Shardlight
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2016
Platforms
Genres
- post-apocalyptic video game
- adventure video game
- adventure game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Engines
- Adventure Game Studio
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- RPG*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud*
- Commentary available*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- English*
Community tags · historical
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 78*
- Point & Click*
- Votes · historical
- 72*
- Female Protagonist*
- Votes · historical
- 62*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- Post-apocalyptic*
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Pixel Graphics*
- Votes · historical
- 48*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 40*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 39*
- Story Rich*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 30*
- Mystery*
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Puzzle*
- Votes · historical
- 18*
- Third Person*
- Votes · historical
- 16*
- Multiple Endings*
- Votes · historical
- 16*
- Classic*
- Votes · historical
- 14*
- Hand-drawn*
- Votes · historical
- 13*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 11*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows ME or higher*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium or higher*
- Memory
- 64 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Graphics API
- Version 5.2*
- Storage
- 2 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- All DirectX-compatible sound cards*
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Ubuntu, Debian - (64 bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core)*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL*
- Audio hardware
- Alsa/PulseAudio/DSP*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- 10.11*
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x360, 1.8 Ghz system*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium or higher*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 7*
- Community confidence
- low*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Wadjet Eye Games
Publishers
- Wadjet Eye Games
Release history
- 2016-03-08
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2016-03-07 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2016-03-07*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Mar 8, 2016*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Pentium or higher*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Shardlight*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Pentium or higher*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Release year
- 2,016*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium or higher*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium or higher*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2016-03-07 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2016-03-07*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 19*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,049* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud*
- Commentary available*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50000 - 100000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- 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)
- 547* min
- Metacritic score
- 75*
- Name
- Shardlight*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 73*
- Peak ccu
- 0*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 673*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 4.49*
- Publishers
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Recommendations
- 675*
- Store release date · historical
- Mar 8, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.shardlight-game.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Captions available
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Commentary available
- Commentary available*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Mar 8, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- 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)
- 247* min
- Ccu
- 0*
- Developer
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Historical discount
- 70* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 305* min
- Name
- Shardlight*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 73*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50,000 .. 100,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 673*
- Historical US price
- 449* US cents
- Publisher
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Community tags · historical
- Adventure*
- Point & Click*
- Female Protagonist*
- Indie*
- Post-apocalyptic*
- Pixel Graphics*
- Singleplayer*
- Atmospheric*
- Story Rich*
- 2D*
- Mystery*
- Puzzle*
- Third Person*
- Multiple Endings*
- Classic*
- Hand-drawn*
- RPG*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Languages
- English*
- Community tags · historical
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Point & Click
- Point & Click*
- Female Protagonist
- Female Protagonist*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Post-apocalyptic
- Post-apocalyptic*
- Pixel Graphics
- Pixel Graphics*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Story Rich
- Story Rich*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Mystery
- Mystery*
- Puzzle
- Puzzle*
- Third Person
- Third Person*
- Multiple Endings
- Multiple Endings*
- Classic
- Classic*
- Hand-drawn
- Hand-drawn*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Tags votes
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 78*
- Point & Click
- Votes · historical
- 72*
- Female Protagonist
- Votes · historical
- 62*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- Post-apocalyptic
- Votes · historical
- 52*
- Pixel Graphics
- Votes · historical
- 48*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 40*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 39*
- Story Rich
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 30*
- Mystery
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Puzzle
- Votes · historical
- 18*
- Third Person
- Votes · historical
- 16*
- Multiple Endings
- Votes · historical
- 16*
- Classic
- Votes · historical
- 14*
- Hand-drawn
- Votes · historical
- 13*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 11*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud*
- Commentary available*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: OS: Ubuntu, Debian - (64 bit) Processor: 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core) Graphics: OpenGL Sound Card: Alsa/PulseAudio/DSP *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: 10.11 Graphics: 640x360, 1.8 Ghz system *
- Metacritic score
- 75*
- Name
- Shardlight*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS: Windows ME or higher Processor: Pentium or higher Memory: 64 MB RAM Graphics: 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum DirectX: Version 5.2 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: All DirectX-compatible sound cards *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $14.99*
- Publishers
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Recommendations total
- 673*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Mar 8, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Captions available
- Captions available*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Commentary available
- Commentary available*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Minimum
- Operating system
- Ubuntu, Debian - (64 bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core)*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL*
- Audio hardware
- Alsa/PulseAudio/DSP*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- 10.11*
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x360, 1.8 Ghz system*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows ME or higher*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium or higher*
- Memory
- 64 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum*
- Graphics API
- Version 5.2*
- Storage
- 2 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- All DirectX-compatible sound cards*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Wadjet Eye Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Mar 8, 2016*
- Interface languages
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- verified*
- Store genres
- Adventure|Indie|RPG*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 10,122*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- low*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 7*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,016*
- Title
- Shardlight*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 7*
- Community confidence
- low*
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