Shadows: Awakening is an isometric action role-playing game set in the Heretic Kingdoms fantasy universe. You will play the role of a certain Devourer, who is a powerful demon capable of absorbing the memories and personalities of defeated opponents. In the ordinary world, a character is able to call upon the souls of dead enemies, thereby combining their abilities.
The game's plot will continue the events of the previous parts of the Heretic Kingdoms series. When the secret order of Penta Nera was destroyed, all the souls of this council went to the Devourers, and the members of the order, who reappeared in the mortal world, decided to continue the battle in order to find a way to become immortal.