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The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

The Shapeshifting Detective is a fmv, adventure and indie game developed by D'Avekki Studios Ltd and Wales Interactive and published by Wales Interactive.
Released on November 06th 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS in 12 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese and Korean.

It has received 1,577 reviews of which 1,221 were positive and 356 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.39€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Shapeshifting Detective into these genres:

FMV Adventure Indie Detective Choices Matter Mystery Story Rich Horror Singleplayer

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 32-bit
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible video card
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.13+ 64-bit
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics
  • Storage: 6 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
I liked this game a lot more than I thought I was going to. IMO, it's one of the better FMV games in the current era.
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March 2025
3/5 It´s alright. Nothing close to Late Shift or The Complex but it´s fun. Great ambient music. Actors are nice. Interesting characters. Story is good. Fun shapeshifting mechanic. Have a nice day.
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Jan. 2025
to be fair, quite good. 8/10 plot was decent, acting a bit cheesy but overall fun play.
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Sept. 2024
Had a lot of fun with this game. The actors had a lot of fun with their characters with some hilarious interactions. Spent a few hours finding Easter eggs!
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July 2024
I bought The Shapeshifting Detective because some of the actors were the same as in Contradiction , which I enjoyed despite its flaws, and I can say the same thing is true for this game. The actors were doing a good job for the most part, even if Robert Booth (the Chief) seemingly has to overact every scene and character he plays. It's passable, though, because he feels genuinely invested and I'll take that over boring underacting in FMV games. As for the story, it was interesting enough to motivate me to finish the game in 3 1/2 hours in one sitting, gaining the "Find the killer on your 1st playthrough" achievement in the process. I don't think it is hard to do, it just means that you have to use the game's unique "shapeshifting" mechanic quite a lot and sometimes "jump" into the same characters multiple times per chapter, if it feels like it could reveal something. That's all there is to the gameplay as well, so if the story and they way it is presented isn't appealing to you in the first 10 minutes, I'd say you probably won't enjoy the rest of the game. Overall, a good FMV game. I am not interested in replaying it (and since I got probably the best ending or one of the best endings, I don't see a reason to), but since I got it on sale for 3€ I think it was totally worth it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Shapeshifting Detective is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Shapeshifting Detective is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

The Shapeshifting Detective received 1,221 positive votes out of a total of 1,577 achieving a rating of 7.44.
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The Shapeshifting Detective was developed by D'Avekki Studios Ltd and Wales Interactive and published by Wales Interactive.

The Shapeshifting Detective is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Shapeshifting Detective is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Shapeshifting Detective is not playable on Linux.

The Shapeshifting Detective is a single-player game.

The Shapeshifting Detective does not currently offer any DLC.

The Shapeshifting Detective does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Shapeshifting Detective supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Shapeshifting Detective 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Shapeshifting Detective.

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The Shapeshifting Detective
14.79€ -98% 14.79€ 0.39€ -94% 14.79€ 1.00€
7.4
1,221
356
Game modes
Features
Online players
2
Developer
D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive
Publisher
Wales Interactive
Release 06 Nov 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
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