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Shady Part of Me
Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[i]«Light, shadow and… 98 birds»[/i] [i][b]Shady Part of Me[/b][/i] impressed me with its unique mechanics. You play as two characters - a girl and her shadow. The shadow can only move on flat surfaces. The girl is afraid of light, while the shadow fears darkness, so you…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Everything an indie game should offer: creativity, beautiful platforming puzzles, and music with two different mixes for two different faces of the same person. Deserves more attention and is highly recommended.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I've heard a few people compare this game to Contrast, in that you switch between you and your shadow, and that it makes this idea “done before” but personally, I think this is a very fun twist on the idea. It's far more puzzle focused, with some unique ideas that spice up the…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:18 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
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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 | Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Female Protagonist · Platformer · Psychological · Singleplayer · Adventure · 3D Platformer · Casual · Puzzle-Platformer · Short (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://shady-part-of.me/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250 / Intel Pentium Dual-Core G645 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5670 / Nvidia GeForce GT 440 / Intel HD 5200 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: 30 FPS on average in 1280x720 with the lowest settings.