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Shadows of Doubt
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“its a cool concept, and good loop. It just runs terrible. I thought it was my cpu or something as it a procedural game. but I upgraded to 16 core and it still hiccups, and has intense lag. Maybe the game will improve if…”
“Shadows of Doubt accomplishes its main goal: being a game about solving procedurally generated murder cases. And in that, it does super well! I've never played a game that was able to accomplish that without being…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Shadows of Doubt accomplishes its main goal: being a game about solving procedurally generated murder cases. And in that, it does super well! I've never played a game that was able to accomplish that without being…”
“i love this game a lot, but i also hate it. The vibe, the visuals, i love the world the developers created here and I was super excited to see the progress they'd make during this game's early access. The gameplay is…”
“This would probably be one of my favorite games of all time if they actually bothered to finish it. I would say the game is like only 40-60% complete in my opinion. Still the game is great though. I have genuinely never…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“SUPER FUN! Great replayability. only issue with with optmization would could use some work as frame rate dips a bit but overall fun game to play.”
“Actually THE BEST detective game out there! And everything is procedurally generated, so no two playthroughs can be the same! Always a new and fun experience! I definitely suggest buying it. You will thank me later.”
“a great game over all, be it the atmosphere, freedom of choice and how you are going to solvea case, giving you endless replay potential. the only downsight is, that there is no "motive"-mechanic in the game. the…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Maybe I'd be more annoyed with the minor bugs (which are fixed by restarting) if I paid full price. But I bought it on sale. I must say, I'm having a blast with this game. I love the sandbox mode where you are presented…”
“You would think that you get bored of the same 'consept' of the game. 1. There is a murder 2. Find clues 3. Ask Around 4. Solve the murder But there is so much more to the game! Not every murder is the same, some are…”
“great game, after a while it gets repetitive but the work is almost always fun and progression is good enough to feel like things are getting better for you”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Takes quite the attention span, but once you really get used to it, it becomes a really fun game.”
“this game is so difficult and I do think the dialog system is a bit scuffed but it's pretty fun”
“It is a good detective game with replayability and has good challenges”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to love this game. I really, really do. It released nearly two years ago now. I took a break because it was pretty jank last time I tried to play, figured we'd had a few major updates and some serious bug fixes…”
“The devs pretty much abandoned this game because they didn't win the Labor of Love award, which is the exact reason they didn't win. I loved this game so much for its potential but it's so deeply unfinished and buggy,…”
“I really tried to like it. Kept playing thinking I just need some more time to get hooked but even after 9 hours i just couldn't enjoy playing this game. It's not really a detective game but more of a thief simulator.…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The devs pretty much abandoned this game because they didn't win the Labor of Love award, which is the exact reason they didn't win. I loved this game so much for its potential but it's so deeply unfinished and buggy,…”
“Dev pushed the game to 1.0 a while back. A broken stuttery unfinished mess of 1.0 and then abandoned the game other than a meme update. Dont buy, the game is actually abandoned now and has glaringly unfinished mechanics…”
“Unfinished, For example, solve a kidnapping, ... Okay got to the place it happened, knocked on the door ... asked the room mate about the kidnapping, got the ransom note and asked if i could look around "none of your…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to love this game. I really, really do. It released nearly two years ago now. I took a break because it was pretty jank last time I tried to play, figured we'd had a few major updates and some serious bug fixes…”
“After so long, it's still a buggy mess. NPCs phasing through doors and locked security shutters, weird UI and control mapping, such a cool idea with poor execution.”
“Clunky controls hold this game back massively, it reads like it could be fun on the surface but once you get into it there are awkward menus to navigate. a really strange AI that seemed to find me no matter where I cam…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Dev pushed the game to 1.0 a while back. A broken stuttery unfinished mess of 1.0 and then abandoned the game other than a meme update. Dont buy, the game is actually abandoned now and has glaringly unfinished mechanics…”
“its a cool concept, and good loop. It just runs terrible. I thought it was my cpu or something as it a procedural game. but I upgraded to 16 core and it still hiccups, and has intense lag. Maybe the game will improve if…”
“Shadows of Doubt accomplishes its main goal: being a game about solving procedurally generated murder cases. And in that, it does super well! I've never played a game that was able to accomplish that without being…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I really tried to like it. Kept playing thinking I just need some more time to get hooked but even after 9 hours i just couldn't enjoy playing this game. It's not really a detective game but more of a thief simulator.…”
“Unfinished, For example, solve a kidnapping, ... Okay got to the place it happened, knocked on the door ... asked the room mate about the kidnapping, got the ransom note and asked if i could look around "none of your…”
“i love this game a lot, but i also hate it. The vibe, the visuals, i love the world the developers created here and I was super excited to see the progress they'd make during this game's early access. The gameplay is…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 618: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆ (8/10) While I haven't played [i]Shadows of Doubt[/i] very long, I'm super impressed with what I see so far. It drops you into a fully simulated noir city and basically says, “good luck,” which is…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Very fun. As a broke gamer, i'm happy i got this when it was for sale :) Also, I would like to thank CallMe Kevin and Insym for allowing me to discover this game! (Yes. I know im playing this in 2026. And yet, it's still so much fun.)”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“The game is pretty fun when you are just starting out and discovering everything. It's also pretty unique and tries something that is the game industry is really lacking right now. I'd recommend it if the devs were trying to improve it, but that does not seem to be the case, so…”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
DevBlog 45
🚨📰 Extra Extra, a new Shadows of Doubt video DevBlog has just been released 📰🚨 In this latest blog, Cole outlines his plans for 2026 and drops some hints at what is coming next 🤫 Watch the full update
Shadows of Doubt 42.03 - Patch Notes
Hello detectives! Thanks for all your continued feedback. We've been working on a bunch of fixes which are now live in the game: Fixed: Navigation on Virtual Keyboard going to incorrect buttons. Fixed
Shadows of Doubt Steam Workshop
Hi Detectives!The Shadows of Doubt Steam Workshop is now live!Stretch your creative muscles as well as your detective ones with new modding tools and full Steam Workshop support.These new workshop too
Shadows of Doubt V41.04 - Patch Notes
Hello detectives! We have a brand new update for you all with a bunch of fixes. Check out the specifics below;Revamped camera image saving system; photographs you take in game now should be completely
Modifiers update out now!
Hi Detectives! You can now activate new modifiers that change the way you play the game. Including…Snail Nemesis You are immortal… However, somewhere, a snail is always slowly moving towards you. If i
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Detective · Immersive Sim · Sandbox · Noir · Voxel · Procedural Generation · Stealth · Open World · First-Person · Singleplayer · Puzzle · Cyberpunk (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://shadows.game |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or newer Processor: Intel 6th Gen i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or Radeon 5500XT DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: Approximate specs for 1080p, 30+ fps