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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows header image
Released Apr 30, 2015 $1.99 · −80% Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

By Game in a Bottle · published by Armor Games Studios

Tower DefenseStrategyIndieSingleplayerActionTop-DownFantasyTactical2DDifficultClassicGreat Soundtrack
Track this game Steam page
Followers —
Reviews 3,670 Overwhelmingly Positive
Players yesterday 87 at the busiest moment
Owners 200K–500K estimated

About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is a game tagged Tower Defense, Strategy and Indie by Game in a Bottle, released Apr 30, 2015. It has 3,670 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Defense Technica, Sentinel 3: Homeworld and Defense Zone 2.

An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for GemCraft - Chasing Shadows · record updated 1 day ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID296490
Release dateApr 30, 2015
Last change number39323160
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Game in a Bottle
Publisher
Armor Games Studios
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
GemCraft
Website
armorgamesstudios.com/games/gemcraft-chasing-shadows

Platforms

Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Controller
Full support

Features

7
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam Trading CardsFull controller supportPlayStation controllersFamily Sharing

Related apps

  • FranchiseGemCraft

Patches

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
734216publicOct 25, 2026

Depots

Depots

1
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
296491 — English Windows 88.2 MB 61.3 MB 4108396458158466639

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 734216 — Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/GemCraft Chasing Shadows

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
GemCraft Chasing Shadows.exe Windows Launch

Cloud saves

Space per player976.6 KB
Filesup to 20
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataRoamingGCCS/Local Store/*.datWindows

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