
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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开局的第一关做的特别好,让你的选择左右为难而且影响结局,配音简直神了。后面算是一整个大故事,稍微有些长,你在故事中的影响慢慢被削弱,所有选项接下去的对话都一样。最后的结局张力有待提高。很喜欢每一段情节结束给你总结所有结局和成就百分比。希望能做成单元小故事第一章的感觉,然后在最后汇合。但总体来说非常不错,到处推荐!
就开头好玩
剧情不错,值得一试
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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劇情完整,還不錯玩
[h1]这也是吃的越来越好了[/h1] 首先游戏的像素画面可以说是顶中顶,画面的细节和要素非常的多,在下雨的环境,如果是在无遮挡的地方站一会儿,屏幕还会有水滴的效果,如果是进入到房间就没有了。 [h1]简介[/h1] 《杀死影子》是一款横板像素探案+角色扮演冒险的游戏,游戏的几个特色在上面说了,玩家在游戏中将操作前警察杨光,一次日常的归队,和自己的师傅老田寒暄了几句,忽如其来的爆炸,神秘的字条。之后就是十年之后,世界发生了翻天覆地的变化。 [h1]特色[/h1] 虽然游戏也有探案的玩法,但本作的探案并不是唯一的,每次探案结束后会有一个结算面板,在这里玩家可以看到这一次探案都完成了那些支线,支线是可以辅助主线的,比如在主线探案的时候,有些对话的选项是锁着的,是因为玩家没有获得前置的信息。当然,就算是没有深挖案件,也是可以过关的,只是评价不高。 [h1]玩法[/h1] 角色扮演方面,男主毕竟是前警察,本身的能力业务不俗,各种翻箱倒柜不在话下,还可以收集到不少道具。而且探案的玩法,会有调查的环境,可以分析各种物品,进行翻面,调转视角这些。杨光最厉害的还是“影子”。别人是看不到影子的,只能看到杨光神叨叨的在自言自语,影子有个非常厉害的能力,在推理面板中完成推理,可以通过影子的“时间回溯”,是根据现有线索推理的过程回放,前面也说了,探案中的支线非常多,完成推理的方法也不止一个,完成的支线越多,评分高不说,也更能接近游戏的故事内核。 [h1]总结[/h1] 总的来说,这是一款相当强悍的游戏,画面表现力、剧情张力、故事背景更敢想敢做。推理的玩法和回溯更是经验,当然游戏中也少不了各种耳熟能详的特色,什么人情世故辣、国粹辣、还有天南海北各种各样的方言配音。个人是很推荐这款游戏的,尤其是游戏的故事背景,还是很大胆,但好让人喜欢。 [quote] [b][u]❀自由撰写真实的游戏评测❀[/u][/b] [b]❀欢迎关注→❀[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44119519]自由评测[/url]❀←鉴赏家❀ ❀欢迎加入→❀[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Liberty_Curator]自由评测[/url]❀←鉴赏组❀[/b] [/quote]
6\10 思考了一下勉强及格,所以就不给差评了。 整体还不错,但小瑕疵有点多而密集,有些角色塑造很奇怪(比如强行反转洗白),主角在部分主线行动(比如帮医生找资格)的动机不明显,还有部分探索引导的问题(比如明知道有个地方有问题,但还是不让去探索,强制玩家走剧本,导致后面剧情出现这个区域的问题时并不会有探索欲,而是终于能过去的解脱感),还有一个大问题就是一些剧情进展十分神秘,比如里面的角色看照片如同看视频,一张照片就能脑补出曾经的所有剧情环节,太过跳跃。 --- 不过也有一些优点,比如因为配音和游戏的时代背景融合很好,代入感比较强,部分选项有一些紧张的感觉,以及背景设定和npc的行为结合做的很不错。以及主线谜题设计结合地区民俗神话,增加了游玩时的新奇感。 --- 但这个作品终究只能达到勉强及格的水平,如果考虑到其价格,甚至可能给不到及格分,毕竟悬疑解谜类游戏要看情节和谜题的设计,角色扮演更要注重角色的塑造,这两点基本都没做到好,我提出的这些优点仅仅只能作为加分项。犹豫了很久,要说差评的话,也谈不上,所以还是勉强给上一个好评。 以及:男同笑话有点多到让人反感了
剧情很好,环环相扣,解谜难度不高,像素画风精致,适合所有人游玩
之前在抖音上看到了关于这个游戏的制作,玩完了第一章,感觉还不错,推理向的。选项还挺多也都会影响故事的走向。
好玩好玩,爱上国伟妈了
还不错的,除了剧情格局不够大之外,没什么很大的硬伤
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