In The Shadows

In The Shadows (2024)

Vakant · January 29, 2024 · Exploration, Puzzle, Casual, Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist

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In The Shadows price

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About In The Shadows

Embark on a short yet captivating journey in "In The Shadows". Player must manipulate abstract objects, harnessing the power of light and shadow, to cast silhouettes that form familiar shapes and objects.

In The Shadows — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

In The Shadows is a short but atmospheric puzzle game with appealing visuals and an interesting perspective-based mechanic that players appreciate, though most feel the experience is too brief and the story ends abruptly without proper resolution. Common complaints include poor performance, finicky puzzle controls, and lack of content, with several players expressing hope that the developer will expand the game significantly or release an extended update. While players enjoy what's there, the general sense is that this works best as a free experience or demo rather than a full-priced release.

Recommended Aug 21, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 28, 2024
What i will say about this game is that it is very short yet interesting in its own way. It is a unique style that we don't see very often which is why i am sad to see it finish so suddenly. i feel that the story could have been extended and that not so much mystery was involved and we actually got to a conclusion. I hope that the dev will maybe do another game or do an extended update on this game because this could be a very interesting game to play. I loved the environment that this game was set in and the graphics in this game was very good and clean. which again makes me say that this game needs to be longer so that the player can enjoy the game and the story leading up to the "end" of the game. I liked the puzzles and the obscure hints that they give you just for a little bit of help but i was kinda confused because i didn't know what i was doing these puzzles for? was it to defeat the anomaly or weaken it or to comfort it? idk just putting it out there? this game is worth the go, someone may discover something that i haven't making this whole review pointless or to support it. But i really do think that we need more!
3 found this helpful
Not recommended May 19, 2024
Good looking free little puzzle game about perspective. However performance is quite poor and solving the puzzles is extremly finicky.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 4, 2024
Very good game, entertaining, but short.
Recommended Jul 18, 2024
If you like or love rain, this is perfect, I love it. Atmosphere is amazing. Three things for my wish list: 1. Make the game much much larger. (I like to explore maps like this.) 2. Add an option for sound, music etc. 3. An option to explore it as an abandoned city. Less lights in houses etc. As a full game, with a much larger play area, this would be perfect for me, Puzzles are just at the right difficulty for all ages and it's completely relaxing, no fighting, no survival, no horror etc. This demo is great and could be absolutely fantastic if expanded upon.
Recommended Apr 27, 2024
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