Shadow Dungeon FAQ

Shadow Dungeon is a dark fantasy action RPG by solo developer OO Cat, with a retro visual style inspired by late-1990s RPGs. It released on Steam as a full 1.0 on August 26, 2026, priced at $9.99, and sits at Very Positive on Steam reviews.

No. The Shadow Dungeon in Old School RuneScape is a dungeon area in that MMO. This site covers the standalone 2026 Steam ARPG called Shadow Dungeon by OO Cat — they just share a name.

No. Shadow Dungeon is single-player only, per the official Steam page. There is no co-op, multiplayer or online trading — which also means no seasonal economy pressure, a point launch reviews praise.

Four: Sorcerer, Holy Warrior, Archer and Necromancer, each with 3 talent trees (12 trees total) plus the account-wide Paragon talent tree that unlocks at the level 100 cap. Some fan sites list five classes — the official Steam description confirms four; Paragon is a post-cap talent system, not a class.

The 1.0 campaign has 160 story levels, roughly 30-50 hours of play. The official release notes say level pacing is tuned so you reach about level 99-100 right as the main story ends, after which Greater Rifts unlock.

Yes — full controller support, and the 1.0 update added automatic target acquisition, auto-attacks and per-skill intelligent targeting, plus one-button use of all buff potions.

Yes, a free demo exists on Steam, but the developer confirmed in the 0.4.0 announcement that the demo will not receive further major updates — it reflects the pre-1.0 build, not the full release content.

There is no dedicated subreddit as of launch week. The developer posts on X/Twitter at @OOCat12345 and in Steam Community announcements — those are the official channels this site tracks.

24 languages with full localization, including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, per the 0.4.0 announcement and the Steam page.