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In January, 2023 the creator of the Shadowgate series of adventure games, Dave Marsh, announced the official sequel to the Nintendo Entertainment System port of Shadowgate.

The official Zojoi website notes this version of Beyond Shadowgate is based on the original design documents and will be faithful to the creators’ vision. It is unrelated to the Turbografx CD version, which used the same design documents but had little input from the series creators. Zojoi has teamed up with GrahfMetal Games to bring this updated version of the original vision to life.

A Kickstarter to raise funds for the production of Beyond Shadowgate was launched on February 18, 2023 and reached the funding goal of $25,000 in four hours. The campaign subsequently raised a total of $120,982 and reached all reported stretch goals including additional chapters from other Macventure titles Deja Vu and Uninvited.

The box and promotional art was created by the artist for the original NES Shadowgate and Deja Vu games, Stephen Peringer.

Plot
The story continues 35 years after the events of the original Shadowgate game. The player controls a new protagonist, Del Thornburrow, a fenling (elf-like creature) with a mischievous attitude and knack for thievery. The game begins with Del being thrown into a prison for having stolen a bauble from a noblewoman. As he escapes the prison, Del discovers a plot to overthrow the kingdom of Gwynenthell where he is currently incarcerated.

Gameplay
The gameplay emulates the retro point-and-click style of the NES ports of the Macventure games. However, “modern conveniences” were added to the game demo which incorporate a mouse scroll wheel and keyboard bindings.