The Consuming Shadow (2015)

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.

Adventure Horror roguelike death steam multiple protagonists multiple endings survival horror steam achievements digital distribution single-player only developed by one person randomly generated dungeons randomly generated mapsPC (Microsoft Windows)

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Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Released: November 20, 2015
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view, Text

IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 5 ratings.

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