Return to the Shadowlands

Modded episode	Source code
Protagonist	Commander Keen
Author(s)	Ceilick
Status	Complete
Release date	2021-06-06
Latest update	2022-12-21
Discussion(s)	PCKF
Number of levels	20
Secret levels	1
New gameplay?	No
New graphics?	Some
New levels?	Yes
New sounds?	Yes
New music?	Yes
Download	newest (v.1.8); v.1.8 (source code) ; v.1.6
Vote	4.67 (3 votes)
Other mods in this series	Operation Station Infiltration

Return to the Shadowlands is a source mod by Ceilick and programmed by K1n9_Duk3. It is the first episode in a trilogy of levelpack style mods utilizing mostly the original graphics from Keens 4-6. Enjoy the nostalgic Keen 4 setting as you join Commander Keen on a mission that takes him back to Gnosticus IV and the Shadowlands.

Story

While working in his clubhouse Billy hears a loud noise from the yard and decides to investigate. Someone has kidnapped his pet Yorp, Spot! Rushing to Gnosticus IV Keen hopes to use the Oracle to find out who took his beloved pet. But the Oracle Council seems to have other plans for our hero...

Levels

0: Shadowlands

Keen returns to the Shadowlands

Required?
Yes
Points
0
Ammo
0
1: Dunesville

Keen treads into Dunesville

Required?
No
Points
10,100
Ammo
3
2: Glacier Gate

Keen skates into the Glacier Gate

Required?
Yes
Points
62,400
Ammo
3
3: The Ruins of Sand Yego

Keen may be the cause of the Ruins of Sand Yego

Required?
Yes
Points
51,400
Ammo
4
4: Backwoods Blockade

Keen assaults the Backwoods Blockade

Required?
Yes
Points
72,500
Ammo
4
5: Frigid Fortress

Keen invades Frigid Fortress

Required?
Yes
Points
72,900
Ammo
8
6: Frozone

Keen chills out the Frozone

Required?
Yes
Points
58,100
Ammo
5
7: Bounder Town

Keen bounces into Bounder Town

Required?
No
Points
75,200
Ammo
5
8: Reflectalus

Keen sees visions in Reflectalus

Required?
Yes
Points
139,700
Ammo
5
9: Lost Longhouse

Keen discovers the Lost Longhouse

Required?
No
Points
145,400
Ammo
8
10: Pyramid of Fear

Keen creeps into the Pyramid of Fear

Required?
Yes
Points
87,500
Ammo
6
11: Pyramid of Footsteps

Keen is followed into the Pyramid of Footsteps

Required?
No
Points
105,000
Ammo
5
12: Whispering Woods

Keen is enchanted by the Whispering Woods

Required?
No
Points
159,800
Ammo
4
13: Pyramid of the Sun

Keen gazes into the Pyramid of the Sun

Required?
Yes
Points
97,200
Ammo
5
14: Isle of the Ancients

Keen irreverently tours the Isle of the Ancients

Required?
Yes
Points
78,100
Ammo
4
15: Isle of Caves

Keen descends the Isle of Caves

Required?
No
Points
74,500
Ammo
6
16: Isle of Ice

Keen flips into the Isle of Ice

Required?
Yes
Points
42,100
Ammo
2
17: Sunken Sinkhole

Keen plops into the Sunken Sinkhole

Required?
Yes
Points
72,000
Ammo
0
18: Jungri-la

Keen basks in Jungri-la

Required?
No
Points
49,100
Ammo
4
19: Highscores

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0
20: The Bean-with-Beacon Megarocket

Keen launches into the Bean-with-Beacon Megarocket

Required?
No
Points
0
Ammo
0