Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 4.6-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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Fair · Narrative · 2014
Steam Deck PlayableNO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it, no rush.
about 4.6h$14.99 (~)
Better value than 81% of Narrative games
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Shadowgate scores 52/100 on the BANG Score (fair value). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/294440/shadowgate<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/294440/shadowgate"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/294440" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/294440/shadowgate)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 5h ago.
Low $2.24High $14.99Now $14.99
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itFairSkipPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
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Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
The lowest price on record is $2.24, set in December 2015. It has been discounted 86 times in the 12 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 19 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders ($1.49, scores 51) and Red Matter ($12.49, scores 51).
Steam's global achievement data says about under 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 4.6-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.