
Shadecore
A downloadable game for Windows
Shadecore is a first person survival game. You appear in a forest infested by zombies. You have 4 types of guns at your disposal to fend off groups of enemies.
Recently I reworked the game from ground up and added a lot of tech features, so the current state can be described as a demo. There is no objective, you score points by killing enemies and can move freely in any direction.
Three main features that I added are GPU-instanced enemy animations, infinite and persistent world:
- Instancing allows having hundreds and thousands of enemies moving on the screen at the same time without high CPU load;
 - The game world is an infinite grid of procedurally generated regions that load and unload as you move;
 - Game data is saved dynamically and you can exit or Alt+F4 at any time and then later continue playing from the exact spot you left.
 
I post updates on the game and share tools for Godot regularly on bluesky.
You can support Shadecore development through the donation page.
Feedback is welcome.
Controls
| Esc | Pause | 
| W/A/S/D | Movement | 
| Shift (Hold) | Sprint | 
| Ctrl (Hold) | Crouch | 
| Spacebar | Jump | 
| 1 | Equip weapon 1 | 
| 2 | Equip weapon 2 | 
| 3 | Equip weapon 3 | 
| 4 | Equip weapon 4 | 
| Left Mouse Button (Hold) | Shoot | 
| Right Mouse Button (Hold) | Aim down sights | 
| R | Reload | 
| E | Inventory | 
Keybinds can be changed in the settings.
| Status | In development | 
| Platforms | Windows | 
| Author | shadecore_dev | 
| Genre | Action, Survival | 
| Made with | Godot | 
| Tags | 3D, First-Person, Horror, Physics, Procedural Generation, Sandbox, Survival Horror | 
| Average session | A few minutes | 
| Languages | English | 
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse | 
| Links | Support | 
Download
Install instructions
Unzip the game archive. Do not separate the contents of the game folder.
Run the file 'Shadecore.exe' to play the game. 
Development log
- Shadecore update 1.0.2Apr 13, 2025
 - Shadecore update 1.0.1Feb 01, 2025
 


