Shadowgrounds

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Shadowgrounds

Short description

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...

Developer
Frozenbyte
Publisher
Frozenbyte
Release
Mon, May 08, 2006
Price
$6.99
Reviews
1,231
Positive
83%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
1
Genres
Action
Features
Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play Together
Tags
Top-Down Shooter Sci-fi Aliens Action Shooter Singleplayer Horror Top-Down Gore Isometric Adventure Twin Stick Shooter Indie Shoot 'Em Up Dark PvE Local Co-Op Combat Co-op Multiplayer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$305ksomewhere between $135k and $2.8m · roughly 25K–500K copies

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Shadowgrounds Survivor Shadowgrounds Survivor Frozenbyte 11 titles 5 − Aliens + Isometric $9.99 582 63% Wed, Nov 14, 2007 $204k
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Half-Life: Opposing Force Half-Life: Opposing Force Gearbox Software 18 titles 4 − Top-Down Shooter − Aliens + FPS + Classic $4.99 25,633 96% — $8.8m
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