Games like Shadwen
If Shadwen is your kind of game, the closest matches are Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition, Assassin's Creed® Revelations and Thief — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its creative environmental kills, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Shadwen: Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!
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Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Top pick for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
Assassin's Creed® Revelations
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Second-strongest match for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Third-strongest match for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Shadow of the Guild
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Sidescrolling beat 'em up with an epic story. You are Yarán, an assassin with powerful skills of a mage and a warrior combined. Attack from the shadows, cast powerful spells, and destroy your enemies with powerful combo attacks.
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops is a stealth action strategy game. Take control of a group of 4 special forces units with unique abilities, infiltrate the enemy base and complete the mission objectives. Use the in-game level editor to create your own missions and upload them to the Steam Workshop.
HITMAN™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Ranked #6 for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN™ 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
Styx: Shards of Darkness
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.
Styx: Master of Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Ranked #8 for Shadwen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Thief Gold
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
Styx: Master of Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
Trine 2: Complete Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Dishonored
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Shadwen.
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
SUPERHOT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shadwen.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Iron Danger
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Reviewers of Shadwen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Iron Danger is a tactical combat puzzler with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadwen at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Shadwen on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Shadwen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Shadwen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Shadwen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Shadwen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Shadwen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadwen.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Frozenbyte
Other recommendable Steam games by Frozenbyte, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Trine 2: Complete Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Trine Enchanted Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!
Starbase
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Nine Parchments
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
WHY THIS
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!
Shadowgrounds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadwen.
Another title from Frozenbyte, the studio behind Shadwen. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Frequently asked about Shadwen
- Does Shadwen work on Steam Deck?
- Shadwen is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Shadwen cost?
- Shadwen is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadwen?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadwen are Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition, Assassin's Creed® Revelations, Thief.
- Who developed Shadwen?
- Shadwen was developed by Frozenbyte.
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