Shadowgate
NES/Famicom


Developer
ICOM Simulations, Ported by Kemco
Publisher
Released
December 1989
Achievements
There are 42 achievements worth 250 (339) points.
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Why Didn't I Bring One With Me?
(3) (3)
Beaten Game Credit
Arm Yourself
Beaten Game Credit
680 (499) of 870 – 78.16% unlock rate
57.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode78.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The White Flame
(5) (5)
Beaten Game Credit
Destroy the Wraith
Beaten Game Credit
599 (463) of 870 – 68.85% unlock rate
53.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode68.85% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Family Jewels
(3) (3)
Beaten Game Credit
Find the three gems
Beaten Game Credit
627 (476) of 870 – 72.07% unlock rate
54.71% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode72.07% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Chilling
(3) (3)
Beaten Game Credit
Find the magic sphere
Beaten Game Credit
602 (462) of 870 – 69.20% unlock rate
53.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode69.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Pressing Your Luck
(5) (7)
Beaten Game Credit
Take every obtainable item in the dragon's lair without saving or dying
Beaten Game Credit
337 (293) of 870 – 38.74% unlock rate
33.68% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode38.74% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Timeless One
(5) (5)
Beaten Game Credit
Listen to Lakmir's council
Beaten Game Credit
541 (419) of 870 – 62.18% unlock rate
48.16% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode62.18% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Fireproof
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Extinguish the firedrake
Beaten Game Credit
373 (309) of 870 – 42.87% unlock rate
35.52% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode42.87% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Don't Feed The Trolls
(5) (7)
Beaten Game Credit
Double your toll, then dispose of the extortionist
Beaten Game Credit
285 (256) of 870 – 32.76% unlock rate
29.43% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode32.76% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
DEATH TO THE PHILISTINE!!
(5) (5)
Kill the cyclops
499 (396) of 870 – 57.36% unlock rate
45.52% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode57.36% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Reading Rainbow
(4) (4)
Beaten Game Credit
Open the secret passage in the library
Beaten Game Credit
530 (415) of 870 – 60.92% unlock rate
47.70% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode60.92% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Beaten Game Credit
Live long enough to see yourself become the villain
Beaten Game Credit
516 (405) of 870 – 59.31% unlock rate
46.55% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode59.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
My Precious
(3) (3)
Beaten Game Credit
Obtain the one ring
Beaten Game Credit
495 (387) of 870 – 56.90% unlock rate
44.48% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode56.90% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Riddle of the Sphinx
(5) (6)
Correctly answer the Sphinx's riddle
483 (378) of 870 – 55.52% unlock rate
43.45% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.52% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
She Was a Bitch
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Slay the werewolf
Beaten Game Credit
496 (388) of 870 – 57.01% unlock rate
44.60% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode57.01% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Dog Days
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Send the hellhound back home and obtain the platinum horn
Beaten Game Credit
477 (376) of 870 – 54.83% unlock rate
43.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.83% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Bladed Sun
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Annihilate the wyvern and take the talisman
Beaten Game Credit
475 (375) of 870 – 54.60% unlock rate
43.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.60% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Helping Hand
(3) (3)
Beaten Game Credit
Obtain the wand from a handy ally
Beaten Game Credit
484 (379) of 870 – 55.63% unlock rate
43.56% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.63% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Snake?? SNAAAAKE!!
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Locate the staff
Beaten Game Credit
476 (374) of 870 – 54.71% unlock rate
42.99% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.71% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Nothing to See Here
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Avoid the troll again
Beaten Game Credit
487 (383) of 870 – 55.98% unlock rate
44.02% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.98% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The King's Ascension
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Complete the throne room puzzle
Beaten Game Credit
485 (380) of 870 – 55.75% unlock rate
43.68% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.75% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
To Banish Below
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Obtain the silver orb
Beaten Game Credit
481 (376) of 870 – 55.29% unlock rate
43.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.29% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Three Are One
(10) (12)
Beaten Game Credit
Assemble the legendary Staff of Ages
Beaten Game Credit
472 (370) of 870 – 54.25% unlock rate
42.53% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
What Darkness Fears
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Blind the Gargoyles
Beaten Game Credit
484 (379) of 870 – 55.63% unlock rate
43.56% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.63% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Have We Met Before?
(4) (4)
Beaten Game Credit
Safely descend the well and summon the ferryman
Beaten Game Credit
478 (374) of 870 – 54.94% unlock rate
42.99% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Seed of the Dream
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Open the skull door and prepare yourself
Beaten Game Credit
474 (371) of 870 – 54.48% unlock rate
42.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.48% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Talimar the Black
(10) (12)
Beaten Game Credit
Vanquish the Warlock Lord and return to Stormhaven in triumph!
Beaten Game Credit
472 (369) of 870 – 54.25% unlock rate
42.41% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode54.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Dumb Ways to Die
(2) (2)
Set fire to your hair
321 (281) of 870 – 36.90% unlock rate
32.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode36.90% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Final Frontier
(2) (2)
Seek out new worlds and new civilizations
407 (325) of 870 – 46.78% unlock rate
37.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode46.78% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Uh... What?
(2) (3)
Light the fireplace, then die from your torch going out
295 (262) of 870 – 33.91% unlock rate
30.11% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode33.91% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Animal Cruelty
(2) (2)
Release the doggo from his prison
377 (308) of 870 – 43.33% unlock rate
35.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode43.33% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
I Want Me Gold!
(2) (2)
Fall for the oldest trick in the book
369 (301) of 870 – 42.41% unlock rate
34.60% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode42.41% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Don't Tell Me What To Do!
(2) (2)
Defy the narrator's sagely advice and go for a swim
322 (272) of 870 – 37.01% unlock rate
31.26% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode37.01% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Not a Morning Person, Huh?
(2) (2)
Awaken the sleeping guardian
333 (278) of 870 – 38.28% unlock rate
31.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode38.28% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Quit Hitting Yourself!
(2) (2)
Quit hitting yourself!
495 (369) of 870 – 56.90% unlock rate
42.41% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode56.90% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Right Solution, Wrong Game
(5) (8)
Try a puzzle solution that might have worked on a different version of Shadowgate
255 (232) of 870 – 29.31% unlock rate
26.67% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode29.31% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
AAAH! AAAAAHH!! AAAAAAAAHHH!!!
(4) (4)
Release the ghost of Sam Kinison
578 (410) of 870 – 66.44% unlock rate
47.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode66.44% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Da Ba Dee Da Ba Die
(2) (3)
Drink the strange liquid in the laboratory
297 (262) of 870 – 34.14% unlock rate
30.11% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode34.14% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Jus Cuz
(5) (8)
Burn every flammable object in the game
242 (221) of 870 – 27.82% unlock rate
25.40% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode27.82% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Lootus Maximus
(10) (16)
Collect every item and spell in the game
246 (222) of 870 – 28.28% unlock rate
25.52% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode28.28% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Nick of Time
(10) (16)
Beaten Game Credit
Vanquish the Warlock Lord with your last torch in danger of fizzling out
Beaten Game Credit
237 (218) of 870 – 27.24% unlock rate
25.06% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode27.24% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Deathless One
(25) (38)
Beaten Game Credit
Complete the game in one session without dying
Beaten Game Credit
299 (256) of 870 – 34.37% unlock rate
29.43% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode34.37% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Lord Jair
(50) (87)
Beaten Game Credit
Complete the game in one session lighting no more than 3 additional torches without dying or accessing the save screen
Beaten Game Credit
224 (207) of 870 – 25.75% unlock rate
23.79% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode25.75% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
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Recent comments
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YzPOJiuJRY
Playing it blind will take hours and hours of guessing the right actions on certain objects. Especially, the moment when you need to enter the crack in the cave, assuming that those black pixels are even enterable? Come on, game. I wonder who managed to beat this back in 1989 without any guides.
Some of the puzzles definitely were not intuitive and I understand why I didn't beat this back then. As with a lot of adventure/puzzle games of the time, a lot of it ends up trying every item on every object.
Still, game holds up and thank you for the set!