- Open World*
- Action-Adventure*
- Dark*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Community tags · historical
- Action
- Action*
- Stealth
- Stealth*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Female Protagonist
- Female Protagonist*
- Assassin
- Assassin*
- Medieval
- Medieval*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Third Person
- Third Person*
- Physics
- Physics*
- Time Manipulation
- Time Manipulation*
- Level Editor
- Level Editor*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Crafting
- Crafting*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Puzzle
- Puzzle*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Open World
- Open World*
- Action-Adventure
- Action-Adventure*
- Dark
- Dark*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Tags votes
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 144*
- Stealth
- Votes · historical
- 143*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 117*
- Female Protagonist
- Votes · historical
- 115*
- Assassin
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Medieval
- Votes · historical
- 87*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Third Person
- Votes · historical
- 74*
- Physics
- Votes · historical
- 73*
- Time Manipulation
- Votes · historical
- 60*
- Level Editor
- Votes · historical
- 56*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Crafting
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 46*
- Puzzle
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 40*
- Open World
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Action-Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 37*
- Dark
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 32*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Workshop*
- Includes level editor*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Frozenbyte*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: OS: steamOS 2.0 (64bit) Processor: Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GH Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 4.1 Nvidia GTX 650 or greater Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Shadwen runs best with proprietary drivers and may not function correctly with open source drivers. Please note that Shadwen might not work correctly on all Linux distributions. *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: OS X version Mavericks 10.9, or later. Note that Shadwen only works on a 32-bit operating system. Processor: Intel Mac Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 4.1 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse/Trackpad with Secondary click enabled. *NOTE: Please be advised that Shadwen does not run on older MacBooks. Requires at least Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better. All Macs produced since Late 2013 are able to run the game. *
- Metacritic score
- 53*
- Name
- Shadwen*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: (64 bit / 32 bit *) Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista Processor: Intel Core i3/i5/i7 1.8 GHz CPU dual-core. AMD 2.0 GHz dual-core. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 260 / Radeon HD 4000 Series / Intel HD Graphics 4000 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: * Highest graphics detail levels are only available in 64 bit OS *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $16.99*
- Publishers
- Frozenbyte*
- Recommendations total
- 1,023*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- May 17, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Workshop*
- Includes level editor
- Includes level editor*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Frozenbyte
- Frozenbyte*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Minimum
- Operating system
- steamOS 2.0 (64bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GH*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 4.1 Nvidia GTX 650 or greater*
- Storage
- 3 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Shadwen runs best with proprietary drivers and may not function correctly with open source drivers. Please note that Shadwen might not work correctly on all Linux distributions.*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- OS X version Mavericks 10.9, or later. Note that Shadwen only works on a 32-bit operating system.*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Mac*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 4.1*
- Storage
- 3 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Keyboard, Mouse/Trackpad with Secondary click enabled. *NOTE: Please be advised that Shadwen does not run on older MacBooks. Requires at least Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better. All Macs produced since Late 2013 are able to run the game.*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- (64 bit / 32 bit *) Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7 1.8 GHz CPU dual-core. AMD 2.0 GHz dual-core.*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce 260 / Radeon HD 4000 Series / Intel HD Graphics 4000*
- Graphics API
- Version 10*
- Storage
- 6 GB available space*
- Conditions
- * Highest graphics detail levels are only available in 64 bit OS*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Frozenbyte
- Frozenbyte*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- May 17, 2016*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action|Adventure*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 5,352*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 9*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 8* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,016*
- Title
- Shadwen*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 9*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 8 GB*
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