Shad'O

Shad'O

Okugi Studio · September 4, 2012 · Indie, Tower Defense, Strategy, Action, Singleplayer

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Mixed54% · 127 📉 Recent reviews down 45%68Metacritic
Best price 39 Fair price
$1.09-78%
lowest tracked $0.49
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Where to buy Shad'O — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.99
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Gamesload
Gamesload
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.99
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$8.99
$9.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.11
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.09
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Shad'O price by region

Shad'O costs £0.57 in the United Kingdom, €0.64 in Europe (EUR), $1.09 in the United States, zł4.28 in Poland, $4.99 in Georgia (USD), R$5.78 in Brazil, CA$6.49 in Canada, NZ$7.39 in New Zealand and A$7.50 in Australia right now.

Cheapest Shad'O offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.57 −86% £3.99 £0.57 6
Europe (EUR) €0.64 −87% €4.99 €0.64 7
United Statesyour region $1.09 −78% $4.99 $1.09 6
Poland zł4.28 −81% zł22.99 zł4.28 4
Georgia (USD) $4.99 −10% $4.99 — 4
Brazil R$5.78 −64% R$15.99 R$5.78 5
Canada CA$6.49 CA$6.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.39 NZ$7.39 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Shad'O

✦ AI summary

Guide companions through William's fractured mind to hold back the fog of oblivion and restore his lost memories in this beautifully surreal tower defense. Unique mechanics let you employ complete tactical freedom across a dreamlike landscape where your allies' light becomes your greatest weapon against mystery and fear.

In this unique Tower Defense, you will travel through William’s mind in a colored and dreamlike universe, made of a mix of pieces of memories, emotions and feelings.

Will you be able to drive the fog of oblivion away and help the boy recover his memory?

Your many companions’ light will be your best ally in this world distorted by fear and mystery.

Key Features

  • A unique Tower Defense
  • A captivating reversed narrative
  • Great freedom of action and tactics
  • Gorgeous procedural fog
  • Awesome Boss fights

Shad'O — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Jun 23, 2025
[h1] You play as pajamas dude trying to protect kingdom of dreams. Place collectors to absorb the light sources and defend yourself from the shadow beings. Game plays like your usual tower defense but you can build only close to light sources. To be honest there isn't much strategy involved - just place as many allies as you can just works fine in most cases. Story is about boy in coma who lost his memory or something like that. Visuals are ok, you can zoom in and out if you wish to see your creatures from up close. Music and sounds are good just the gameplay is a bit shallow. Very casual TD with some story, play if you want. [/h1] If game doesn't work, run in compatibility mode with Windows 7 and 1080p windowed mode
12 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 4, 2024
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9 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 7, 2025
Game requires you to install an archaic third party program. It wants to install quicktime. Installing it doesn't make the game run. This is unplayable. Avoid.
6 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 7, 2024
Do not buy this garbage it requires some specific version of QuickTime which is long dead and full of exploits that put you PC at risk
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 8, 2025
Shad’O, developed and published by Okugi Studio, is a tower defense game that seeks to merge strategic gameplay with the atmosphere of a dark fairy tale. Set within the mind of a young boy named William, the game unfolds as he becomes trapped in a dreamlike realm consumed by shadows. Guided only by his loyal teddy bear, he must illuminate forgotten corners of his memory and fend off the creeping darkness that threatens to erase him completely. The story’s concept is both haunting and tender, turning what might have been a standard defense experience into a metaphorical journey of self-discovery. Every level represents fragments of William’s memories—bright, fragile pieces that must be protected from the spreading void. Rather than focusing on military might or technological prowess, Shad’O asks players to fight with light, memory, and courage, lending the experience a deeply emotional undertone rarely seen in the genre. The gameplay in Shad’O builds on familiar tower defense foundations but adds unique mechanics that make it stand apart. Each map begins covered in a thick fog of darkness that conceals the paths enemies will take. To reveal the terrain and place defenses, players m…
Not recommended Jul 7, 2024
Couldn't remember why I hid this game from my account then checked the discussions and got reminded that it forces us to open our computers to hackers by autoinstalling Quicktime. If a game can't run without such a dangerous requirement, it shouldn't be on Steam.

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