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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified77 % positive−83 % 14.79 € 2.51 €

A live-action noir murder mystery where you play a shapeshifting detective, taking on other characters' forms to uncover secrets, steer interrogations and solve the case.

  • Choices with consequences
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable85 % positive2.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Shapeshifting Detective: choices with consequences, a strong story and a dark atmosphere.

You dig through a suspected terrorist's smartphone, reading messages, photos and apps, and decide how to judge them. A short, dark thriller about surveillance, morality and manipulation.

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Life Is Strange

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As photography student Max, you discover you can rewind time and dig into a disappearance in a sleepy coastal town, with your choices shaping friendships and fates. It's a heartfelt coming-of-age drama with an unforgettable indie soundtrack.

The Wreck

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A mature, narrative-driven 3D adventure about grief, motherhood and sisterhood, following Junon through the most pivotal day of her life. Flashbacks and dialogue choices shape her story, with the storytelling clearly taking priority over gameplay.

Blacksad: Under the Skin

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A noir detective adventure starring cat private eye John Blacksad, who is pulled into a murder case around a boxing club. It focuses on investigation, dialogue and choices in a comic-inspired world of anthropomorphic animals.

Tails Noir Preludes

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A narrative noir prequel to Tails Noir, told through interactive vignettes about four characters at formative life moments, where your choices shape who they become and how they affect others.

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

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You step into the shoes of an investigator in a labyrinthine Tokyo ward and untangle cases through text, interrogations and careful detective work. The story is dense, strange and stylishly staged, and your decisions shape where it leads and how it ends.

Tokyo Dark

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A dark anime-styled point-and-click horror adventure where you play Detective Itou investigating her partner's disappearance in Tokyo. Your choices and mental state shape available options and lead to multiple endings.

Dry Drowning

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A dark detective visual novel in a dystopian future city: as a morally shady investigator you hunt a serial killer inspired by Greek myth, solving evidence puzzles while your decisions shape the ending.

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