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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!
Kill The Shadow is a adventure, story rich and rpg game
developed by Shadowlight
and published by Phoenix Game.
Released on August 04th 2026 is available only on Windows.
It has received 603 reviews of which 534 were positive and 69 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.79€ on Eneba.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / Radeon RX 580 8GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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A fantastic game; it’s been a long time since I found something that hooked me this much. The graphics are really cool, and the game mechanics are excellent. I did find some of the dialogue a bit long for a single session, though that’s probably just me. edit: As an Italian, I played the game in English because the character names had been changed to Italian ones; they felt odd to me, and I would have preferred the English names or the transliterated Chinese ones.
This game is everything it says on the description of the store page and more. (That also goes for the topics it covers. It can get quite dark at times so I recommend looking up trigger warnings if you are at risk of darker subjects deeply upsetting you). 9/10, if it was just a bit more polished it would be beyond fantastic to play. Genuinely a fun game to play. The mysteries are thought provoking and they have plenty of accessibility options for people that include hints for those who might struggle with connecting the lines of logic. It cares about the story and its characters in equal measure. There are so many options big and small that you can make that can have a surprising effect later on in the story. The story itself asks you to look into the heart of desolation and cruelty of the world state and make the decision to try and do the right thing anyway (or not, it's your game file. Beat up any and all of the elderly and destitute to get what you want). This is one of those games that truly takes into consideration all of your actions and the butterfly effects that it can have on the world. You can actually fail a deduction based on how much information you gather and the conclusions you reach from it. The game is also funny and heartfelt in equal measure. The characters are fully thought out in their motivations and drive. It's a breath of fresh air to see the variety of people on display. As stated, it is a bit unpolished. The English translations are a little rough but it is still understandable (the occasional line took longer to process than others). The pacing isn't perfect but it is still bracing to see all the twists and turns that the story takes. I encountered a couple of areas where the text clips off screen but I was willing to just mess around with the text log to figure out what was said. I will also say that I was playing with a controller and the only problem with it that I had was not being able to figure out the binding when I unlocked the ability to run. That all being said, I highly recommend that you give this game a try if you love mysteries, drama, stories about hope, morally gray decisions, fun characters, and branching storylines. It's not as smooth as Disco Elysium but it's not a stretch to consider this China's personal struggle with very similar subjects. Hence, big bonus if you enjoy seeing how different cultures and their world-views affect their response to struggles they have that we can all relate to. Double bonus for the beautiful puppy and kitty that you can give pats to.
Great game. Everything is interconnected, the investigations are layered, unravel in a satisfying way, and a staggering amount of detail and lore has been written. The world feels very cohesive as a result. The visuals and chinese voice acting are also incredible. Very easy to recommend.
This is a fantastic game with beautiful environments and visuals and a strong narrative. As a noir thriller, the story is aprropriately twisty, immersed in hidden histories and surprising backstories for many of the chatacters. Many of the characters, even the antagonists, had an extra shade or facet to them, few characters were entirely what they seemed on the surface. I was genuinely impressed by how well all the various strands came together in the third act. It's an adventure/detective game, with fun deduction mechanics, but a lot of walking and talking, then talking again. Some of the dialogues get a bit long-winded, but the narrative pay-off and the atmosphere are definitely worth it. Recommend playing keyboard/mouse and with the far superior Chinese voice acting.
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Kill The Shadow is currently priced at 16.99€ on Steam.
No, Kill The Shadow is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Kill The Shadow received 534 positive votes out of a total of 603 achieving a rating of 8.29.
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Kill The Shadow was developed by Shadowlight and published by Phoenix Game.
Yes, Kill The Shadow is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Kill The Shadow is not playable on MacOS.
No, Kill The Shadow is not playable on Linux.
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No, Kill The Shadow does not support VR.
Kill The Shadow is a single-player game.
No, Kill The Shadow does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Kill The Shadow does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Kill The Shadow does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Kill The Shadow is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Shadowlight
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Phoenix Game
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