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Shadowhand

ShadowHand is a unique, card-battling adventure game, coming to Steam for PC & Mac. Set in late 18th Century England, we follow the story of Lady Darkmoor, a beguiling young aristocrat who masquerades as the…

65 7 December 2017

Shadowhand is an adventure developed by Grey Alien Games, released 7 December 2017 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shadowhand is

Shadowhand is an adventure game developed by Grey Alien Games and released in 2017. It was published by Positech Games. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

ShadowHand is a unique, card-battling adventure game, coming to Steam for PC & Mac. Set in late 18th Century England, we follow the story of Lady Darkmoor, a beguiling young aristocrat who masquerades as the notorious highwaywoman, ShadowHand. Fleeing a crime scene and forced to act under the cover of darkness, Shadowhand will stop at nothing to retrieve an incriminating family jewel, and in doing so, safeguard a woman she holds dear. Combining an historical visual novel narrative with collectible card gaming, ShadowHand’s story spans 20 chapters of atmospheric locations including stormy coastlines, mysterious woods and gloomy manors. Featuring 180 levels of elegant and intense card action…
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How it plays

Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 19 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Shadowhand holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 6 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHZ, 4 GB RAM and 1 GB VRAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Shadowhand launched on 7 December 2017, within three weeks of Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Shadowhand — frequently asked questions

When did Shadowhand come out?
Shadowhand was released on 7 December 2017 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Shadowhand?
At minimum, Shadowhand needs 2 GHZ, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB VRAM graphics, 270 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Shadowhand?
The PC version needs about 0.3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("270 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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