
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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猪笼城寨特别卡,剧情一般
文游,剧情有点尬。推理也不是那么有意思
I had a lot of fun playing this game. I recommend it if you like point-and-click and choices matter games. The story doesn't disappoint.
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 570 reviews with recorded playtime.
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4/5
好玩!
有时候会卡顿啥的,但游戏内容挺好玩,缺点是流程太短,结束的有点突然。
好玩
这画风太戳我了,试玩了DEMO后就迫不及待入手了,全程无尿点,一口气花了9个小时完成了好结局,只可惜可怜的男主小处男阿光就像汤姆一样一直被阮太太玩弄于股掌之间。后续有时间会做全成就,很棒的结局!!!希望能有续作。9分!1分扣在为什么试玩DEMO的成就本体没有继承,我只能重新开了一个新档玩!!!
已白金 全分支全成就大概14-15h左右 (首发的时候遇到过卡关坏档 官方推出补丁已经解决我遇到的问题 ) 没有全文本配音是遗憾 但是总体还是比一句配音没有好一点 美术风格接近 上半年的replaced 剧情上 神女线最后真相对我个人而言比较雷霆(你是说他们四大家族一个比一个设定牛b 然后四大家族合起来垄断暗水城的情况下 同时喜欢上了玩未成年神女 并且因此互相忌惮么 那很雷霆了) 终章主角说教略显登味(有点超级加速了 封建社会光速跃迁至法制社会说是 ) 还可以 多卖点吧 从demo出来到正式 也做好多年了
轻解密的剧情小说,反转一般没有很惊艳的感觉(指没达到东方快车/钟表馆这种,也许是我的要求太高),依旧嵌入卖的剧情,感觉国人在剧情上刻画卖的人物形象这一块还是权威。
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