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Guide assassin Shadwen and orphan Lily through guarded medieval levels using stealth, a grappling rope, traps, and time control.
Released 17 May 2016
Freeze And Rewind
Grapple Across Rooftops
Guide Lily Past Guards
Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!
Developed by Frozenbyte · Published by Frozenbyte









Shadwen is an assassin on a mission to kill the king who encounters Lily, an orphaned girl, during her journey. You guide the pair through guarded medieval areas while trying to keep Lily safe and conceal Shadwen's purpose.
Sneak past guards by avoiding their sight and sound, or choose when to eliminate or distract them. Shadwen can grapple across rooftops and use her rope to move objects, trigger hazards, and create distractions; craftable devices offer additional options.
Time stops when Shadwen stands still, giving you room to plan, and can be rewound to revisit earlier actions. Lily's view of Shadwen's violence affects their relationship and the possible endings, while levels allow different approaches to getting them both through.
Players who enjoy Shadwen often highlight its stop-and-rewind time system as a way to plan moves and experiment without restarting, along with the grappling hook and physics-based environmental problem-solving. Some also like the stealth-puzzle feel of guiding Lily and the dark atmosphere. Other reviews find the escort and stealth routines repetitive or frustrating.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 48 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| Metacritic | 53/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |