
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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재밌습니다 추리력이 필요하다기보다는 스토리 위주의 게임이긴한데 확실히 선택에 따라 달라지는 분기도 있고 여러엔딩보는 재미가 있습니다!
一出就直接买了 连续打了十一个小时直接打通关了 最后也是达成了自己最喜欢的一个结局 不得不说游戏做的非常好 不管是推理解密还是人物与剧情的刻画 所谓的正人君子可能并不是真好人 有些反派也并非十恶不赦 在做选项时也常常会犹豫会思考自己的选项到底是否是正确的(不过建议大家一周目就顺从自己的本心不要搜攻略啦) 也能从游戏中看出现实的某些缩影 引发玩家的思考 不过我也像主角一样始终相信 正义终究会有到来的那一天
非常好玩,玩完猪笼城寨了,很可以
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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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독특한 분위기와 흥미로운 스토리가 매력적인 게임입니다. 숨겨진 요소들을 어떻게 전부 찾아낼까가 가장 고민이네요 [spoiler] 근데 시나리오 분기의 국위 엄마에게 고백은 대체...? [/spoiler] [spoiler] 갈 방법도 모르겠고 가야할 이유도 모르겠는데...! [/spoiler]
第一章玩完了,就第一章来说,制作及其精良,非常满意
先好评了 希望下部作品体量更大 更贵 !像极乐迪斯科一样 ~ 感觉推理上可以在激进一些
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👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
神,我玩过最好的推理类视觉小说
好玩
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