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The Shapeshifting Detective

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

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Mostly Positive (1,051) - 78% of the 1,051 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

6 Nov, 2018

Developer:

D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive

Publisher:

Wales Interactive

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Steam Achievements

Remote Play on TV

Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔		✔
French	✔		✔
German	✔		✔
Turkish	✔		✔
Russian	✔		✔
Ukrainian	✔		✔
Spanish - Spain	✔		✔
Hungarian	✔		✔
Portuguese - Brazil	✔		✔
Japanese	✔		✔
Korean	✔		✔

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Includes 21 Steam Achievements

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Chicken

You Had One Job

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Title: The Shapeshifting Detective
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive

Publisher: Wales Interactive

Franchise: Wales Interactive

Release Date: 6 Nov, 2018

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Reviews

“The Shapeshifting Detective is a shining light in immersive story-telling. The shapeshifting mechanic and how it is integrated into the story really sets it apart”
4.5/5 – The Xbox Hub

“A great FMV title to enjoy multiple times over and over. By changing the murderer each time I would restart the game I felt like I was playing a game of Clue”
8/10 – PlayStation Universe

“Alluring characters and enthralling narrative that dances with supernatural themes”
8/10 – Game Spew

About This Game

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural-noir murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

Dorota Shaw is dead. And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder - or commit it. It’s your job to find out what else they know - but they won’t reveal their dark secrets to just anyone… Luckily, you can be anyone you want to be. Even the next victim.

The game features more than 1600 full HD video responses, a simple questioning interface with unique ‘delete’ mechanic, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game. Developed by the World Record-breaking makers of "The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker".

As you explore the town of August, you'll be treated to a streaming radio broadcast of specially selected dark fiction read out by some of our favourite content creators...

Jesse Cox
Tex Murphy (Chris Jones)
Adam Day (CallOfCthulhu)
Brandy Clarke (Brandykins)
Jessa (The Jessa Channel)
John Mark Clawson
Laceya Finley
The Raw Geek
Tim Leftwich
Venomous Platypus

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Violent References, Sexual Themes, Mild Language

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7 32-bit
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible video card
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 6 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: macOS 10.13+ 64-bit
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated graphics
Storage: 6 GB available space

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