Kill The Shadow - Suspenseful Narrative-Driven Detective Puzzle RPG - Demo Available

[cyborgboy95]

ABOUT THIS GAME​

Introduction​

"Kill the Shadow" is a suspenseful narrative-driven detective puzzle game. You will play as the detective named Lucas and investigate a series of bizarre murders in different areas of the dark water city: the missing Master Ruan at the temple fair, the sudden death of the dog Lucky, the grudges at the Shipwreck, and the dismembered limbs in the sewers.

Find the lost memories of the city and piece together the truth of the city's division from ten years ago. Kill, judge, or even kiss (?) the mastermind behind it all.

Freely choose to enhance your abilities—strength, spirit, charm—and select your own methods to investigate cases—psychological warfare? Bribery? Or simply beating up suspects? Deduction System: Collect, analyze, and connect related clues to create your own unique investigation path!

"The Shadow", a strange creature attached to you that reads memories and reconstructs the traces of the deceased!

"Don't worry, Lucas, we're just using each other. You use me to find the culprit, and I, well, I love tasting those bizarre stories, hahaha!", says the Shadow.

Meet various characters in the city: the energetic girl with a camera, the elegant Agnes Ruan, the rumored goddess who can cast spells, and the elderly fish-selling lady. Discover the stories behind them. Encounter characters like the self-righteous Captain Theodore Wang, the father Griff and son Axel of Citou's family, and the deceased Master Ruan. Earn your favorite characters' hearts by numerous events!

The combination of 3D environments and 2D pixel characters creates a unique artistic style with a striking contrast between modern and retro. Explore a variety of diverse and freely explorable scenes: the dilapidated steel forest factory, the muddy shipwreck dock built on water, the Zhulong Walled City blending the fictional culture, and the bustling old city district.

 

[Harthwain]

The visuals reminds me of Shadows of Doubt. We shall see how much deduction this game will actually require.

 

[Modron]

Should be in adventure gaming, Chinese developers/publishers just slap the rpg label on every single they make for some reason: fmvs, simulations, strategy games, side scrolling adventures, point and clicks, platformers, probably racing games, VNs, et cetera.

 

[anvi]

"Narrative-Driven"

 

[KafkaBot]

First off, ot's quite interesting to see a chinese game with a main character named Lucas.

That said, the game looks great visually, but I'll keep my expectations in check. There are way too many chinese games out there that look great, but have few redeeming qualities once you get past their aesthetics (not to mention that they are often horribly translated).

 

[Dark Souls II]

Vertical dialogue box on the right side of the screen?

 

[cioran]

Not inspired by DE? Fail!

 

[Lord_Potato]

An interesting art style. I wonder if gameplay brings something new to the table.

 

[sosmoflux]

The Last Night guy must be annoyed
He should've got off twitter and made his game faster
https://store.steampowered.com/app/612400/The_Last_Night/

 

[jam]

The Last Night guy must be annoyed
He should've got off twitter and made his game faster
https://store.steampowered.com/app/612400/The_Last_Night/

I think the trailer Odd Tales put together for E3 2017 looks better than Kill the Shadow. Some elements of the 3D backgrounds here are clashing quite badly with the pixel art.

 

[Infinitron]

More trailers:

 

[Modron]

The Last Night guy must be annoyed
He should've got off twitter and made his game faster
https://store.steampowered.com/app/612400/The_Last_Night/

I don't think there would be any loss of people wanting to buy The Last Night in the wake of this coming out, they are different genres this is a 2.5D adventure game (more akin to point and clicks) and the Last Night is a 2D sidescroller (probably more like Another World).

 

[Infinitron]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2660230/view/4554919557256973926

Kill The Shadow Steam Next Fest New Demo!

Hi everyone!
The new Steam Next Fest demo of the story-driven puzzle game "Kill the Shadow" developed by Shadowlight Sanctuary and published by 663 Games is now available. The new demo has added new scenes and storylines. Players can explore more content in it and every choice you make will affect the flow of the world line. The game will participate in the Steam Next Fest in October. You can now search for "Kill the Shadow" on the Steam platform and download the demo for free.

Watch the Official Steam Next Fest Trailer here:

What's in the new demo?
Other than the full storyline of Chapter 1, we have added a small bit of content from Chapter 2, and some new flashbacks and re-designed scenes! Please see below for the details:

In the game, in addition to tracing the astonishing secret behind reporter Lynn's letters, players also need to restore the truth of the incident through various details hidden in conversations and even scenes. And by doing so, they can judge the stance represented by each character in the game. Through deconstruction and conjecture, players can explore the stories behind each character using the clues they have already mastered. The game has multiple endings. Every choice you make will affect the direction of the world.

In the demo version of "Kill the Shadow", players will learn part of the truth of the events by solving layer upon layer of puzzles through rigorous logical reasoning, they can also obtain a considerable sense of satisfaction. If you are interested in the game, you can add this game to your wishlist. Welcome to download the demo and try it out!

 

[anvi]

Rumors of your demise were greatly exaggerated