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Undershadows is a darkly absurd adventure with a fully hand-drawn world, a unique real-time point-and-click combat system, and a shadow companion with more personality than you might expect. Some places you never forget. Others never let you leave.

πŸ•·οΈ A dark adventure with bite Uncover an absurd, melancholic story about loss, identity, and twisted fates – filled with dark humor, moral gray areas, and nasty surprises.


🎨 800+ hand-drawn scenes Explore a surreal world brought to life by hand – no soulless AI art, just real illustrations shaped by shadow.

βš”οΈ Real-time point-and-click combat React fast to deadly attacks, deflect projectiles, use skills and items – each enemy type brings its own behavior, mechanics, and tricks.

πŸ’€ Nightmarish boss fights with unique flow Face massive shadow creatures that reshape entire levels – complete with special rules, unexpected attacks, and story events mid-battle. No boss is the same. None will go easy on you.

🧠 Train your evolving shadow Your companion is more than a monster – it’s you. Level it up, choose transformation paths (e.g. Nature > Beast > Hydra or Tech > Weapons > Rocket Launcher), unlock new abilities, and define your own combat style.

🎭 The shadows talk – way too much You're joined by a sarcastic, borderline psychotic mask that never shuts up, comments on everything – and might just drive you insane. Maybe.

πŸŒ’ The Shadowlands await Journey through a semi-open world. Forests that breathe. Caves that scream. An ancient castle hidden in the mountains. A cheerful town… A what? Ugh. I hate those red noses.

🧩 Deep sidequests & surreal puzzles Nothing is what it seems. Not even the shadows trying to help you. But is being alone really the better option?

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Release date Mar 28, 2025
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorChelseaGrinEden
GenreAdventure
Made withRPG Maker
Tags2D, Horror, Singleplayer
Average sessionDays or more
LanguagesGerman, English
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksSteam, Blog

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In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of 9.99€ EUR. You will get access to the following files:

Undershadows [Game] 7.2 GB
Version 5

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do you plan on releasing this game on steam at some point?

Hey!

It's already available on Steam :)

Undershadows Steam

Fascinating drawing, unusual style. I wish you good luck in developing the game, you're doing great. 

The music is incredible and the dynamic trailer is mesmerizing. Very cool!

Thank you :)

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"Fully Hand drawn world" the thumbnail being AI

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When I started programming and drawing
the game 7 years ago there were no Ki
generators. That's why the whole game
is hand-drawn, I only tried the
Thumbnail with Ki. Because for many
people the previous one seemed too simple.
When I have time, I'll replace it with something of my own.
I just wanted to test it out and see what people think of it.
I don't see anything bad about it.
But I can understand that it bothers some people.
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To be honest, I didn't notice where the artificial intelligence was. But everything looks so harmonious and stylish that it doesn't even matter. 

The main thing is how the developer feels and how he conveys his vision to the players. Even if there is partially or completely artificial intelligence here, it is just a tool for expressing yourself and your thoughts. 

The drawing is really unique and fascinating. Not every person using AI would be able to do this. 

Therefore, respect to the author. Don't listen to anyone and keep creating games the way you know how! You've done well.

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it only bothers petty people that think anything remotely AI is bad. Sure an AI generated game sucks but it's a thumbnail for clickbait, no one should actually be nitpicking that much

reminds me of evil pops from regular show

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is that thumbnail an AI?

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no doubts, unfortunately

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why 'unfortunately' the game isn't AI it's just a thumb for clickbait

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we shouldn't cannibalize our future, even for clickbait 

it's not cannibalizing the future, AI is not that deep and it won't suddenly replace artists

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Jeez, how hypocritical of the dev

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the entire game is handdrawn so why the thumbnail being AI matters?

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yes, but it doesn't affect the game and dev said he might change it eventually if he gets time

How could one believe dev when dev sells the game with "Hand drawn" catchphrase and think own skill is lower than AI

Thumbnail is for clickbait, why the dev should waste their time making something that will be mostly ignored and never added into the game if he don't need to?

Looks like a lot of fun!

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Thanks :D

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Quite a unique game! I think it's silly and interesting, but I wasn't really sure what I was doing. Great job with the art and animations though, lots of personality throughout the half hour I played... :)
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