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Shadwen, the new stealth game from Frozenbyte has a playable Linux demo

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Shadwen looks like it might turn a few heads at release, and it certainly seems like it could be interesting to me. There is now a demo available to try out.

It's a little on the rough side right now, but it's showing real promise.

About the game
Shadwen is a stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!

Shadwen, an assassin on a quest to kill the king, has a chance encounter with an orphaned girl, Lily. She follows Shadwen on her dangerous journey, but when the ruthless guards get too close, Shadwen must take action right in front of Lily's eyes.

Will Shadwen risk the girl's budding trust by resorting to violence, or try and find another way while keeping her real purpose concealed?

To kill or not to kill - that is the question.

You can get the demo on GOG and Steam. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Renzatic Gear Feb 25, 2016
It's quite a bit different than Thief. I haven't played too much yet, but from first impressions, I'd describe it more as a stealth based sandbox puzzle game (...if that makes any sense) than a proper, straightforward sneak-em-up.

That's not to say it isn't good. Seems pretty cool from what little I've seen. Once I finish getting my Steam controller set up properly for it, I'll give it a solid go.

Oh, and I also get the purple tutorial videos.
Vash63 Feb 25, 2016
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I tried to launch the game but couldn't even get through the launcher. I couldn't find my screen's resolution on the list. It doesn't seem to support 2560x1440 at all, highest I saw was 1920x1200.
sigz Feb 25, 2016
raah key binding is broken like hell....
Zeitgeist Feb 25, 2016
In my case I could not get to lauch the game too. If you start the shell script in the steam directory you can actually see that fonts and buttons are missing. The tutorial is a pink screen?! Finally played the demo and it's a pretty decent game.
Homepcgamer Feb 25, 2016
Humm my ximput gamepad is not working... and the movements with keyboard and mouse is a little bit weird... Tested in SteamOS.
Im going to try with Steam Controller. Keybindings are working for me by the way...
Xpander Feb 25, 2016
and a short gameplay video:

View video on youtube.com
kuro Feb 25, 2016
It's great they made a Demo.
I played it, and I am barely fascinated of the game. Btw my xinput gamepad didnt work either, but I will test my Steam Controller soon an will tell you.

Go on Frozenbyte! :D
Lordpkappa Feb 25, 2016
Well i tried it.
I have the stop bug, the game works only if the caracter is in motion.
The Tutorial is a Pink fullscreen with sound that i can't stop, and i have others bugs, the rope it's taken from Zoya ;) of Trine 3.
I think that it's not more that an alfa code.
edo Feb 25, 2016
its a temporary demo for what I have read
Shmerl Feb 25, 2016
They responded that they know about pink screen in the tutorial and they are looking into it: http://frozenbyte.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=27505&p=49837#p49839


Last edited by Shmerl on 25 February 2016 at 6:54 pm UTC
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