An incredibly promising immersive detective game, with randomly generated cities, characters, relationships, and crimes. You play as a private investigator of sorts, hired to solve (and sometimes commit) certain crimes. This is achieved by taking contracts from various boards in the city, which act as side quests to increase your reputation, and gain money. These contracts can range from needing to photograph items or characters and deliver those photos, or act out an arrest warrant for a police suspect as two examples. While this is going on, there will always be one active serial killer in the city, who dynamically plans and executes against their targets. You are notified when a murder is reported so you can scan a crime scene for information that may link back to the killer, but Shadows of Doubt finds clever ways to connect the killer to the victim, providing motives or evidence between subsequent murders. Sometimes obvious, or sometimes very well hidden, the killer's dynamic movements allow them to be tracked around the city to help you identify them. For example, they may be spotted purchasing the murder weapon, or recorded on a camera entering a victim's apartment. With more updates down the line, Shadows of Doubt is shaping up to be an exceptional stealth/puzzle hybrid.

Reviewed on Aug 02, 2023


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