
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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三天时间打通关了,收集线索和推理的过程很舒服而且流畅,剧情也很动人戳我的心巴,让我联想到我们的先辈为了整个民族整个人民的未来做出的巨大牺牲,正是先辈们中无数的诸如林记者、房队长这样的人,才有了我们现在的好生活。期待工作室下一部作品。
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总的来说还可以,剧情后期和工厂没有太多联系,瑕疵还是有点多,包括最后结尾。 升华主旨光靠文字会有很严重的说教味,主旨的升华多数需要靠情节,而不是简单对峙一下就结束了。 最大的问题还是: 国产文艺作品是离不开裤裆悲剧伤痛文学了说是,低俗套路的故事展开
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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还可以吧
킬 더 섀도우 (★★★★★ 5.0) 모든 사건들이 톱니바퀴처럼 맞아들어가는 대수사극 아편 전쟁이 떠올랐지만 비슷하면서도 담담하게 내용을 담았음 인물들과 교류하고 이야기를 나누면서 진행하는 추리게임 번역퀄리티가 좋아서 술술 읽으면서 진행하기 편했음 그래픽 표현과 연출이 소름돋은 구간들이 있었음 인물들의 행동이 왜 그랬는지를 더듬다보면 놀라울 것임.... 진행여부 결정에 대해 확신을 주는 사인이 있었으면 더 좋았겠다. (이를테면 해당 장소에서 더 얻을만한 단서가 있을지 없을지 정도) 픽셀 그래픽의 다양한 맵을 탐방할 수 있어서 좋았다. 사건을 진행하며 흘러나오는 bgm이 섬세하게 들어가 있음 말 한마디로 천 냥 빚을 갚을 수 있음! 26.08.08 플레이를 기록하며.
国产好单机 就是流程有点短导致三个属性条和商店用处不大 以及音乐还需要下功夫(当然沉浸感还是很不错的,情绪上不太够)。期待续作。
整体流程尚可,15小时通关1周目,打完让我想到了山河旅探,都算是上佳的国产解密类游戏了,值得推荐。 另外剧情分支是个好东西,全成就省了不少事。 美中不足的是优化上还有不足,游玩过程中有明显掉帧和卡顿(按理来讲我的配置不低了)
很不错的故事,推理略欠难度,但还是值得推荐(完美结局很不错)。
一周目通关hh玩的很开心。剧情、美术、音乐,绝了,个人非常喜欢。剧情沉浸感不错,一周是随心在一步步的探索体验,整体剧情我觉得不算很新颖,但是游戏段落的编排还有一些内容的穿插,让整个游玩体验非常丰富,其间还有一些反转和打破刻板印象的内容,让我都会不经“诶哟”出声。当然也有很多的泪目与不甘。最后结局很感慨,时至今日应该也有很多“薛军”存在,但是相信会会有更多“阿光”,”林记者“出现。虽然是像素小人,但是总觉得能看到每一个人的表情。游戏解密探案的部分也都不难,对我这种就想轻松玩下游戏的社畜很友好。 问题:有些npc的对话或者场景的交互其实已经完成剧情的推动了,但是还会存在,显的有些粗糙和傻,会破坏游戏的沉浸感。最后一章内容个人感觉有些敢,好像有很多谜题我还没解决,然后就爆发了, 也有可能是我一周目玩的比较糙的原因。总之也是玩到的一款个人很喜欢的游戏。 最后:谁能教我到底怎么钓鱼啊哈哈哈哈,手柄没看懂怎么玩(光速放弃
흠... 뭐랄까... 전체적 스토리는 괜찮았다. 하지만, UI, UI조작감이 진짜 엉망이였다.. 그것만 개선하면 될듯.. 스토리는... 뒤에가서 찍 싸버리는 느낌? 마치 미드 시즌 1,2에서 고조시켜놓은 스토리가 시즌 3를 거쳐 살짝 쉰 냄새가 나기 시작하는데, 시즌4에서 푸짐하게 싸고 시즌 5에서는 아무도 안찾을것 같은 느낌... 아 근데 원부인 좀 이쁘신데?
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