The Consuming Shadow

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

The Consuming Shadow is a lovecraftian, adventure and survival horror game developed and published by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw.
Released on November 20th 2015 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 390 reviews of which 371 were positive and 19 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Consuming Shadow into these genres:

Lovecraftian Adventure Survival Horror Rogue-lite Violent 2D Indie Horror Atmospheric Procedural Generation Dark Psychological Horror Rogue-like Singleplayer

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7 or up
Processor: Inter Core i3 or up
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel integrated graphics or up
Storage: 60 MB available space

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

The Consuming Shadow may be simple, but it offers a surprisingly memorable experience. The game’s atmosphere is tense and unsettling, and the gameplay, while basic, really keeps you engaged as you try to survive in a world full of strange horrors. The random generation of events adds replayability, and the minimalist style works well to create an eerie, mysterious vibe. It’s not a complex game, but it definitely leaves an impression. 7,5/10 Simple but effective, it’s a great experience for those looking for a unique horror game.

Oct. 2024

It's of course rough around the edges, and on first viewing one might mistake it for an old flash title, but the game design and writing are both impeccable, and at the end of the day, isn't that all that really matters? It's ambitious, bold, and experimental. Maybe a little too big for its britches, as the combat doesn't quite live up to the rest of the gameplay, but an extremely solid and unique experience in general. 9/10

July 2024

before you start you can select "kill myself" which will genuinely end the game best game best game

May 2024

This game is the poster child for the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover". The screenshots absolutely betray the game's atmosphere. On the surface, it just looks like a flash game from 2002, but underneath it is so much. Seriously recommend for any fans of horror. If you're a fan of games like Withering Rooms and World of Horror especially, you definitely need to play this.

May 2024

Took me 9 years to finally play it after buying it to support the creator, I regret sleeping on it, the logic puzzle of figuring out the identity of the god and banishing them is really well done, and the writing is top notch. Warrior for the win, Gabie smash!

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Developer

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw

Publisher

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw

Release 20 Nov 2015

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