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Peak in the last 24 hours: 119

Peak in the last 7 days: 150

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Game description

Nightmarish monsters crawl forth from the darkness, while the Demon Lord lurks beneath the abyss. Venture into the Shadow Dungeon, carve your way through blood and chaos, and forge your own legendary epic.

Basic info

DeveloperOO Cat
PublisherOO Cat
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 26, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −10% $9.99 $8.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $8.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $8.99 · 3-month low $8.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Memory8 GB
GraphicsnVidia GTX 960 / AMD RX 460
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 448 reviews from the past 1 year

74.3/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (78%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

177 reviewers find Shadow Dungeon fun, praising deep looting even as they note heavy asset reuse; it scores 74.3.

👍 Strengths

177 reviews say they enjoy this ten dollar game, and some say it beats many modern AAA action RPGs. 48 praise progression, some enjoying farming items, leveling and growing their builds, and 37 praise its strategic depth, some liking skills and upgrades that support experimenting. Others appreciate storage expansions earned through play, and some describe tons of abilities, items and upgrade paths. Gameplay appears in 73% of analyzed reviews and ranks 689th of 1396. Pricing & Fairness ranks 305th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

56 reviews find it repetitive, some pointing to heavy asset reuse and levels repeated in reverse. 31 want more strategic depth, some saying all four classes share the same skill trees, and 28 criticize the art and visuals, some saying zones look alike. Visuals & Sound ranks 1186th of 1249. Others say builds lean on the same percentage effects, and some see performance drop with heavy effects. Story & World ranks 1081st of 1096, and Content Volume ranks 981st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“$10 game more fun than most modern AAA ARPGs” · 177 reviews
“item farming, leveling, and build progression are definitely fun” · 48 reviews
“backpack and storage expansion from gameplay, no extra payment required” · 17 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +1.91 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “item farming, leveling, and build progression are definitely fun” · 48 reviews
Negative “drop rate terrible, 15 hours grinding yields only 3 complete sets, no viable builds” · 15 reviews

Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 38% · Controls & feel 22%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story -2.59 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Negative “zero lore or story, no idea who you are or your purpose” · 11 reviews

Characters 0% · World 8%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.55 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “excessive asset reuse, levels repeated forwards and backwards, no story, repetitive endgame” · 56 reviews
Positive “satisfying to farm and grind” · 5 reviews

Volume 24% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +1.75 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “skill effects are flashy and audio is satisfying” · 5 reviews
Negative “Diablo 2 audio assets used without permission” · 1 review

Visuals 22%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Community -1.98 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.51 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “backpack and storage expansion from gameplay, no extra payment required” · 17 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 17% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.20 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “performance degrades with visual effects and equipment clutter” · 26 reviews
Positive “game runs well and supports lower specs for older PCs” · 3 reviews

Stability 6% · Developer support 13%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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