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Shadowgrounds Survivor

Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

70 14 November 2007 from $0.59

Shadowgrounds Survivor is an arcade developed by Frozenbyte, released 14 November 2007 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.59 at GOG.

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What Shadowgrounds Survivor is

Shadowgrounds Survivor is an arcade game developed by Frozenbyte and released in 2007. It was published by cdv Software Entertainment. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on PhysX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shadowgrounds: Survivor is a 2007 top-down shooter game developed by Frozenbyte as the sequel to Shadowgrounds. It features three new playable characters, a new "Survival" mode, graphics enhanced from its predecessor, and an integrated physics engine.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Shadowgrounds Survivor holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.5 GHz Processor (2.0 GHz+ recommended), 512 MB RAM (1024 MB RAM recommended) and DirectX compatible 128 MB graphics card (512 MB recommended). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.59 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Shadowgrounds Survivor launched on 14 November 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shadowgrounds Survivor yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Shadowgrounds Survivor — frequently asked questions

When did Shadowgrounds Survivor come out?
Shadowgrounds Survivor was released on 14 November 2007 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Shadowgrounds Survivor cost?
The cheapest current price for Shadowgrounds Survivor is $0.59 at GOG, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Shadowgrounds Survivor?
At minimum, Shadowgrounds Survivor needs 1.5 GHz Processor (2.0 GHz+ recommended), 512 MB RAM (1024 MB RAM recommended), DirectX compatible 128 MB graphics card (512 MB recommended) graphics, 1 GB Hard Drive space of storage.
How many GB is Shadowgrounds Survivor?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB Hard Drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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