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Shadow Ops: Red Mercury

A Shooter game by Zombie Studios, released in 2004

57/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥉Proton BronzeXboxPC (Microsoft Windows)

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is an action-oriented first person shooter based on modern military weapons, equipment and tactics, although presented as a "blockbuster action movie" rather than a hardcore realistic military simulation. Players proceed through linear levels while battling terrorists and hostile enemy soldiers in locations spanning all around the globe, such as Syria and France, using an assortment of modern firearms.

Single playerMultiplayerSplit screen

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Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Download Size

The official download size for Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is 4 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.24 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

4GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.24USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

5 mins

Is Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Shadow Ops: Red Mercury save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Manual Backup Required
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ShadowOpsRedMercury\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/ShadowOpsRedMercury/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/ShadowOpsRedMercury/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥉 Proton Bronze

Performance Analysis

Proceed with caution. Shadow Ops: Red Mercury currently struggles on Linux/Steam Deck due to anti-cheat or codec issues. Streaming from a PC is recommended instead.

Confidence: Moderate
See 7 user configs ↗

Can I Run Shadow Ops: Red Mercury?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Shadow Ops: Red Mercury smoothly, your PC needs at least 256 MB RAM RAM and a 64 MB Windows XP compatible or equivalent GPU. Plan for 4 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows XP or higher
  • ⚡
    CPUPentium III or AMD Athlon 1 GHz
  • 🧠
    RAM256 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU64 MB Windows XP compatible,
  • 💾
    Storage4 GB available space
Download Size
4 GBSmall

Is Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

57
Rated 57 out of 100
Not Recommended2 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury has struggled to impress critics, sitting at a low score of 57. Common complaints cite technical issues or gameplay flaws. Only recommended for die-hard fans of the genre.

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