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); source code ; v.1.6
Vote	4.00 (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

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1: Dunesville

Keen treads into Dunesville

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2: Glacier Gate

Keen skates into the Glacier Gate

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3: The Ruins of Sand Yego

Keen may be the cause of the Ruins of Sand Yego

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4: Backwoods Blockade

Keen assaults the Backwoods Blockade

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5: Frigid Fortress

Keen invades Frigid Fortress

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6: Frozone

Keen chills out the Frozone

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7: Bounder Town

Keen bounces into Bounder Town

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8: Reflectalus

Keen sees visions in Reflectalus

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9: Lost Longhouse

Keen discovers the Lost Longhouse

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10: Pyramid of Fear

Keen creeps into the Pyramid of Fear

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11: Pyramid of Footsteps

Keen is followed into the Pyramid of Footsteps

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12: Whispering Woods

Keen is enchanted by the Whispering Woods

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13: Pyramid of the Sun

Keen gazes into the Pyramid of the Sun

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14: Isle of the Ancients

Keen irreverently tours the Isle of the Ancients

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15: Isle of Caves

Keen descends the Isle of Caves

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16: Isle of Ice

Keen flips into the Isle of Ice

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17: Sunken Sinkhole

Keen plops into the Sunken Sinkhole

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18: Jungri-la

Keen basks in Jungri-la

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19: Highscores

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20: The Bean-with-Beacon Megarocket

Keen launches into the Bean-with-Beacon Megarocket

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