Shadow Complex Remastered similar games & best alternatives

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Shadow Complex Remastered

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.

What works

  • Engaging metroidvania exploration
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Good replay value
  • Well-designed level progression
  • Solid audiovisual presentation

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Some bugs and performance issues reported
  • Limited character customization
  • Lack of fast travel can make backtracking tedious

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ARMORED HEAD

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • SiN Gold

  • The Divine Invasion

  • Cookie Cutter: Overkill Edition

  • ADACA

More fantastical

Games that feels like Shadow Complex Remastered but with more imaginative fiction

  • STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™

  • Akimbot

  • Black Mesa

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Dead Space

  • Trinity Fusion

More expressive

Games that feels like Shadow Complex Remastered but with more self-expression and customization

  • Dolls Nest

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • Stellar Blade™

  • Prey

  • The Surge

  • Tomb Raider: Legend

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Shadow Complex Remastered: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026