Shadow Mate (2026) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Shadow Mate

A horror action adventure game in which you work with Belial, a life form that has possessed the body of a young girl named Cynthia, to escape from a mysterious laboratory.

1 December 2026

What Shadow Mate is

Shadow Mate is an unreleased adventure game, currently scheduled for 1 December 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A horror action adventure game in which you work with Belial, a life form that has possessed the body of a young girl named Cynthia, to escape from a mysterious laboratory.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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Shadow Mate — frequently asked questions

When is Shadow Mate coming out?

Shadow Mate is scheduled to release on 1 December 2026. That is 41 days away.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Shadow Mate?

At minimum, Shadow Mate needs Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Shadow Mate?

The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Shadow Mate have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Shadow Mate, including PlayStation controllers.

Can you play Shadow Mate on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Shadow Mate; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Shadow Mate on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Shadow Mate. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

Does Shadow Mate have Denuvo?

Steam's store page lists no third-party DRM for Shadow Mate. That is what Steam shows, not a test of the game.

Does Shadow Mate need a third-party account?

Steam's store page lists no third-party account requirement for Shadow Mate.

Is Shadow Mate available in Germany?

Steam shows it to German users with an age rating of 16 (a rating Steam generated, not a USK certificate).

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