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Kill The Shadow

Kill The Shadow

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!

Released Aug 4, 2026 Developer Shadowlight Publisher Phoenix Game Platforms Windows AdventureStory RichRPG3DMystery
View on Steam ↗ $16.99 (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 2026-09-25.

88.4%positive614 reviews
Recommended · 33 found this helpful

“Both the narrative and characters work are super strong , it reminds me also Minds Beneath Us, and that's high praise.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“This game is no perfect by any means. The voice acting (in Eglish anyway) is awful and inconsistent, I would've preferred if it was silent. And occasionally there's an exhausting abundance of dialogues. I just finished Three Signatures and I thought that I would die before the…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Pixel art looks sick, and the story is the main draw. Love the grimy East Asian setting, political undertones, and little details that make the world feel authentic. The investigation is alright, and the EN localization, and VO can be a bit rough, but the game is no doubt full…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

595all-time peak
0 100 200 124 avg · Aug 2026

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.

41achievements
39.2%median completion
3.4%rarest: Completionist
70.8% of players 69.5% of players 58.4% of players 54.6% of players 54.0% of players 52.4% of players 50.9% of players 49.0% of players 49.0% of players 47.9% of players 47.2% of players 47.1% of players 47.1% of players 46.6% of players 45.7% of players 44.8% of players 44.7% of players 43.9% of players 41.2% of players 39.4% of players 39.2% of players 37.2% of players 30.7% of players 28.6% of players 25.6% of players 24.4% of players 21.8% of players 20.5% of players 19.9% of players 19.5% of players 18.2% of players 17.2% of players 16.3% of players 16.3% of players 15.2% of players 13.2% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.4% of players 3.4% of players 70.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.8%Goodbye, North! — I'm outta here!
69.5%Senior Machinist — Obtained the Senior Machinist Certificate from the Old Machinist.
58.4%Who's a Good Boy? — Lucky likes you a lot!
Rarest badges of honor
3.4%Completionist — Unlocked all the achievements.
11.4%Major Ending: The Reckoning — The Firefly Gang purged the guilty of the Walled City.
11.9%Ending: The Stepfather — Stayed in the factory and lived happily ever after with Rafe's Mom.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$16.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$16.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US16.99 USD
EU16.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia24.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan2,500 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China65.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$9.7 Brazil Canada Japan US Australia EU UK≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Sep 07, 2026
Kill The Shadow Update - 25161753

Hi everyone. This update fixes the random crashes that have troubled some of you for a long time. Details below. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that could cause random crashes: an older version of the Unity

Sep 04, 2026
Kill The Shadow Update - 25117472

This update brings new part-time jobs, new ending content, improved controller handling, and several fixes. New Features & Adjustments The Old Machinist at Pig Cage Walled City now offers additional p

Aug 14, 2026
Kill The Shadow Update - 24735134

This update fixes several issues and makes some adjustments: New Features & Adjustments Ethan's achievement now unlocks as soon as you view the photo. Removed the behavior where the mouse automaticall

Aug 08, 2026
Kill The Shadow Update - 24628065

This update adds a number of convenient features and fixes several issues: New Features & Adjustments Added Quick Save (F5) / Quick Load (F6) with button hints and a styled hint font. Adjusted the dra

Aug 06, 2026
Kill The Shadow Update - 24588860

This update fixes several issues and adjusts some gameplay details: New Features & Adjustments Added a patch so that completing a certain notebook now forcibly triggers some related animations, regard

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Story Rich · RPG · 3D · Mystery · Puzzle · Detective · Pixel Graphics · Exploration · Time Manipulation · Multiple Endings · Dialogue Heavy (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian *
Achievements41
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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