
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
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A puppy named Teddy, found dead under mysterious circumstances. Master Reed, vanished in a bustling temple fair crowd. Years of grudges festering at the Shipwreck Wharf. Scattered newspapers and handwritten notes in an unknown prison... Traverse the eclectic districts of Dark Tide City and investigate a string of bizarre cases.
Recover the city's lost memories. Piece together the truth behind the city's fracture ten years ago. Kill. Judge. Or perhaps… kiss(?) the mastermind.


It pairs 3D HD environments with 2D pixel characters, creating a striking modern-vs-retro visual style, and offers a wide range of freely explorable locations across distinct districts, including the rusting steel jungle of a long-shuttered factory, the muddy Shipwreck Wharf built on stilts, the floating slum of the Pig Cage Walled City where Chinese tradition and neon lights bleed into one another, and the bustling, crowded streets of the Old Town District.


Freely choose how to improve your abilities: Strength, Spirit, Charm. Pick your own approach to each case: Play mind games? Grease some palms? Or just beat a confession out of the suspect?
Deduction System: Gather, analyze, and connect the clues. Craft your own unique investigation trail!


Meet the people of Dark Tide City and uncover the stories behind their masks... whether it's the sanctimonious Captain Theo, the fiery young Axel Flint (son of Griff Flint), the defiant Rafe Carter, the cheerful shutterbug Kiki, the elegant Mrs. Reed, the rumored hex-casting Priestess, the warm-hearted fishmonger Auntie Bass, or the foul-mouthed little rascal Chiffon.

The Shadow: A strange creature clinging to your back. It reads memories and reconstructs the traces of the dead.
"Don't worry, Lucas. We're just using each other. You use me to find the killer, and me? I love nothing more than feasting on the bizarre tales. Hahaha—!"
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剧本拉完了
So gutes Spiel, ich habe es geliebt. Die Story, die Entscheidungen. Das hat echt Spaß gemacht und ich hatte schon lange kein Spiel mehr das mich so gefesselt hat wie das hier.
美术和氛围相当不错,也让人期待越高,失望越多。 好看的悬疑剧情,反转前所设置的伏笔里,经常会隐藏重要信息,用一种模棱两可的方式展现这个人物或者剧情,因此当读者/玩家在知道“真相”后,代入上帝视角再重新去审视反转前的伏笔时,会发现一条合乎逻辑的暗线一直就在那里,只是被作者用技巧掩盖了,或故意让读者忽视了,知道“真相”后会让人恍然大悟,自然是有一种“爽感”的。伏笔是悬疑的重要部分,要写反转首先要写好伏笔,如果不顾伏笔,也不去考虑人物塑造,想到什么剧情就写什么剧情,那这个反转就太肤浅了,还容易造成叙事逻辑的割裂感。 这个游戏里的反转就是有这样的问题。比如汪队长,史公公,为了反转连原本的人格都一点不剩了,很难说服人。人心内在的矛盾与挣扎,一定会反映在外部,会有犹豫、会有后手,这才是反转应该深入的地方。 第二个问题,是整个悲剧剧本走向的刻意感。我从不认为剧情“套路”是一个问题,因为故事好不好,更重要的是表达的方式,以及传递的情感。我能感觉主创想通过写一个悲情故事来打动人心,从而来批判“黑暗”与“恶”。这份恶甚至过于明了,以至于像专门竖的靶子。野心很大,叙事逻辑不够流畅,[spoiler] 引发那么多重大事件的关键点只是一张照片, [/spoiler]是能圆回来,但是这对吗? 再加上文本又不够深度,会让人觉得一直在说教,嘴炮对决是可以的,但是在码头上一通嘴炮就可以推翻当权者吗(还不止一次)?这场合对吗?这是猪笼城寨还是慕尼黑呢?整体来说,叙事是想走向深刻的方向,但实际上做不到。 第三个问题是想要的太多,比如轻探索、轻抉择、轻养成、轻推理、轻RPG、轻网状叙事…都做了,都很轻度。回溯功能几乎等于摆设,影子不知道要干嘛。[spoiler] 阿光的崩溃导致出现的影子人格这一段补充说明,也很莫名其妙。 [/spoiler]其实玩家的抉择并不能改变结局,因为重要剧情是固定的,回到过去又不能改变世界线,看了剧情分支图之后,改变NPC的命运也不会有后续影响。遗憾的地方比较多,大半夜打通了游戏并没有轻松感只想写差评。
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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融合了近代历史背景与现代物质背景的架空故事,故事引人入胜,情绪饱满,人物立体有血有肉,游戏性也不错。少许不足是多次闪退,以及推理面板手柄操作逻辑不佳,这个游戏的推理很浅,基本算是复杂一点的影游吧
很不错的游戏体验呢
夯,体验了一把民国初期的小人物的家国情怀,玩法设计上无可挑剔探案起来很层层递进,唯一美中不足的是结局感觉有些赶,可以再多拉宽一些故事
Mi è piaciuto molto giocare a Kill The Shadows. Ho trovato molto interessante la storia, anche parecchio dark, con le sue varia ramificazioni dovute alle scelte fatte dal protagonista. Bella la grafica 2D in un ambiente 3D. Il gioco ha anche una piccola componente GDR, con la possibilità di aumentare le caratteristiche di forza, carisma, ed intelligenza, che danno la possibilità di fare lavori diversi per guadagnare più soldi ed a volte di risolvere in maniera diversa alcune situazioni. Un gioco che raccomando sicuramente.
na youtubie i w necie mało o niej a szkoda bo naprawdę zacna produkcja detektywistyczna, piękny pixel art 2d połaczony z 3d. Historia wciąga chcesz wiedzieć więcej jak głębokie jest to bagno tajemnic... peak gra z wieloma zakończeniami. muzyka, postacie i rozwiązywanie poszlak... za tą cene przy cenie 72 zł choć mi się na ENEBIE udało za 30 zł jest to jak najbardziej warty ceny bo historie zbrodni jak i historia świata jest wciągająca
Esse sim é um bom jogo de investigação! Várias opções de diálogo, ações e consequências, vários caminhos na história, acesso a entidades para desvendar o mistério, conversa com quase todos os NPCS para descobrir pistas e ainda você pode escolher quem é o culpado, de acordo com o que descobriu!
很不错的一款国产游戏,虽说剧情略显俗套,但整体还是很正能量的,希望国产游戏再接再厉
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