Shadowgrounds

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Shadowgrounds
Box artwork for Shadowgrounds.
Developer(s)Frozenbyte
Publisher(s)
Distributor(s)Valve, GameTap
EngineStorm3D
Release date(s)
Windows
 February, 2006
 March, 2006
Steam
Linux
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
System(s)Windows, Linux
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)
USK: Ages 16+
ESRB: Mature
PEGI: Ages 16+
Followed byShadowgrounds Survivor
SeriesShadowgrounds
This is the first game in the Shadowgrounds series. For other games in the series see the Shadowgrounds category.

Shadowgrounds is a shoot 'em up for Microsoft Windows, developed by Frozenbyte. It was released on November 11, 2005 in stores in Finland and Germany, and in Spring 2006 in the rest of Europe and North America. As well as being available through retail stores, the game began being distributed on Valve Software's Steam on May 8, 2006. The game is also available on GameTap as of January 31, 2008. A sequel, Shadowgrounds Survivor, was released in 2007. The game was later ported by Linux Game Publishing, with the Linux version being released on September 16, 2009.

The player begins as a mechanic tasked with the repair of various systems. After the arrival of the aliens, the player performs a variety of quests until meeting up with the captain, who tells the player to contact nearby planets and ships for help, then to escape. The player then rescues the captain of a downed rescue ship, and is then tasked with destroying the alien mothership. Upon reaching the center of the ship, the player is approached by aliens who inform the player of the dangers the energy source that the player has been utilizing throughout the game.

Table of Contents

  1. The Introduction
  2. The Water Treatment Facility
  3. 'The Weather Station 5'
  4. The ISERCom
  5. New Atlantis: Centrum
  6. New Atlantis: Research Sector
  7. The Provectus
  8. The Mines
  9. The Emicron Research Base
  10. The Alien Mothership: Hangar
  11. The Alien Mothership: Ancients
Appendices