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Shadowgate is a 1987 point-and-click adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and published by Mindscape for the Macintosh as part of the MacVenture series. The game takes place in the Castle Shadowgate, residence of the evil Warlock Lord. The player, as the "last of a great line of hero-kings", is tasked with saving the world by defeating the Warlock Lord, who is attempting to summon the demon Behemoth out of Hell. The original Macintosh version was only in black-and-white, but color versions of the game were later released for the Amiga and Atari ST, and in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertai

Game data

Metacritic 65
Released
2014-08-20
User rating
3.50 / 5
Genres
Indie, Adventure
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, macOS, Linux

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70User score

Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Shadowgate! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions to experience where the franchise began.

Released
2015
Genres
Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes
Single player
Developer
ICOM Simulations
Publisher
Reverb Triple XP, Zojoi

Key facts

Video game.title
Shadowgate
Video game.image
Shadowgate Coverart.png
Video game.caption
Apple IIGS box art
Video game.developer
ICOM Simulations
Video game.composer
NESHiroyuki MasunoKento's Group
Video game.series
Shadowgate
Video game.engine
MacVenture
Video game.genre
Point-and-click adventure
Video game.modes
Single-player

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EP #0070 LIVE REACTION TO YOUTUBE TREASONOUS AND ILLEGAL CENSORSHIP OF SHADOWGATE

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Wikidata facts

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publication date
1989-03-31
title
Shadowgate
review score
23%
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  • Gameplay
  • Plot
  • Ports
  • Reception
  • Legacy
  • Sequels
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Shadowgate is a 1987 point-and-click adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and published by Mindscape for the Macintosh as part of the MacVenture series. The game takes place in the Castle Shadowgate, residence of the evil Warlock Lord. The player, as the "last of a great line of hero-kings", is tasked with saving the world by defeating the Warlock Lord, who is attempting to summon the demon Behemoth out of Hell. The original Macintosh version was only in black-and-white, but color versions of the game were later released for the Amiga and Atari ST, and in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was generally well-received, and was followed by several sequels and remakes for various systems.

==Gameplay== thumb|left|The beginning of the game (Macintosh version)

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