Shadwen is bringing the stealth genre back to its roots after years of gung-ho ridden action blasters and yearly revisions.Shadwen, bringing the stealth genre back to its roots after years of gung-ho ridden action blasters and yearly revisions.

Shadwen, an assassin on a quest to kill the king, has a chance encounter with a little orphaned girl, Lily. She follows Shadwen on her dangerous journey, but when the ruthless guards get too close, Shadwen must take action right in front of Lily's eyes. Will she resort to violence and let Lily witness her crimes, or can she find another way and protect the child's innocence?

To kill or not to kill - that is the question.

Players all around the world are invited to try out the sneak peek preview that captures the essence of Shadwen and highlights key gameplay features. With each playthrough the players are helping drive down the eventual launch price of the game.

How to participate:

1. Download the free sneak peek demo (available on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store)
2. Play! Complete the demo as many times as you want, each playthrough contributes to a community score; the higher the community score, the lower the launch price!
3. Share and win! Watch the launch price go down and share your best moments with #FromTheShadows for a chance to win Shadwen and Frozenbyte related prizes!

The event runs from Wednesday February 24th to Monday February 29th. The demo will be available for a limited time.

Key Features:

• Stay hidden - avoid detection and guards, who will ruthlessly kill you upon capture.
• Time is an accomplice - time stands still when you are not controlling Shadwen, allowing you to stop at any point: mid-motion, during jumps, right before a guard sees you.
• Carefully rewind time to manipulate your past and present actions to gain an upper hand on the guards. Make precision movements to nail each move and try different strategies for the ultimate solution.
• Pick your assassinations carefully. Avoid being seen, heard or getting caught indirectly. Suspicious sights and noises will alert the guards - use it to your benefit.
• Sneak and explore around the dark and gritty medieval province and use the environment to your advantage - use your rope to grapple onto rooftops, silently drop from ceilings, or veil yourself in the shadows.
• Use physics and a freely attachable rope to drag and topple objects. Make deaths look accidental; let gravity do the grave work.
• Set up traps and hazards to lure guards towards their untimely demise; discover new ways to eliminate or distract your foes by crafting items into deadly surprises, including poison traps, spike devices, smoke bombs and more.
• Lethal and non-lethal solutions - choose your play style but remember: actions have consequences.
• Become a true god of stealth and protect Lily's innocence - complete the game with no bodies left behind.