Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus is a 2005 action-adventure developed by Team Ico under director Fumito Ueda, a minimalist masterwork in which a lone young man named Wander ventures into a forbidden land to slay sixteen colossal beings in hope of reviving a lost girl.
The game stripped away the usual trappings of the genre, offering no towns, side quests or minor enemies, only vast, empty landscapes traversed on horseback and the towering colossi themselves. Each creature functioned as a living puzzle that had to be scaled by gripping fur and ledges while managing a stamina meter, then struck at glowing weak points, and the melancholy tone, sparse storytelling and moral ambiguity of killing these majestic beings gave it lasting emotional weight.
Widely hailed as a landmark of games as art, Shadow of the Colossus has been remastered and later fully rebuilt from the ground up for newer hardware, ensuring its haunting, singular experience remains available to modern players.
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Modern alternatives to Shadow of the Colossus, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
| Alternative | Price | Steam Deck | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praey for the Gods Indie | € 24,99 | Steam Deck Verified | PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch |
| The Pathless Indie | € 36,99 | Steam Deck Playable | PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch |
| ELDEN RING | € 59,99 | Steam Deck Verified | PC, PlayStation, Xbox |
| Shadow of the Colossus (2018 remake) | € 39,99 | Not on Steam | PlayStation |
Praey for the Gods Indie
€ 24,99An indie open-world survival game built around scaling and toppling giant bosses.
Praey for the Gods runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet.
The Pathless Indie
€ 36,99Ride and glide across an empty land to hunt enormous spirit beasts, from the Abzu team.
The Pathless runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet.
ELDEN RING
€ 59,99A vast quiet world punctuated by enormous set-piece bosses, in the same lonely register.
ELDEN RING runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch.
Shadow of the Colossus (2018 remake)
€ 39,99A full ground-up PlayStation 4 remake with modern visuals and controls.
Shadow of the Colossus (2018 remake) runs on PlayStation. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Xbox, Switch.
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