Shadow Company: Left for Dead

Shadow Company: Left for Dead (1999)

by Sinister Games, Inc.
Genres:Strategy, Simulator, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player
Story:Shadow Company: Left for Dead is a real-time tactics game set in Angola. The player commands a squad of mercenaries abandoned by their employer.
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user avatar@Demo1991user avatar@Demo1991
February 27, 2025
This is a game I liked to play very much as a kid. I actually still have two copies of this game on CD-Roms and have gotten it to work somewhat good on win11. Some game crashes still happen from time to time. Would love to see this game on GOG. I would say this is the best merc game I have ever played.
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