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Aragami: Shadow Edition

Aragami: Shadow Edition includes the original base game, the expansion Aragami: Nightfall, and all currently released DLC. The game and expansion support full 2 player online co-op that is cross-platform with…

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Aragami: Shadow Edition is an adventure developed by Lince Works, released 5 June 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.

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What Aragami: Shadow Edition is

Aragami: Shadow Edition is an adventure game developed by Lince Works and released in 2018. It was published by Merge Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are Aragami, a vengeful spirit with the power to control the shadows. You’ve been summoned by Yamiko, a girl imprisoned in the city fortress of Kyuryu. Embark on a dark journey full of blood and secrets to discover the truth about aragami. Infiltrate the occupied city of Kyuryu with your supernatural powers and fight Light with Shadow. Uncover a story about twin souls bound together by destiny that surpasses time and memory. In the prequel expansion story 'Nightfall', shadow assassins Hyo and Shinobu go after the mysterious ‘Alchemist’ in one last mission to bring back a long lost companion. Play as Hyo and Shinobu and use new Shadow Powers in a story campaign that will put your stealth…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, mystery and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Aragami: Shadow Edition holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Aragami: Shadow Edition launched on 5 June 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Aragami: Shadow Edition come out?
Aragami: Shadow Edition was released on 5 June 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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