
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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美术很好,剧情也很好,很喜欢像素风格,就是感觉推理部分有点少,更偏剧情向。游戏时长也足够,非常推荐!!!
全成就通关,因为玩过demo所以比较快,剧情不错,推理环节不难。(快加后日谈)
太强了,期待大麦!!期待续作!!1
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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到底是真相重要,还是活着重要? 这游戏不像推理前辈一样一条路走到黑,反而玩到后面会引发你的深思。你以为的坏人未必是坏人,你觉得像好人的也未必是好人。
好玩,优化还需要打磨
非常好玩 一次性通关了
氛围感到位的国产HD2D像素风推理,暗水城的压抑感贯穿全程。影子回溯的叙事机制很有巧思,记忆片段不全是真相,需要自己拼凑线索,推理方面不算硬核本格,部分线索引导模糊,超自然设定铺垫有仓促,有点落差但整体感觉也还可以。
好玩,爱玩,多玩
流程较短,但是剧情超级好,制作组非常有潜力
好好玩,角色的设计和配音很棒有新鲜感
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