
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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너무너무 재밌어서 밤새서 엔딩 달림. 후반부엔 주인공한테 너무 과몰입해서 선택지 고를때마다 너무 괴로웠다. 호불호 요소가 있는 게임이지만 [spoiler]추리X수사O, 추리<스토리, 글 많고 숨겨진 요소(구석구석 찾아다녀야함) 많음[/spoiler]나한테는 취향저격을 넘어서 취향에 들이받아버린 게임이다. 다회차 요소가 없음에도 나중에 기억이 가물가물해질때쯤 한번 더 플레이하고 싶다.
好玩
推理不算太难 剧情不错
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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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跌宕起伏 辗转反侧 架空宇宙的脑洞 通关头皮发麻
Amazingg game it is like a combination of disco elysium and the rewinder in my opinion, the story is very interesting, i cannot put it down and keep me thinking and guessing about the mysteries and what truly happens and so on, and after it revealed one by one..man..the story is much..much darker and sinister than i thought, i will not give spoilers but it is the darkest story i have ever read in a while...and it delve into the depth of human psyche, the story and mysteries is top notch, for some story i got sick to my stomach imagining what happens to the characters yes..the art and music also is very great, very different and gripping, in my opinion this is truly a masterpiece of its own..
One of the best games I've ever played. Kept me from wanting to know more. Good bit of freedom that rewards you for exploring. 10/10 (ps. English voice acting for female characters sounds like a guy, Chinese VA was fire tho)
剧情精彩环环相扣,选择有重量
好玩啊,剧情玩法美术都在线,强推之。
跌宕起伏,我很喜欢,有些逻辑上的小瑕疵,有些游戏的设计也是点到为止没能很好的利用【属性值,好感度,错误回溯等这些都能很好的推动“有价值的失败”促使玩家有更多的主动性和沉浸感】。现在我只关注的一点是——后日谈呢!!!!!!
[h3] 总的来说:7.5/10 轻推理+轻选择导向,讲了一个很不错的故事 [/h3] 这游戏更接近视觉小说,只是推理部分需要玩家自己思考和操作。 据说核心开发团队只有5个人?那给0.5的鼓励分。 希望制作组未来能做出更好的作品!我永远喜欢阮太太!能否能出一些阮太太的外传或者本子! [h3] 优点 [/h3] 1. 剧情出众且有深度。完成每个章节后都能让人停下来深入思考,人都有两面性,有人的地方就有江湖,公平正义和长治久安之间是需要平衡的。 2. 推理部分的拉线索设计非常好,早该有这样的推理方式了!我本人看到这个形式当即就下单了。 3. 文字量不小,但阅读不算累。而且制作组加了很多有趣的梗和笑话,让玩家的阅读更轻松快乐。 4. 最后一个杀人案的核诡很不错,有种“一个核诡揭晓,就能解释几乎全部超自然现象”的感觉。 5. 资源系统是个不错的创新,这个系统能有更大拓展空间和更强的存在感的。 [h3] 缺点 [/h3] 1. 美术风格稍显混乱,游戏融入了太多时代的要素,从晚清到现代都有,这些人同时出现的时候玩家会有点容易出戏。 2. 故事背景和世界观介绍的篇幅稍微有点少,人设也有点没立起来,像素风的人物形象对玩家快速理解人设是个障碍,人物立绘也不算出挑,特别是最终boss,在他介入剧情之前的铺垫和着墨太少了。整篇玩下来印象深的角色就是一个风韵犹存的俏寡妇,和工厂那个欠抽的讲道理。 3. 玩家的选择,和好感系统,对游戏核心剧情的影响比较有限。当然这很可能是因为制作组力量有限,做不了那么多分支剧情。其实如果把那个资源系统的地位提高,让玩家在选错选项导致的不利局面里,可以用大量资源强行顶过去的话,体验会比现在好不少。 [h3] 总结 [/h3] 很不错的游戏!物有所值!即便只是玩一周目看一个很有意思的故事也不亏。如果喜欢推理的话就更加不要错过!
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