The Umbra Campaign
60+ hour story · solo£29.99 base game
A fully voiced single-player descent through nine realms. Branching choices reshape who survives the final dawn, with three distinct endings and a New Game+ that remixes enemy placement.
Action-RPG · PC & Console · Made in London
Forge a hero from living darkness.
ShadowHeroJourney is a hand-crafted action-RPG where every shadow you defeat becomes a weapon, a skill, or a scar. Descend through nine collapsing realms, master the umbra combat system, and drag the light back from the void.
- 9 realms
- to descend
- 60+ hours
- main campaign
- 4-player
- online co-op
Ways to play
Four ways into the shadow
One world, four very different runs. Buy once on Steam or Epic — every mode below is included, no season pass, no loot boxes.
Nightfall Raids (Co-op)
30–50 min sessions · 2–4 playersIncluded · cross-play
Team up online for rotating boss dungeons that reset every Tuesday at 18:00 GMT. Shared loot, revive mechanics, and voice-optional matchmaking that never puts you behind a paywall.
Ranked Shadow Ladder
Seasonal · 8-week splitsFree with base game
Climb a competitive 1v1 duel ladder using the same umbra combat system. Seasons run eight weeks with cosmetic-only rewards — armour dyes and banner sigils, never stat boosts.
Forge Workshop (Modding)
Open toolkit · lifetime updatesFree SDK
Build your own realms, bosses, and questlines with our open modding SDK and publish them straight to the in-game browser. Full documentation and a Whitechapel-based support team behind it.
From the game
Screens from the descent
Real captures from the current build. Filter by realm to see how the world shifts as the light drains away.
Realms
The Ashfall Gate — Realm One
Combat
Umbra parry into shadow-strike
Bosses
The Hollow Warden boss arena
Realms
Drowned Cathedral — Realm Four
Combat
Co-op revive at the Ember Font
Bosses
Nightmother, keeper of the ninth gate
By the numbers
A world that keeps growing
Live figures from our launch window and the community around it.
480K+
Heroes forged worldwide
4.7 / 5
Average player rating
9
Collapsing realms to clear
112
Free content updates shipped
Player voices
What the community is saying
A short developer diary, plus notes from players who have made the descent.
Developer diary · The Umbra Combat System8:42
“The parry timing finally clicked around hour ten and now I cannot put it down. Beat the Hollow Warden with one sliver of health left — my flatmates heard me scream from the kitchen.”
Priya S.
Manchester, UK · March 2026
“Our four-person raid group has a standing Tuesday night session. Cross-play meant my mate on console could join without buying a second copy. No microtransactions nagging us — pure combat.”
Callum R.
Glasgow, UK · February 2026
“I run a small modding channel and the Forge Workshop SDK is genuinely the friendliest toolkit I have touched. Published my first realm in a weekend and the London team replied to my bug report within a day.”
Elena M.
Dublin, IE · January 2026
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Everything about platforms, pricing, and playing together.
The game ships on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, plus PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A Nintendo Switch 2 port is in active development for late 2026. Cross-play and cross-progression work across every platform once you link a free ShadowHeroJourney account.
No. You pay once for the base game and receive every mode, including co-op and ranked. The only optional purchases are cosmetic armour packs, and every one of them is also earnable in-game for free. There are no loot boxes, no pay-to-win items, and no season pass.
All of it except the ranked ladder. The 60+ hour Umbra Campaign is designed as a single-player experience first, and the Nightfall Raids can be attempted solo, though they are tuned for two to four players. You never need a subscription to play offline.
You will want a quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a GTX 1060 or equivalent for 1080p at 60fps on medium settings. The game is around 45GB installed. A free performance demo on Steam lets you benchmark your rig before buying.
Yes. A free demo covering the first realm is available on all storefronts, and it carries your progress into the full game. Refunds follow each platform’s standard policy — typically within 14 days if you have played under two hours. Reach our Whitechapel support team any time with questions.
Get in touch
Talk to the studio
Press enquiries, partnership requests, or a bug you cannot shake — our London team reads every message.
Phone
Email
Studio
14B Goulston Street, Whitechapel, London E1 7TP
Support hours
Mon–Fri · 09:00–18:00 GMT
ShadowHeroJourney Studio · Whitechapel, London
14B Goulston Street, Whitechapel, London E1 7TP