Shadows of Doubt
Developer ColePowered Games
Shadows of Doubt is a 2024 first-person detective stealth video game developed by British developer ColePowered Games and published by Fireshine Games. It was released in early access on 24 April 2023 for Microsoft Windows. Upon release, Shadows of Doubt received generally favorable views, with critics praising the innovative design of the game's open-ended gameplay, whilst critiquing its repetitive elements and… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 116 · most liked firstShadows of Doubt (a game i played on stream) had an update. One of the new modifier is playing as a rat detective. Yes, of course i will replay the game on stream sooner or later.
unlabelledView post →Detective game Shadows of Doubt is kicking my ass aftermath.site/shadows-of-d...
unlabelledView post →🔍🕵️♀️🔎 🔴LIVE🔴 🔍🕵️♀️🔎 First Time playing Shadows of Doubt, I have the Twitch Stuff Turned on, so you may show up in the game! ▶️ www.twitch.tv/pankraru ◀️ #vtuber #vsky #shadowsofdoubt #rpg
unlabelledView post →I feel like majority of cozy games i see are kind of dishonest with the saccharine energy they give. I'm looking for a cozy game with a grunge feel or edge to it yet can still be comfortable, something like Obenseuer, Shadows of Doubt and Voices of the void. Do you have any recommendations?
unlabelledView post →Hi Folks, My name is Joshua Garrity and I'm the Head Game Scout at Secret Mode. Previously I worked for Team17 and Fireshine in similar capacity. I have signed games such as Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt and Everything is Crab. I'm always on the look out for exciting new pitches! #IndieGameBiz
unlabelledView post →Fifth: Shadows of Doubt 🔍 This game is a personal favourite of myself & @boba-witch.bsky.social this year. This is a noir detective sim developed by Cole Jefferies & published by @fireshinegames.bsky.social is a one of a kind. If you have not played this yet this is your chance to pick it up!
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt looks cool and all but there is literally no way im EVER figuring out who tf did the murder in that game. when i got to the crime scene i spent like 30 minutes just trying to find my way out of the ventilation shaft, ending up in random ppls homes. and ended up with 0 clues.
unlabelledView post →#GamesIAdore Shadows of Doubt by @colejefferies.bsky.social This game is mindblowing. Both from a technical and a design perspective. A noir-esque dystopia that has you solve crimes in a huge,fully simulated city. I'd love to learn how it works! store.steampowered.com/app/986130/S... #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Welp, I was playing a bit of Shadows of Doubt on my stream save tonight and permanently bugged my save file to have buff/debuff timers never tick down and cases never submit. This might be a new record for how intensely broken I've ever broken a game before... Oops... Guess we're going again...?
unlabelledView post →Reviews for "Shadows of Doubt" that focus on the consumer-product concerns are doing it a disservice in my opinion. It is rough around the edges but, it's avant garde after all. Bugs and polish can't get in the way of how important that game is. A game designer's game design, I guess. Worth it.
unlabelledView post →Okay but the idea of posting an opinion about a game and requiring people to play the game to contest you is kind of great. Don't talk to me about Shadows of Doubt until you've KO'd everyone in the city and eaten 100 croque monsieur.
unlabelledView post →GAME OF THE YEAR - #3 Shadows of Doubt It's a big year for procedural generation, and this dystopian neo-noir detective im-sim that creates hundreds of residents with unique shoe sizes and apartments for the killer to hide among is the most slept-on game of 2024.
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt is a game where you solve murders in a neo-noir setting as a hobo detective. But if you want to just collect photos of people taking a poo, I guess you can do that instead.
unlabelledView post →Hi all. Joshua (me) has started a new YT channel where I post all adventure game content that falls outside of PnC. If you like my stuff, perhaps you will subscribe? New video: Not Even Trying to be Nice in Shadows of Doubt youtu.be/PhRoAx4tw8E?... #indiegame #adventuregame #pcgame #videogames
unlabelledView post →This update includes one of the more out-there jobs I've ever done as a writer: inventing a fake sports game for the Shadows of Doubt world and writing commentary for it. May I present: Bas-Boule
unlabelledView post →Greb takes to the streets again tonight hopefully solving more crime than it causes playing Shadows of Doubt! The procedurally generated detective game, live in 10 mins at - www.twitch.tv/iggymaid
unlabelledView post →Morning y'all! Today I've been bit by the bug that makes you a grizzled noir detective, so we're playing Shadows of Doubt: a procedural detective game I love a lot! 🐰🔎 💕 We'll build the city together, then crack whatever cases come our way. Stream's up at 2et. | #vtuber #shadowsofdoubt
unlabelledView post →Live on twitch 💜 A murder mystery game!! Shadows of Doubt!
unlabelledView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallange #Games #GameDev #PromoSky Day 12: Shadows of Doubt
unlabelledView post →@caseyexplosion.bsky.social hey Casey, just dropping by to let you know about Indie Game Works, my new book showcasing 50 amazing indie games like Tunic, Abzu, Shadows of Doubt, Sable, Hyper Light Breaker, SCHiM, and 1000xRESIST. It features exclusive artwork and developer interviews.
unlabelledView post →RETURN OF THE IMMERSIVE SIM - thru 11.25 System Shock 2 @nightdivestudios.bsky.social Shadows of Doubt @colepowered.bsky.social @fireshinegames.bsky.social Fallen Aces @newblood.games Blood West @hyperstrangesa.bsky.social Peripeteia @90sgraphics.bsky.social Ctrl Alt Ego @mindthunk.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →Homies Helpin Homies Donothon day 2! Help us help a friend get into a better living situation! Today: Shadows of Doubt! Twitch integration makes your username show in-game, AND you can donate to affect the game or beat up your friends 😈 See you soon, gamers! twitch.tv/SproutMage #vtubers #vsky
unlabelledView post →Prepping for my Shadows of Doubt talk tonight with Bristol Games Hub with some in-game motivational messages
unlabelledView post →One of the things that's such a joy about working on Shadows of Doubt is how it STILL manages to suck me in: I jump into game to test some barks and the next thing I know I've taken a dodgy side job to fill a stranger's apartment with trash and am merrily hurling used napkins around their kitchen
unlabelledView post →Gonna try out this procedurally generated detective game today called Shadows of Doubt. It looks pretty interesting. Basically it gives you an entire city of possible suspects and you have to collect clues yourself. https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt/
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt is a neat game. However, the person who begged me to find their kidnapped husband wouldn't let me in to search for clues unless I gave them $400, and then I found her husband's fingerprints on the ransom note. I know I'm not getting scammed but also it feels like I'm getting scammed
unlabelledView post →🤡🔪Playhouse Party Schedule!🔪🤡 Tuesday: Alan Wake 2pm Wednesday: • Darkwood 2pm • Collab Game ~8pm Friday: Shadows of Doubt 8pm Saturday: Red Dead Redemption 2 8pm *All times in PST, and subject to change*
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt v1 (and its/my soundtrack) are released this week. 2700+ sounds in the assets folder (of which about 80-90% are in game). A big chunk of my life. Strange feeling. www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/sh...
unlabelledView post →I'm been playing a looooot of Shadows of Doubt lately, and good god does the game get fun when you make it about the journey, not the destination. You can crack any case in a minute by knowing how the game works, but if I make it more about gathering evidence, that's hours more fun.
unlabelledView post →goddamn that is a Great trailer for Shadows of Doubt! it's already available via Early Access - a procedural detective solving game with a sick look. Highly recommended & excited to see it on consoles store.steampowered.com/app/986130/S...
unlabelledView post →Hey I'm Trent here's some of the things I like! -Overwatch -Minecraft (a lot of modded) -Terraria -TBOI -BTD6 -Sons of the Forest -RimWorld -Stardew Valley -Shadows of Doubt -Game development -Pixel art #promosky
unlabelledView post →Absolutely stoked that Shadows of Doubt has been nominated for UKIE's UK Game of the Year; we're a small dev team, so it means a lot
unlabelledView post →🎬Starring Blorp, Myself, and produced by Bunbot (probably): it's Shadows of Doubt - a really cool detective game by Cole Powered Games!! Tune in for Real Procedural Detective Action, live at 2et. 🐰🔎
unlabelledView post →14) Shadows of Doubt - In a city that's little more than an island seastead, you are a PI solving a variety of cases. The true game is a chaotic B&E sim procedurally generating everything from the city you live in to the lives of its numerous inhabitants as you attempt to solve your cases.
unlabelledView post →I LOVED Shadows of Doubt even BEFORE they put this in game. It's now Gods' Tier #indiegames #gaming #videogames
unlabelledView post →procedural detective game Shadows of Doubt has put out the best April Fools update to ever grace September 😂 "You are immortal… However, somewhere, a snail is always slowly moving towards you. If it touches you, you die instantly." (This is only one of several absurd challenges they added.)
unlabelledView post →L.A Noire - aged a bit, still looks great, hilarious if you mod the game and enable 60fps (it's 30fps by default), everything goes wonky. Shadows of Doubt - Newer game, voxel design, kinda badly optimised. However, it's amazing from a crime solving standpoint, very, very enjoyable.
unlabelledView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #indiedev #vndev Day 11 Shadows of Doubt
unlabelledView post →Next up! I LOVE the game Shadows of Doubt, great vibes and I always just enjoy walking around each city. When I found out the writer for the game @starkholborn.bsky.social had a series of books I knew I wanted to dive into them! ^^ Can't wait hehe
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt, a very cool game you can buy & play right now, easily had the best trailer for a game you can buy & play right now. Every time you play, a entirely new world with new cases, perps, mysteries & story is generated. Highly recommended, very fun www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd-7...
unlabelledView post →Caves of Qud is probably the most ecosystemy game I've ever been addicted to. The kind of game where we teach the dev about stuff you can do lol. Gonna give some more with varying themes: Devil Spire Falls, Shadows of Doubt, Primordialis. Given the games you make, play Shadows of Doubt!
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt from @colepowered.bsky.social and @colejefferies.bsky.social is among the 50 brilliant games included in my book Indie Game Works. It celebrates some of the best and most influential indie titles. Buy it here: amzn.eu/d/00nZo32h @detectivesim.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →Anyone who thinks they want this should play a significant amount of Shadows of Doubt until they learn something. No shade, SoD is a beautiful weirdo of a game, but if you watch people play it they constantly assume their must be a solution; a game wouldn't just have an unsolvable case, right?
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt ticks some of those boxes: store.steampowered.com/app/986130/S...
unlabelledView post →I keep getting recommended this neat game, called Shadows of Doubt. Essentially it's a sci-fi - noir detective game, where you need to go around investigating various crimes! Reckon it might be fun to stream, in November? 🤔 store.steampowered.com/app/986130/S...
unlabelledView post →mistook Shadows of Doubt in the article photo for Cloudpunk, a similar-looking but different game which i can verify also runs GREAT on the deck
unlabelledView post →Fanart doodle of Shadows of Doubt, my 3rd fav game of 2023 (still haven't play BG3)
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt is still an amazing game
unlabelledView post →Your least consistent streamer is back with some games since art-stream tech issues still plague her! 🙃 Trying a procedurally-generated mystery/detective game, Shadows of Doubt. Has Nancy Drew prepared me for this or will she fail me - www.twitch.tv/nohsara
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt is a very imperfect game, but also my coffee powered hobo who solves homicides and steals diamonds just acquired an augmentation implant that grants the sci-fi superpower of...health insurance.
unlabelledView post →Have you played Shadows of Doubt? Apparently the killers in the game can get REALLY creative!
unlabelledView post →If you're wondering "What game will make me feel like a detective?" pick Shadows Of Doubt. store.steampowered.com/app/986130/S...
unlabelledView post →Trying out a new game today! Gonna get my noir on with Shadows of Doubt. It looks neat! twitch.tv/lectalightsome
unlabelledView post →Here's my review of Shadows of Doubt. Had a rough time with the review version unfortunately, but I still think this game is utter magic when everything comes together. www.eurogamer.net/shadows-of-d...
unlabelledView post →I opened up Shadows of Doubt, an indie detective game in early access, and played a little of it today. It's quite good and I love how detailed it is in terms of you determining your own clues from the scene. I think my tutorial bugged out on me though, as one of my completed missions never set itself to complete. I also ran into a wall where a scene I needed to investigate had people everywhere. I assume I can wait for them to leave with my watch. #shadowsofdoubt #indiegames #indiegame
unlabelledView post →You've been writing for "Shadows of Doubt?" Jealous! Great game. Lots of fun.
unlabelledView post →Not superhero related, but I’ve heard good things about Shadows of Doubt if you want an in depth detective game
unlabelledView post →Ghost Trick is one of my all time favs! I enjoyed Shadows of Doubt but it's more of a detective sim than like a mystery game.
unlabelledView post →Grab your fedora and trenchcoat, we're doing some detective hi jinks in Shadows of Doubt! D&D-like game made out of Twitch chat?! My ChatRPG is active! Raid, fight, die, then raid more! 🔗 www.twitch.tv/vysperiavt #VTuberEN #VtuberSupport #Femboy #Twitch
unlabelledView post →Shadows of Doubt... What a game.
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