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Shadow of Ancients

Shadow of Ancients is a 3D, Narrative-Adventure game with a stylized and colorful world. You can explore this new world with our main character Aiden, learn its secrets and decide how the world will continue…

26 June 2026

Shadow of Ancients is an adventure, released 26 June 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shadow of Ancients is

Shadow of Ancients was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shadow of Ancients is a 3D, Narrative-Adventure game with a stylized and colorful world. You can explore this new world with our main character Aiden, learn its secrets and decide how the world will continue with unique but familiar game mechanics.
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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 it launched against

Shadow of Ancients launched on 26 June 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Denshattack!.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, Denshattack!.

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When did Shadow of Ancients come out?
Shadow of Ancients was released on 26 June 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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