# Shadow Cities

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{{Short description|2010 video game}}
{{Italic title}}{{For|the book|Shadow Cities (book)}}{{Infobox video game
|developer = [Grey Area](/source/Grey_Area_(video_game_company))
|publisher = Grey Area
|platforms = [iPhone](/source/iPhone)
|release = {{vgrelease|WW|2010}}
|genre = [Location-based mobile game](/source/Location-based_mobile_game)
|modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player), [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer)
|image = ShadowCities cover.jpg
|caption = 
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}}'''''Shadow Cities''''' was an early [location-based](/source/Location-based_game) [mobile game](/source/mobile_game), created by the [Finnish](/source/Finland) company Grey Area. The game took place in a "parallel world", using the player's physical [GPS location](/source/GPS_location) on an in-game [map](/source/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](/source/iPhone) devices.

Development started in 2008, only a year after the first [iPhone](/source/iPhone) was released, with $2.5 million of [venture capital](/source/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](/source/North_America) and 13 [Europe](/source/Europe)an 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>

== See also ==

* [''Ingress''](/source/Ingress_(video_game))

== References ==
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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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