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|steam appid  = 2500
 
|steam appid  = 2500
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658914
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658914
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|hltb        = 8358
 
|strategywiki = Shadowgrounds
 
|strategywiki = Shadowgrounds
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|mobygames    = shadowgrounds
 
|wikipedia    = Shadowgrounds
 
|wikipedia    = Shadowgrounds
 
|winehq      = 3244
 
|winehq      = 3244
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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|official site= http://shadowgroundsgame.com
 
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{{Series|Shadowgrounds}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
−
{{--}} Game progress is only saved in-between levels. It's due to a technical limitation in the game engine.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/11200/discussions/0/666826251177601609/#c666826703975838375 How the hell do I save my game? :: Shadowgrounds: Survivor General Discussions]</ref>
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{{--}} Game progress is only saved in-between levels. It's due to a technical limitation in the game engine.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/11200/discussions/0/666826251177601609/#c666826703975838375|title=How the hell do I save my game? :: Shadowgrounds: Survivor General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
{{--}} Mouse sensitivity can't be modified.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/0/540736781034028358/#c540736781084072386</ref>
 
{{--}} Mouse sensitivity can't be modified.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/0/540736781034028358/#c540736781084072386</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://shadowgroundsgame.com Official game site]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://shadowgroundsgame.com/new/index.php?page=troubleshooting Shadowgrounds FAQ and troubleshooting]
 
{{mm}} [http://shadowgroundsgame.com/new/index.php?page=troubleshooting Shadowgrounds FAQ and troubleshooting]
−
{{mm}} [http://frozenbyte.com/board/viewforum.php?f=9 Frozenbyte Community forums] for Shadowgrounds series
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{{mm}} [https://frozenbyte.com/board/viewforum.php?f=9 Frozenbyte Community forums] for Shadowgrounds series
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658914|shadowgrounds_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658914|shadowgrounds_series|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
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{{Availability/row| developer | http://frozenbyte.com/games/shadowgrounds/ | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| developer | https://frozenbyte.com/games/shadowgrounds/ | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | shadowgrounds | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | shadowgrounds | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | shadowgrounds | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | shadowgrounds | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
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{{XDG|false}}
 
{{XDG|false}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Shadowgrounds External Options.png|External options menu.}}
 
{{Image|Shadowgrounds External Options.png|External options menu.}}
 
{{Image|Shadowgrounds Advanced Graphics.png|External advanced graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Shadowgrounds Advanced Graphics.png|External advanced graphics settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/shadowgrounds
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/shadowgrounds
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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# Open <code>options.txt</code>.
 
# Open <code>options.txt</code>.
 
# Change <code>screen_height =</code> and <code>screen_width =</code> to the desired resolution.
 
# Change <code>screen_height =</code> and <code>screen_width =</code> to the desired resolution.
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{{--}} HUD is stretched.<ref>https://www.wsgf.org/dr/shadowgrounds</ref>  
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{{--}} HUD is stretched.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.wsgf.org/dr/shadowgrounds|title=wsgf.org|date=May 2023}}</ref>  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
−
{{Fixbox|description=Custom FOV|ref=<ref>[http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/10/shadowgrounds.html Helix Mod: Shadowgrounds]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Custom FOV|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/10/shadowgrounds.html|title=Helix Mod: Shadowgrounds|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
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# Open <code>Data1.fbz</code> with [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip].
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# Open <code>Data1.fbz</code> with [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip].
 
# Go into <code>Data\Misc</code>.
 
# Go into <code>Data\Misc</code>.
 
# Extract <code>default_game_options.txt</code> to any folder.
 
# Extract <code>default_game_options.txt</code> to any folder.
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===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
−
{{Fixbox|description=Set borderless fullscreen|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/0/810925579938226621/#c846959520967166864 Windowed Mode :: Shadowgrounds General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Set borderless fullscreen|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/0/810925579938226621/#c846959520967166864|title=Windowed Mode :: Shadowgrounds General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Open <code>options.txt</code>
 
# Open <code>options.txt</code>
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
−
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = Limited XInputs support.
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = limited
−
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xinput controllers notes  = Rx-axis, ry-axis and z-axis can only be remaps on '''Joystick Axis'''.
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
−
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only - CD Expert. Official localization ported, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2985087320 download].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Water textures are missing or corrupted===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable anti-aliasing|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/0/357284131803362821/|title=Water texture corruption for Geforce users :: Steam Community Discussions|date=2021-05-05}}</ref>|fix=
 +
{{ii}} If disabling anti-aliasing doesn't work, go to Advanced Options and set "Misc" to Low.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Mods===
 +
====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/shadowgrounds-beast Shadowgrounds: Beast]====
 +
A simple mod featuring a couple of tweaks and partially remastered GUI.
 +
{{ii}} Add some weapons overhauls and a re-organised upgrades menu.
 +
 +
====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/alien-breed-iii Alien Breed III]====
 +
A mod that add new textures, a new GUI and slightly modified models in the style of ''Alien Breed''.
 +
{{ii}} Come in two version:
 +
* Standard - The basic mod version.
 +
* Special - Add ''Alien/Alien Breed'' style textures for alien environments.
 +
{{--}} Only work on the German version of ''Shadowgrounds''.
 +
 +
Additional GUI skins for the mod can be found [https://www.moddb.com/mods/alien-breed-iii/addons/gui-skins here].
 +
====Camera view mods====
 +
* [https://www.nexusmods.com/shadowgrounds/mods/1 Third Person Camera] - Moves the camera to a third person perspective.
 +
* [https://www.nexusmods.com/shadowgrounds/mods/2 Better Top-Down Camera] - Drastically increases the vertical angles allowed with the default camera.
 +
 +
{{ii}} Both of these mods also increases default corpse despawn timers, and halves flashlight consumption rate.
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
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|minOS    = 2000, XP
 
|minCPU  = 1.3 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 1.3 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 384 MB
 
|minRAM  = 384 MB

Latest revision as of 21:01, 17 December 2023

Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds cover
Developers
Frozenbyte
macOS (OS X) Alternative Games
Linux Alternative Games
Publishers
Meridian4
Linux Linux Game Publishing
Engines
Storm3D
Release dates
Windows November 11, 2005
Linux September 16, 2009
macOS (OS X) April 12, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Shadowgrounds
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Shadowgrounds on HowLongToBeat
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Shadowgrounds guide on StrategyWiki
Shadowgrounds on MobyGames
Shadowgrounds on Wikipedia
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Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds 2005
Shadowgrounds: Survivor 2007

Key points

Game progress is only saved in-between levels. It's due to a technical limitation in the game engine.[1]
Mouse sensitivity can't be modified.[2]

General information

Shadowgrounds FAQ and troubleshooting
Frozenbyte Community forums for Shadowgrounds series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1].
Russian copies use StarForce 4 DRM[Note 2].
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

The Shadowgrounds website provides the latest patch, version 1.05.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename files[7]

Delete or rename logo.wmv in <path-to-game>\Data\Videos.

Game data

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Config\options.txt[Note 3]
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.frozenbyte/shadowgrounds/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2500/pfx/[Note 4]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>[Note 3]
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.frozenbyte/shadowgrounds/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2500/pfx/[Note 4]
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External options menu.
External options menu.
External advanced graphics settings.
External advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set custom resolution[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open options.txt.
  3. Change screen_height = and screen_width = to the desired resolution.
HUD is stretched.[8]

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV[9]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open Data1.fbz with 7-Zip.
  3. Go into Data\Misc.
  4. Extract default_game_options.txt to any folder.
  5. Open default_game_options.txt.
  6. Change camera_default_fov = 120 to the desired FOV.
  7. Save the changes and replace the original file in the archive.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless fullscreen[10]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open options.txt
  3. Change the following values as noted.
    • maximize_window = 1
    • window_titlebar = 0
    • windowed = 1
  4. Save the changes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Limited XInputs support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Rx-axis, ry-axis and z-axis can only be remaps on Joystick Axis.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail only - CD Expert. Official localization ported, download.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
Shared-screen. Other players must use controllers.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Shadowgrounds.

Issues fixed

Water textures are missing or corrupted

Disable anti-aliasing[11]
If disabling anti-aliasing doesn't work, go to Advanced Options and set "Misc" to Low.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Mods

Shadowgrounds: Beast

A simple mod featuring a couple of tweaks and partially remastered GUI.

Add some weapons overhauls and a re-organised upgrades menu.

Alien Breed III

A mod that add new textures, a new GUI and slightly modified models in the style of Alien Breed.

Come in two version:
  • Standard - The basic mod version.
  • Special - Add Alien/Alien Breed style textures for alien environments.
Only work on the German version of Shadowgrounds.

Additional GUI skins for the mod can be found here.

Camera view mods

Both of these mods also increases default corpse despawn timers, and halves flashlight consumption rate.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) 1.3 GHz 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 384 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200
ATI Radeon 9000 		Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.5
Processor (CPU) Intel Mac
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.0 compatible
The game cannot be run on GeForce4 MX cards or Intel graphics solutions


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
  2. ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[5][6] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References