{{Short description|2010 video game}} {{Italic title}}{{For|the book|Shadow Cities (book)}}{{Infobox video game |developer = Grey Area |publisher = Grey Area |platforms = iPhone |release = {{vgrelease|WW|2010}} |genre = Location-based mobile game |modes = Single-player, multiplayer |image = ShadowCities cover.jpg |caption = |alt = }}'''''Shadow Cities''''' was an early location-based mobile game, created by the Finnish company Grey Area. The game took place in a "parallel world", using the player's physical GPS location on an in-game map, battling other nearby players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2011/09/27/grey-area-mobilize-2011/|title=''Shadow Cities'' finds that mobile gaming is surprisingly stationary|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|date=2011-09-27|website=gigaom.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-08|archive-date=2018-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175232/https://gigaom.com/2011/09/27/grey-area-mobilize-2011/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game was exclusively available for iPhone devices.
Development started in 2008, only a year after the first iPhone was released, with $2.5 million of venture capital funding.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://singularityhub.com/2011/07/08/players-rule-their-real-neighborhoods-with-shadow-cities-a-location-based-mmorpg-for-the-iphone-video/|title=Players Rule Their Real Neighborhoods with Shadow Cities, a Location-Based MMORPG for the iPhone (VIDEO)|date=2011-07-08|work=Singularity Hub|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008214015/https://singularityhub.com/2011/07/08/players-rule-their-real-neighborhoods-with-shadow-cities-a-location-based-mmorpg-for-the-iphone-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/02/23/exclusive-grey-area-raises-2-5-million-to-turn-your-city-into-a-game/|title=Exclusive: Grey Area Raises $2.5 Million To Turn Your City Into A Game|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US|archive-date=2011-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224121904/https://techcrunch.com/2011/02/23/exclusive-grey-area-raises-2-5-million-to-turn-your-city-into-a-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was initially launched on 10 November 2010 in Finland,<ref name=":0" /> expanding to North America and 13 European countries in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eu-startups.com/2011/06/grey-area-launches-shadow-cities-in-europe/|title=Grey Area launches Shadow Cities in Europe {{!}} EU-Startups|last=Ohr|first=Thomas|website=www.eu-startups.com|date=24 June 2011|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-08|archive-date=2018-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175234/http://www.eu-startups.com/2011/06/grey-area-launches-shadow-cities-in-europe/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Grey Area shut down the game on 7 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/09/20/shadow-cities-closing-down-october-7/|title=Shadow Cities closing down October 7|work=Engadget|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107071344/https://www.engadget.com/2013/09/20/shadow-cities-closing-down-october-7/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Category:2010 video games Category:Fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing games Category:Inactive massively multiplayer online games Category:Indie games Category:IOS games Category:IOS-only games Category:Location-based games Category:Online games shut down in 2013 Category:Video games developed in Finland
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