Shadows: Awakening
Shadows: Awakening is a video game, released 31 August 2018. It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Shadows: Awakening is an action role-playing game developed by Slovak studio Games Farm and published by Kalypso Media for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in August 2018. It is both a remake and sequel to the 2014 game Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and is the third installment of the Heretic Kingdoms series.
How it plays
There are 45 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Shadows: Awakening holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Compatible 2.1 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM and GTX460 2GB or compatible. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 13GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Shadows: Awakening launched on 31 August 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shadows: Awakening yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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