Shadows of the Afterland
Aruma Studios · 2026 · Adventure, Point & Click, Female Protagonist, Old School, Fantasy
PC
Very Positive95% · 126
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About Shadows of the Afterland
Embark on a supernatural point-and-click adventure in which you are confronted with the most difficult decision of your life ... and death...
Madrid, 1960. A chilling incident unfolds at the city's old zoo, leading to a mysterious death that propels a soul to the threshold between the world of the living and the afterlife. But when the transition goes awry, the soul arrives with the memories of Carolina, one of the pioneers of the Madrid police force, who has not yet been born.
Step into Carolina's shoes and immerse yourself in a detective mystery to unravel the enigma shrouding these events. Explore the wacky realm of the afterlife, teeming with unique characters and with its own rules.
In your quest for the truth, you join forces with César, an elusive former ghost agent. Persuade this enigmatic ally to accompany you on a transformative journey to confront the sinister forces lurking in the world of the living. As you gain César’s trust, you'll have to solve tricky point-and-click puzzles, harness the power of magic, navigate between worlds and even possess the living.
FEATURES:
- Investigate a supernatural murder mystery that blends themes of identity, courage and destiny with the afterlife, reincarnation and the connection between past and future lives.
- Enjoy professionally voiced characters.
- Take command of various playable characters using unique possession mechanics.
- Explore the intricate stories of the eccentric spirits of the afterlife through meaningful conversations.
- Apply your deduction skills to unravel clever and logical puzzles that are seamlessly woven into the storyline. Use magic and possession and move tactically between realms to crack them.
- Immerse yourself in meticulously crafted pixel art scenes and animations.
- Experience an original soundtrack that enhances the haunting atmosphere of the game.
- The classic point-and-click experience with a modern one-click user interface.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Great game. It has soul to it. I do wish It was a bit longer though. And that last pesky achievement-
The game starts out nice enough, and the plot is actually pretty interesting. However, the writing gets worse as the story progresses. The part where [spoiler]Pilar has to overcome her fear[/spoiler] was particularly annoying to me. There's also the overused trope of [spoiler]officials swooping in after the bad guy already escaped, only to arrest the protagonist for stupid reasons[/spoiler]. Rating: ★★★☆☆
There's two titles that kept springing to my mind, well, one title and one series. We'll start with the theming and humour - this kept bringing to mind Grim Fandango, I know it's not, graphically it's FAR interior and this game came out 2026, Grim Fandango was what... 95? Anyway we can just pretend it's a stylistic choice, the other is the Wadjet Eye Games Blackwell Series for some of the game mechanics I think both of these comparisons do this game a credit. I also wanted to take just a second to point out how good the VA Work is. Honestly, i've played some games with terrible voiceovers where conversations have been had when you could tell neither voice actor was in the room with the other to get a sense of tone/pitch in response - this doesn't happen here. It feels very much like everyone was in the room doing readings and knew their assignments. This is truly a love letter to the Point & Click Adventure Titles. It's worth your time to play and enjoy.
Its a fun game that reminded me a lot of the Monkey Island game I played growing up. I love the puzzles and the story!
Just finished playing this game. [b]In short:[/b] This had a chance to be twice as long (to tie up all loose ends it didn't in this round) and double the difficulty/complexity of the gameplay without needing to expand the current plot--and I would have absolutely adored it. Not sure if they ran out of budget or time (which I get and wouldn't dock them for), or just got bored (to which I ABSOLUTELY would dock them for, like, wth), but regardless, it's a bittersweet review for me. [*][b]Pros:[/b] Premise; worldbuilding; gameplay dynamics; game design; characterization; character backstories. [*][b]Cons:[/b] Pacing; lack of depth into literally [i]every[/i] Pro element listed; a seemingly rushed, way too linear second half of the game; unsatisfying resolution. Do I recommend getting this game? [b]Yes[/b]--but only when it's on sale.
I tried this game on Steam's recommendation after thoroughly enjoying Darkside Detective. But I couldn't enjoy this game, for one very simple reason: THE DIALOGUES ARE TOO G*DD*MN LONG!!! In less than half an hour of starting the game, I was already clicking through the dialogues without even caring what was said because their length was flat-out annoying. I can't recommend this.
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