Shady Part of Me
- Developer
- Douze Dixièmes
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- 10 December 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £1.94
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: platform , puzzle , role playing rpg , adventure , indie
Shady Part of Me is a narrative puzzle game. It tells the story of a little girl, frightened by the light, and her shadow. Together, they try to get out of the dreamlike world in which they are locked.
Best gaming PC for Shady Part of Me in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Shady Part of Me today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Focus Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | AMD Athlon II X2 250 / Intel Pentium Dual-Core G645 | AMD Athlon II X3 450 / Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | 1 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5670 / Nvidia GeForce GT 440 / Intel HD 5200 | 2 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 7850 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Shady Part of Me?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Athlon II X3 450 / Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 and your GPU is at or above 2 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 7850 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.