GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

Game in a Bottle · April 30, 2015 · Tower Defense, Strategy, Indie, Singleplayer, Action

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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows price by region

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows costs £0.31 in the United Kingdom, €0.36 in Europe (EUR), $0.44 in the United States, $0.44 in Georgia (USD), zł2.02 in Poland, CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.90 in Australia, NZ$2.95 in New Zealand and R$3.62 in Brazil right now.

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RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.31 −82% £1.70 £0.31 6
Europe (EUR) €0.36 −82% €1.95 €0.36 8
United Statesyour region $0.44 −80% $1.99 $0.44 9
Georgia (USD) $0.44 −80% $1.99 $0.44 9
Poland zł2.02 −80% zł8.55 zł2.02 4
Canada CA$2.59 −80% CA$2.59 CA$6.55 3
Australia A$2.90 −80% A$2.90 — 2
New Zealand NZ$2.95 −80% NZ$2.95 — 2
Brazil R$3.62 −80% R$10.87 R$3.62 3

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About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

✦ AI summary

Craft and combine magical gems to power your towers against endless waves of demonic enemies in this deep tower defense strategy game. With nearly 200 levels, hundreds of achievements, multiple difficulty tiers, and countless gem combinations to master, GemCraft offers endlessly rewarding gameplay for both newcomers and veterans.

The cult classic tower defense game beloved by millions comes to Steam with GemCraft - Chasing Shadows. Against swarms of vicious, demonic avatars, your only defenses are the gems you conjure that, when placed atop towers or into traps and amplifiers, become conduits for powerful magical and elemental attacks. GemCraft combines fast-paced real-time strategy as you deal with waves of incoming monsters, and cunning tactics that allow you to craft and combine magical gems.

Create traps that poison or slow, discover powerful artifacts and unlock new abilities, and stand alone against The Forgotten, a seemingly unkillable archdemon whose endless armies threaten to swallow the world. GemCraft is packed with multiple levels of difficulty, hundreds of achievements, nearly two hundred levels, and much, much more, making it a rewarding, deep strategy game you'll come back to over and over again.

Key Features:



  • Conquer over 190 stages with unique challenges and conditions.
  • Over two dozen passive skills to unlock and enhance as you level up and increase your power.
  • More than 400 achievements that will reward you with more skill points as you earn them.
  • Craft and combine nine gem types with different effects to suit your tactical needs.
  • Combine and stack multiple tiers of difficulty and challenging battle traits for greater rewards, but also greater dangers.
  • Socket fragments you find into your mystical talisman to impart new bonuses.
  • Wield devastating spells to decimate your foes or enhance your gems.
  • Control the speed of battle with fast-forward or pause to fit your play style.
  • Want more monsters? Summon them with wave stones, but beware their greater power...
  • Replay any stage you've completed for more experience points or with a new challenge.
  • Hold out as long as you can after you win levels in Endurance mode for more rewards.
  • GemCraft - Chasing Shadows — game info

    Platforms
    Windows
    Steam Deck
    Playable
    Player modes
    Single-player
    Controller
    Full controller support
    PC Game Pass
    Not included

    GemCraft - Chasing Shadows in the rankings

    What Steam players say

    Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

    ✦ AI summary

    GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is widely praised as one of the best tower defense games ever made, with players highlighting its atmospheric design that creates a sense of dread and unease as it progresses beyond typical tower defense conventions. The game offers excellent value as a port from its browser game origins, appealing to both nostalgic players and newcomers looking for high-quality tower defense gameplay at a reasonable price point. Players consistently recommend it without reservation, making it a strong purchase for genre fans.

    Recommended Sep 16, 2026
    One of the two best tower defence games ever. The other one is Frostborn Wrath from the same developer
    2 found this helpful
    Recommended Sep 15, 2026
    This game is awesome. If I were to describe it in one word, it would be "Dread". It starts like any normal Tower Defense game, but slowly, you will feel it, something isn't quite right...
    2 found this helpful
    Recommended Sep 13, 2026
    Game originally was a browser game, but it's pretty good as a Steam game now.
    2 found this helpful
    Recommended Sep 22, 2026
    One of the best tower defence games ever made. Can not recommend it enough.
    1 found this helpful
    Recommended Sep 18, 2026
    Awesome
    1 found this helpful
    Recommended Sep 28, 2026
    If you're here and you remember Kongregate, Newgrounds, Mochi Games. Welcome home. If not, get you some Tower Defense royalty for a fraction of the price of AAA.

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