Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
- Price:$1.04
- Release Date:5/8/2006
- Developer:Frozenbyte
- Publisher:Frozenbyte
- Last Updated:6/19/2025
- Steam App Id:2500
Shadowgrounds
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Shadowgrounds has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 62 players achieved on 7/11/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Shadowgrounds. It has received a total of 1,560 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 78 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Shadowgrounds. Right now, it costs $1.04 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Shadowgrounds and its growth over time. It currently has 2,468 followers on its community page.
About Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds is an Action game developed by Frozenbyte. On 5/8/2006, it was released on the Steam Store by Frozenbyte.
Players have rated Shadowgrounds as "Very Positive" out of 1,560 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,270 positive reviews and 290 negative reviews — an overall 81% positive review rating. Additionally, Shadowgrounds has earned a metascore of 74 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $1.04 which is a 85% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Frozenbyte Collection 2019 which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Shadowgrounds on the Steam Deck.
According to Steam’s category system, Shadowgrounds supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Family Sharing
- Steam Trading Cards
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen
From the Steam community, Shadowgrounds has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Multiplayer
- Dark
- Isometric
- Aliens
- Co-op
- Shooter
- Gore
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Combat
- Horror
- Top-Down Shooter
- Sci-fi
- PvE
- Top-Down
- Indie
- Local Co-Op
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Shadowgrounds and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Shadowgrounds is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frozenbyte Collection 2019 | 8 | 8 | $20.44 | View |
Related Packages
Shadowgrounds is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Shadowgrounds | $1.04 | View |
| Shadowgrounds - Commercial License | $6.99 | View |
| Shadowgrounds Pack | $1.94 | View |
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Soures & References
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Shadowgrounds data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 19). Shadowgrounds on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2500
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 19). Shadowgrounds. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500
- Metacritic. (2025, June 19). Shadowgrounds for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/shadowgrounds
- Frozenbyte. (2023, July 8). Shadowgrounds. Shadowgrounds. http://www.shadowgroundsgame.com/