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A Shot in the Dark - Part 1

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A Shot in the Dark - Part 1

A Shot in the Dark is a choice-driven adult visual novel about new possibilities and dark secrets.

Released Dec 14, 2023 Developer ViM Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

76.2%positive214 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great story and plot, not just great titties and ass”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This is a great AVN with splendid animations and a great story. Chapter 3 and 4 made me LOL several times. The story is great so i won't skip through the text for 99%. The animations so far made me feel if I was the MC so they did a good job with them. I love how they made the…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Promising start and a nice variation of models that don't look like the same old characters in other AVNs. However, the game is pretty much dead. The devs decided that instead of finishing a product people already paid for, they would spend their time (at this point more than a…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

127achievements
44.0%median completion
1.5%rarest: All in with Alexis
88.0% of players 80.9% of players 80.3% of players 79.7% of players 78.8% of players 78.1% of players 77.3% of players 77.1% of players 76.3% of players 74.2% of players 74.1% of players 73.7% of players 73.1% of players 72.2% of players 71.9% of players 71.1% of players 69.5% of players 66.9% of players 65.7% of players 62.0% of players 58.0% of players 56.6% of players 56.2% of players 55.4% of players 55.3% of players 53.2% of players 53.1% of players 51.7% of players 51.2% of players 51.0% of players 49.5% of players 48.7% of players 43.5% of players 42.1% of players 41.9% of players 39.0% of players 38.4% of players 38.1% of players 37.4% of players 36.8% of players 33.0% of players 32.8% of players 31.5% of players 29.6% of players 27.0% of players 26.8% of players 25.6% of players 24.6% of players 23.3% of players 21.1% of players 20.1% of players 19.9% of players 18.1% of players 15.8% of players 15.2% of players 13.4% of players 12.6% of players 11.4% of players 9.5% of players 8.8% of players 88.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.0%I Need Therapy — You attended your first therapy session with Delia.
83.9%Playing with Fire — Hot dinner... Even hotter date...
80.9%Prime Suspect — Paloma questioned you at your dorm and the police station.
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%All in with Alexis — You assured Alexis about your interest in her.
3.6%Signal Dyslexia — You misread Natalie's signals and kissed her.
3.9%Friend-zoned Natalie — You put Natalie in the Friend Zone.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 23, 2025
A Shot in the Dark: June 23rd, 2025 Dev Log

This news was also posted on Patreon and SubscribeStar on June 23rd, 2025. We have some news to share for A Shot in the Dark. We're not going to make any promises or guarantees (not that we could anyw

Jan 30, 2025
A Shot in the Dark: January 30th, 2025 Dev Log

This dev log was also posted on Patreon and SubscribeStar on January 30th, 2025. Hey everyone! First off, we apologize for neglecting to communicate more frequently on the other platforms like Steam a

Sep 17, 2024
A Shot in the Dark: September 13, 2024 Dev Log

This dev log was originally posted on Patreon and SubscribeStar on September 13, 2024. Since the last dev log, Josselyn has been focused on renders and creating the remaining assets for Chapter 5 and

Aug 20, 2024
A Shot in the Dark: August 16, 2024 Dev Log

This dev log was originally posted on Patreon and SubscribeStar on August 16, 2024. The past month has been a bit slower for us work-wise, which is pretty typical for us toward the end of the summer a

Jul 24, 2024
A Shot in the Dark: July 20, 2024 Dev Log

This dev log was originally posted on Patreon and SubscribeStar on July 20, 2024. Same as last dev log, we've been plugging along on both the Murder Mystery Game and Chapter 5 content. And once again,

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresIndie, Early Access
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements127
Official sitehttps://vim-studios.web.app/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c compatible Storage: 6 GB available space