Summary
The popular RPGShadows Over Loathingwas recently released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 systems. The drop was an unexpected but pleasant surprise for Sony fans, allowing many of them to experience the unashamedly wacky world ofShadows Over Loathingfor the first time.
Shadows Over Loathingis the follow-up to the 2017 titleWest of Loathing. While the latter sports an Old West aesthetic,Shadowsis set in a Gothic, Prohibition-era America. Both games feature chaotic turn-based combat and a purposefully simplistic monochrome art style. Instead of gunning for the highest level of visual fidelity, theLoathingseries opts for stick-figure characters and landscapes that look straight out of Microsoft Paint. The plainness of the art style is well-suited to the series’ emphasis on dialogue, which was inspired byclassic text-based games likeZork.
In a recent Twitter post by developer and publisher Asymmetric Publications, it was revealed thatShadows of Loathinghad been shadow-dropped onto the digital PlayStation Store on July 16, 2025. Priced at $22.99,the store listingdescribes the game as “the shady side of an already black-and-white world.”
Wacky RPG Shadows of Loathing Receives PlayStation Port
Shadowswas well-received by critics upon its initial release in 2022, and it currently boasts an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam. The PlayStation port marks an end to the title’s console exclusivity. Aside from its PC versions,Shadowshad only been available on the Switch. This continues a trend ofpreviously exclusive games migrating from Nintendo to Sonyand vice versa.
The timing of this announcement is somewhat strange given thatShadows’prequel,West of Loathing, is still console exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, but perhaps it’s a sign that the latter title will be ported in the future as well. Regardless, Asymmetric Publications is well-known forthe bizarre sense of humor in its games, so Sony fans in the mood for some giggles will be grateful thatShadows Over Loathinghas made the jump to PlayStation.
TheLoathingfranchise began with the beloved browser-based MMORPGKingdom of Loathing, which first launched back in 2003.Kingdomwas originally a joke game that was created in less than a month, so many of its mechanics were created and named arbitrarily. In many ways, the slapdash roots of the series can still be seen in the present day withShadows Over Loathing. “Meat” remains the primary currency instead of dollars or gold, and the game includesunusual RPG character classessuch as Pig Skinner and Jazz Agent. The inexplicable nature ofLoathing’s lore is one of the reasons that fans enjoy the series so much, and the recent release ofShadowson PlayStation will bring that same silliness to a wider audience.
