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The Consuming Shadow
Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw · released Nov 20, 2015 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading
Released Nov 20, 2015
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 93% positive of 330 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $0.99 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 2 | Oct 23, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 5.9k – 34k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $5.2k – $18k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 330 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 18–103 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Lovecraftian | 1 in 94 games |
| Survival Horror | 1 in 23 games |
| Violent | 1 in 19 games |
| Procedural Generation | 1 in 19 games |
| Roguelite | 1 in 12 games |
| Dark | 1 in 12 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Horror | 1 in 9 games |
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