
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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剧情挺好的,但是在推理上没有那么严谨,总体还算不错,希望指引能更加明确些
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian*languages with full audio support
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以前demo的时候就玩过,一下子就被击中了,1,是风格很喜欢,像素场景做出了很精致的感觉,2,还是推理rpg,里面里的机制,故事,角色的深度都令人喜欢。3,正式版终于出来了,画面质感更近了一步,增加了更多的细节。4,正式版的任务章节结束的那个总结页面,很有感觉,每次做完一个就感觉很有成就。5,综上所述,推荐各位游玩,除非你不喜欢剧情叙事,否则我想不到,你会拒绝它的理由。
One thing is for sure, daddy ass is truly something and this game can't be played in China. 10/10
great game!
好玩,推一個。 demo玩完就一直在等,昨天發售立刻買來玩,非常好玩,跟著劇情也可以推理,劇情也很有趣。 劇情分支圖不錯,就是每個章節有點隔太久,還好自動存檔很頻繁,sl解成就也很方便。 希望遊戲可以有多一點跟國偉媽在一起的這種難繃對話。
还行吧,有头有尾
사람들과 대화를 하며 단서를 찾고 사건을 구성하여 진실에 다가가는 게임 특히 영화 같은 곳에서 무조건 나오는 형사들의 사진+핀+줄 로 이루어진 수사보드를 작성할 때는 진짜로 형사처럼 추리하고 있다는 쾌감도 있습니다. 다만 스토리 진행이나 선택지에 따라 스토리 분기점이 갈라지며 엔딩이 달라지는 이러한 게임 방식은 몰입도를 한층 더 올려주는 한 편 한 번에 모든 것을 훑어먹어야 하는 저에게는 조금 힘들었습니다만 어느 순간 주인공에게 잔뜩 몰입하여 진행하고 있는 '나' 가 있었습니다. 아마 저는 이제 2챕터에 돌입했다고 생각하는데 이미 이 게임을 구매하는데 쓴 2만원이 아깝지 않다고 생각중입니다. 텍스트를 읽는 것을 좋아하고 추리물을 좋아한다면 추천드리겠습니다.
非常有质感的国产悬疑剧情推理游戏,节奏紧凑,人物塑造饱满,神作,值得入手
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