In the Raven Shadow

In the Raven Shadow

Released Jul 2017

In the Raven Shadow is in the best sense an old-fashioned adventure game for all sense-seeking people.

87% positive · 129 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

In the Raven Shadow is a port of a classic 1999 Czech adventure game, released on Steam on July 11, 2017. The store description explicitly positions it as "the original game of 1999, no remake" — a complete, self-contained product. The only DLC ever released is a soundtrack pack (July 12, 2017), which is purely supplemental. The developer has made no news posts of any kind — no patches, no announcements, no roadmaps — since launch. This is consistent with a finished, legacy title that was brought to Steam as-is. There is no indication of any planned future content, and the game was never designed to receive post-launch updates.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a port of the original 1999 title with no remake — a complete, standalone package estimated at 20+ hours of content.
description · Jul 11, 2017 source content shipped
high
Only DLC released is a soundtrack pack the day after launch. No further DLC has been listed or announced.
dlc listing · Jul 12, 2017 source content shipped
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
CINEMAX GAMES
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

In the Raven Shadow is in the best sense an old-fashioned adventure game for all sense-seeking people.

True retro

The CINEMAX Developer Studio was founded in 1998. This is our first released game. True retro. The original game of 1999, no remake. Excellent voice acting from the famous Czech actor Jíří Lábus.

Story

Severin is a young monk, who was sound sleeping, while some claustral disciples were disporting with adult literature. When he awakes and actually takes the erotic scripture from the boys, he himself is accused by his abbot of the worst sins. The abbot doesn't hesitate long - we are in the dark Middle Ages - trying to behead the 'devil's minion'. Severin can only save his life by a dauntless jump out of the window (he puts his Rambo scarf on for that). While he is lying unconsciously on the ground, he - like already before - dreams strange dreams, which want to bring him somehow on the road of insight about the meaning of life...

When he awakes, he finds himself in a forest without a notion, what to do next, but absolutely determined to fathom the sense of life and find his way. How he will keep track of the question of all questions with shrewdness, curiosity, mother wit and a thick skin and what will be the result, we will experience in this adventure game.

Summary

In the Raven Shadow is in the best sense an old-fashioned adventure game for all sense-seeking people, which can laugh about themselves. And not only the painting in the decayed house does show a twinkle of the eye. The game is made for all those, who don't want to be taken firmly by the hand in the way: here is a hotspot - interact with it, but more: here are many possibilities - think! The puzzles are of medium difficulty. Severin's story runs error free. It will amuse and entertain the gamers for about 20+ hours.

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