Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed
10th Art Studio · 2014 · Adventure, Point & Click, Indie, Story Rich, Mystery
PC
Mostly Positive76% · 188
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About Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed
✦ AI summary
Investigate a missing briefcase and Vatican conspiracy in this point-and-click adventure set in Rome, uncovering dark secrets that challenge your faith and morality. Inspired by real historical events, the game combines atmospheric puzzle-solving across beautifully rendered locations with a gripping narrative about corruption, redemption, and the masks people wear.
Visiting Rome from Chicago, where he works as a doctor, ex-priest James Murphy answers a mysterious call for help from his friend Cristoforo. The disappearance of a briefcase containing compromising documents is enough to convince James that his friend is a victim of something shady and sinister. The Vatican's involvement and some strange parallels with his own traumatic past inspire James to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Along this dangerous and disturbing path, James finds the most unlikely travelling companion who will question his deepest beliefs. And so the two characters begin both a physical journey in search of the truth, and a metaphysical exploration of the inner soul and the darkest secrets that everyone hides, even a "champion of the faith" like James.
Rome is the stage for this adventure – a city bathed in eternal twilight, its skies tinted the color of blood spilled in more than thirty years of intrigue: blood of innocents and guilty, unknown and famous victims alike.
Along this dangerous and disturbing path, James finds the most unlikely travelling companion who will question his deepest beliefs. And so the two characters begin both a physical journey in search of the truth, and a metaphysical exploration of the inner soul and the darkest secrets that everyone hides, even a "champion of the faith" like James.
Rome is the stage for this adventure – a city bathed in eternal twilight, its skies tinted the color of blood spilled in more than thirty years of intrigue: blood of innocents and guilty, unknown and famous victims alike.
KEY FEATURES
- Shadows on the Vatican is a thrilling new point-and-click adventure in 4 acts, inspired by real events in recent Italian history and freely adapted from the bestseller of David Yallop "In God's Name".
- Art direction by Lorenzo Ruggiero (Marvel/DC Comics)
- Over 10 locations per episode with high resolution graphics and Full HD support
- Realistic characters with hours of motion-capture animations
- Well integrated puzzles and several hours of gameplay
- Animated coloured comics by award winner Daniela di Matteo
What Steam players say
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Short, but fun and intriguing adventure. Best played with the Italian voices.2 found this helpful
Shadows on the Vatican: Act I – Greed is a narrative-focused point-and-click adventure that embraces mystery, conspiracy, and psychological drama instead of relying on fast-paced action. Developed by 10th Art Studio and Daring Touch, and published by Adventure Productions and Daring Touch, the game serves as the opening chapter of an episodic series inspired by real historical controversies surrounding the Vatican. From the very beginning, it establishes an atmosphere of secrecy and tension, encouraging players to uncover hidden truths through investigation, dialogue, and observation rather than combat. Its strongest appeal lies in its willingness to tell a mature story that explores corruption, faith, and personal redemption through the lens of a classic adventure game. Players assume the role of James Murphy, a former priest turned physician who is drawn back to Rome after receiving an urgent request from an old friend. What begins as a seemingly straightforward task involving a missing briefcase gradually transforms into a much larger conspiracy tied to powerful figures within the Vatican and painful events from James' own past. The narrative steadily expands with each discover…1 found this helpful
An intriguing and atmospheric adventure with a captivating storyline set in Vatican. The art style is stunning, and the puzzles are well-designed, providing a satisfying challenge. Highly recommended for fans of mysterious and immersive games!1 found this helpful
6/101 found this helpful
First, yes I know I'm not recommending this game. And that's really because this game is incomplete. This is only Act I of what is suppsed to be a IV part game and as of posting this review only 2 of those parts are out (part II came out in 2015... so who knows if we'll be getting more). Episodic games can be fun but only when you know you'll eventually get the full thing and charing $7.79 (CAD) for what's at most 3 hours of game play when the game isn't finished is kinda lame. The story itself seems fine... but it's so early it's hard to tell if it's worth it. The graphics are a bit janky and my game lagged quite a bit. The voice acting is very hit or miss. There really wasn't anything that kept me invested (and tbh I'll probably only replay so I can get 100% completion on this). If you really like point and click games and need to play every single one you might enjoy this. Otherwise, maybe wait till it's on sale or until the other episodes are out. Also James' design annoyed me so much. Why did he have a HUNK of hair in his face sometimes and then just a little bit other times? It was kind of distracting. I did think some of the acheivement names were funny so yay for that.
First part of 4,good start! I found it easy but not boring,love the classic “vibes” and the GD. Let’s start Act.2
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