
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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7分。 优点:像素风,人物设计,多线路结尾,人物配音,简单上手的操作 缺点:音乐在某些场景会很突兀,总体来说不够悬疑,一些细节把我不够到位。 还算可以,那个时间回溯的设计也挺有新意的,但玩到后面会有点无聊,我认为可以拓展北方的场景,其实比较想看到帝国内部或者之类的刻画。或者有帝国的人参与进去的。这样会更让故事更刺激一点。
登味儿很重一游戏,轻推理重剧情,更像互动选择向游戏,画面表现不错
Absolutely lovely game. Everything was great. The artstyle, the characters, the environments, the mysteries and uncovering this story felt very satisfying and intriguing. I was positively suprised by the political depth of the narrative. The only imperfect thing is the English voice acting. I switched back and forth between CN and EN and eventually settled to stay with on CN for my first run since it's definetly superior. I will replay with EN voice acting at some point tho, it's still good enough. Overall Kill The Shadow is a solid 9/10 for me. I'm looking forward to Shadowlight's next project!
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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PLayed this on my Steamdeck OLED - works fine Dialogue branch isn't complex - I thought it was fine but some might think its too basic Play in original language - voice acting great Investigations are great, putting clues together yourself is more interactive Cool inspect mode with items and objects Characters are well-written Dialogue text is uniquely displayed, I enjoyed this presentation The town environments are beautiful Story Branch Map is a cool feature No difficulty adjustment option for replayability or access Narrative while great, engaging and well-written its nothing new 2.5D approach is great but does present some issues with perspective, etc. 7.5 - 8 /10 and worth the price imho Personally is a 9/10 for me but that's a biased take
和沉没意志不同的浓厚近代古代氛围背景,第一章直接高开非常让人有动力玩下去,不足的地方就是比较浪费四大家族和帝国这两个元素,如果能多点画面笔墨在它们上面展开就好了,也因为这样导致后面的发展有点越来越窄,这是唯一的遗憾,人性的两面和复杂表现完全不输沉没意志,推理难度够低占比够少很适合我这种剧情党而不是推理党,又是一部国产好作品,满意
This game needs DLC or a Sequel NOW!!! It is so fun and the storytelling is very interesting. The detective work needed isn't super painstakingly hard, but it still makes you feel very satisfied once you figure it out.
配音挺有感觉的
ディストピア風の世界観と交錯しあう登場人物たちの思惑、裏に隠された真実の大きさ、たどり着くまでの展開まですべてが好みだった。 選択によるストーリー分岐も非常に多く、選ぶたびに重荷を背負ったような感触がして没入しながら楽しめた。各章の最後にそれぞれのプレイヤーがどの選択肢を選んだのか、どんな分岐があったのかを知ることもできて、何回でも周回したくなる。2Dでありながらマップは美麗な3Dで新鮮だったし、時折挟まれるムービーも綺麗。推理感も好み。 一見悪逆に塗れて救いようのないように見える人物も、その裏にある真実や過去を紐解いていくことで180°見方が変わったりして、考えさせられたし面白かった。 主人公がとても好き。とてもいいゲームだった。
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我原本是打算給好評的,但是我看到一個差評說服我了,這遊戲看起來是個推理遊戲但是推理的部分很簡單,沒有什麼反轉,說實話我在第2段有很長一段時間以為他不是兇手,結果他真是;遊戲裡也有大量提示,基本不可能卡關。其實我個人還挺喜歡簡單一點的推理,但是這個案件還是有點太拉了。其實中間在豬籠城寨探索那一段我還是挺喜歡的不過如果以探索遊戲來看,他的那個養成又有點多餘了,因為整個遊戲的流程太短了,道具用不完,拿了個好魚竿但是可以完全不釣魚。我其實在第二個案件以後還是挺期待之後的探索的,結果後面2章一點探索元素都沒有,就是把整個大主線說完就沒了,這遊戲有2個方向能做,但是2個都沒做好,“兩頭5到岸”,只能說有點可惜。玩還是能玩,野不能說他不好玩,但是無論你是衝什麼元素來玩,你大概都會失望,就很讓人無語
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