Shadows of the Damned

Shadows of the Damned
Developer(s)Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
NetEase Entertainment Interactive (Remaster)
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Designer(s)Massimo Guarini
Artist(s)Phillip Peel
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Akira Yamaoka
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • NA: June 21, 2011
  • AU: June 23, 2011
  • EU: June 24, 2011
  • JP: September 22, 2011
Switch, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: October 31, 2024
Genre(s)Action-adventure, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Shadows of the Damned is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was directed by Massimo Guarini, produced by Shinji Mikami and written by Suda51. The game follows Garcia Hotspur, a Mexican demon hunter who goes to the City of the Damned to battle its evils in order to save his girlfriend Paula, who was captured by the Lord of Demons, Fleming.

The game is the result of a collaboration between Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami, and the combined styles of the two designers, namely the "punk rock" edge of the former and the "psychological action thriller" of the latter. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews from critics, but sold extremely poorly.

A remastered version of the game, Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, was released in October 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.