Shadows of Doubt
Last updated: 2025-03-17
- Immersive detective experience with freedom of playstyle.
- Unique concept with procedural generation.
- Compelling noir, cyberpunk atmosphere.
- Repetitive gameplay and shallow cases.
- Shallow, unreactive NPCs.
- Premature release with significant technical issues.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 74%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 24%
- Protest reviews
- 2%
- 61%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 39%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 2619
- Negative points
- 3457
- Gameplay points
- 693
- Perf. points
- 329
- Rec. points
- 1214
- Misc points
- 185
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Immersive, addictive detective experience | The game provides an immersive and engaging detective experience with a unique noir atmosphere, addictive gameplay loop, and emergent storytelling. Players feel a sense of accomplishment when solving cases, appreciating the freedom and depth the game offers. Many reviewers consider it a masterpiece and one of the best detective games available. | 96% |
| Unique concept, dedicated developers | The game is recognized for its unique concept and the effort put in by the developers, especially considering it's an indie title. Despite some bugs and issues, the game is considered worth the asking price and receives active support with frequent updates. The game has a good foundation and significant potential. | 21% |
| Freedom to choose playstyle | The game provides freedom in how players approach situations, allowing for both legal and criminal methods to solve cases or create chaos. Players can break into homes, bribe or threaten people, and engage in morally dubious actions, offering a true sandbox experience. The game effectively punishes criminal behavior. | 15% |
| Procedural generation enables unique experiences | The game features a procedurally generated city with unique NPCs, crimes, and world elements, ensuring high replayability and emergent storytelling. The depth of the simulation, with citizens having routines and relationships, makes the city feel alive and dynamic. This procedural generation sets it apart from other detective games. | 14% |
| Compelling noir, cyberpunk atmosphere | The game creates a strong noir atmosphere with cyberpunk elements, featuring a detailed and atmospheric city. The visuals, sound design, and world-building contribute to a coherent and immersive experience. The city feels alive and well-constructed, enhancing the overall gameplay. | 7% |
| Unique and appealing voxel graphics | The game features a unique and appealing art style, with voxel-based graphics that create a striking visual experience. The graphics are coherent for a procedural game and enhance the immersive gameplay and world atmosphere. The art style is nostalgic yet sophisticated. | 6% |
| Emergent, humorous situations | The game can produce emergent, humorous situations and is extremely funny at times. The reviewer enjoyed a case involving a serial killer who left pentagrams and taunting notes at crime scenes. The game is fabulous and very fun. | 5% |
| Varied and unpredictable cases | Cases often play out differently due to the unpredictable nature of the game, with a variety of ways to solve them. Some of the cases can still be challenging, and there is variety in cases. The randomly generated cases are amazing. | 3% |