The Shapeshifting Detective

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

D'Avekki Studios Ltd · FMV · Nov 6, 2018

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.54−83%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy The Shapeshifting Detective?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 171 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise60% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
171 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I think it's an interesting plot device, the implementation or reasoning of why you have this ability isn’t explained well.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has two unique mechanics compared to other detective games: shapeshifting ability and randomized killer.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good voice acting and sound design for the genre, though nothing groundbreaking.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It did provide the most life-like graphics possible for that time, but with amateur actors filling prominent roles, their wooden performances could make them seem more robotic than AI.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story171 reviews
Gameplay81 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
63% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Co-op
83% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.54$14.99−83%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.54

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