<s>
Shadows	B-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Slovak	O
studio	O
Games	O
Farm	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
Shadows	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heretic	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Heretic	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
with	O
a	O
top-down	O
camera	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
combat	O
and	O
loot	O
collection	O
,	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
utilise	O
its	O
core	O
mechanic	O
of	O
switching	O
between	O
the	O
Devourer	O
,	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
summoned	O
from	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Realm	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
the	O
Heretic	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
summoned	O
from	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Realm	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
named	O
the	O
Devourer	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
hooded	O
man	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tom	O
Baker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
,	O
now	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
,	O
is	O
called	O
upon	O
to	O
stop	O
other	O
demonic	O
forces	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
Heretic	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
recently-assassinated	O
secret	O
council	O
Penta	O
Nera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
critic	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Shadows	B-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
a	O
deep	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
which	O
brings	O
a	O
literal	O
new	O
dimension	O
to	O
the	O
tried	O
and	O
tested	O
Diablo	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
great	O
choice	O
for	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
meaty	O
fantasy	B-Application
time-sink	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
does	O
stumble	O
occasionally	O
,	O
it	O
delivers	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
engaging	O
hack-	O
'	O
n'-slash	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sixth	O
Axis	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6/10	O
rating	O
,	O
declaring	O
in	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
Shadows	B-Application
:	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
ultimately	O
fails	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
need	O
a	O
new	O
Diablo-like	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
or	O
a	O
glut	O
of	O
grind	O
does	O
n't	O
bother	O
you	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
definitely	O
worse	O
options	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Technology	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
2019	O
Central	O
and	O
Eastern	O
European	O
Game	O
Awards	O
(	O
CEEGA	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
expansion	B-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Chromaton	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2018	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	B-Protocol
added	O
new	O
areas	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
puppet	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
summon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	B-Protocol
,	O
entitled	O
Necrophage	O
's	O
Curse	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
December	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
puzzles	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
enemies	O
and	O
another	O
new	O
puppet	O
.	O
</s>
