The Consuming Shadow Launch Date

The game completely developed by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, creator of the Chzo Mythos (collection of four adventure titles), and Hatfall amongst others, and best known as an internet personality for The Escapist, has been given a release date.

The Consuming Shadow will come in two versions, the standard and the special edition. Priced at $9.99 and $16.99 respectively, the special edition comes with Yahtzee's two books Mogworld and Jam -- and for the first two weeks the special edition will be the same price as the regular edition!

It will be sold through the Humble Store, launching on 28th July, before arriving on the Mac App Store, itch.io and GoG shortly afterwards. A Steam Greenlight will also begin soon.

Here are the highlights:

• Roguelike perma-death gameplay
• 4 playable characters to find and unlock, each with a different play style
• 6 dungeon types, 10 mission types, and countless random encounters
• 20 different monsters to discover and fight
• Learn the 8 magic spells to gain the upper hand
• Complete the bestiary and gather collectibles to uncover the world's lore
• The game has controller support

The Consuming Shadow has been created using Game Maker (the same engine used by Gunpoint and others), but the procedural tech, music and sound effects were all his own, along with writing and design, making this truly a one-man project.