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Shadows of Forbidden Gods

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App ID 1741640
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Forbidden Oak Games Limited
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 38168116
Last Record Update 19 August 2026 – 22:58:36 UTC ()
Release Date 15 July 2023 – 13:10:06 UTC ()
😎 86.32%
1k reviews
10
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🌌 God Game 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy

Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.

Additional Information

Developer Bobby Two Hands
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Forbidden Oak Games Limited
Store Release Date 15 July 2023 – 13:10:09 UTC ()
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Social Media https://discord.gg/Qq8mHdYNF5
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFnC_BrcXXbukAuEVLRJ7sg/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 15 July 2023 – 13:10:06 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2022 – 02:06:25 UTC () (1667009185)
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Detected Technologies Unity Engine, Mono SDK, UnityBurst SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 2 August 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11738896
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Early Access Release Date 1 November 2021 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 27 August 2021 – 15:40:40 UTC (), in changelist #12408418

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🌌 God Game 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🦠 Outbreak Sim 🏛️ Political Sim 🖼️ 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 👁️ Conspiracy 🚨 Crime 😨 Dark 🧝 Dark Fantasy 💥 Destruction ⛓ Dystopian 🏦 Economy 🎭 Fantasy 🦇 Gothic 😱 Horror 🐙 Lovecraftian

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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last_modified1 April 2024 – 23:41:54 UTC
timestamp1 April 2024 – 23:41:54 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 10 players right now
  • 27 24-hour peak
  • 502 all-time peak 16 July 2023
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  • 804 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 86.32% SteamDB Rating
  • 985 91.4% positive reviews
  • 93 8.6% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Shadows of Forbidden Gods right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 10 players live playing Shadows of Forbidden Gods on Steam.

Shadows of Forbidden Gods had an all-time peak of 502 concurrent players on 16 July 2023.

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