Kill The Shadow

Buy88%

Very Positive · 622 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Shadowlight · Adventure · Aug 5, 2026

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$16.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio2 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Kill The Shadow?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 49 sampled reviews

Based on 622 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 49 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise49 helpful reviews0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
27 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
This is a fantastic game with beautiful environments and visuals and a strong narrative.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
It's an adventure/detective game, with fun deduction mechanics, but a lot of walking and talking, then talking again.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
This is an amazing 2.5D pixel art detective game with stunning visuals, a compelling and intriguing story and amazing voice acting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 49 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are stunning, the characters are amazing, and the story, despite its inconsistency at times, kept me hooked the whole time, I really hope we will get to see more of this world in the future perhaps.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story27 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$16.99

The lowest we've tracked is $15.29.

2 points recordedtoday · $16.99

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