Kill The Shadow GUIDES
Walkthrough, Choices, Endings, Cases & FAQs. Explore the investigation.
A letter written on a medical gauge
The Shadow reconstructs the final moments of the dead
Every choice rewinds time and rewrites the truth
Multiple endings across Dark Tide City
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How to Play Kill The Shadow
New to Kill The Shadow? Learn the core investigation loop, crime-scene reconstruction, time rewind, the Shadow corruption meter and how your choices shape the story.
Read the guide โ F-02Kill The Shadow Walkthrough: Chapter 1 โ The Factory
Step-by-step walkthrough of Kill The Shadow Chapter 1: from the police station opening to the Factory district, including key decisions and what to look for.
Read the guide โ F-03Kill The Shadow Choices: How Every Decision Changes the Story
How choices work in Kill The Shadow: dialogue and moral decisions, the Shadow corruption meter, and how protecting someone can bury a more dangerous truth.
Read the guide โ F-04Kill The Shadow Endings: How Many Endings & How to Reach Them
Everything confirmed about Kill The Shadow's multiple endings: how many there are, how the Shadow corruption meter and choices branch the story, and what to do for a second playthrough.
Read the guide โ F-05Kill The Shadow Cases: Every Investigation So Far
The confirmed cases in Kill The Shadow so far โ from the police station opening to the Factory โ and how each investigation builds the central mystery.
Read the guide โ F-07Kill The Shadow Investigation System Explained
How the investigation system works in Kill The Shadow: crime-scene reconstruction, the logic chains of deduction, time rewind and the evidence you need to solve each case.
Read the guide โ F-08Kill The Shadow Achievements Guide
What is confirmed about Kill The Shadow achievements: the free demo has 10 achievements, and how the full game's list is being documented after launch.
Read the guide โ F-09Kill The Shadow Controls & Keybinds
The controls layout for Kill The Shadow: movement, investigation, reconstruction and dialogue โ with a note that exact keybinds are configurable in-game.
Read the guide โ F-10Kill The Shadow System Requirements
Verified minimum system requirements for Kill The Shadow on Steam: Windows 10 64-bit, Intel i5-6400, 8 GB RAM, GTX 960, 4 GB storage.
Read the guide โ F-11Kill The Shadow on Steam Deck
Is Kill The Shadow Steam Deck verified? What is confirmed so far, plus practical tips for running this Windows-only detective RPG on Steam Deck.
Read the guide โ F-12Kill The Shadow Tips & Tricks
Practical Kill The Shadow tips: use reconstruction early, read medical documents, track contradictions, manage the Shadow corruption meter and experiment with rewind.
Read the guide โ F-13Kill The Shadow FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kill The Shadow: release date, price, platforms, game length, endings, demo and whether there are more games in the series.
Read the guide โ F-14Kill The Shadow Update Log
The verified release history of Kill The Shadow: the 2024 demo with 10 achievements, and the full launch on August 5, 2026.
Read the guide โ F-14Kill The Shadow Characters: Character Files
The confirmed characters in Kill The Shadow: Lucas, Lynn DaHandt, Officer May and the Shadow. Their roles, relationships and meaning in the story.
Read the guide โAbout the gameKill The Shadow
Kill The Shadow is an atmospheric detective RPG with multiple endings, developed by Chinese studio Shadowlight and published globally under a deal with NEOWIZ. You play as Lucas, a former police officer in the divided city of Dark Tide City, who carries a supernatural entity called the Shadow on his back. It lets him reconstruct the final moments of the dead and rewind time during investigations. Every choice you make shapes relationships, the truth that comes to light, and which of the multiple endings you reach.
- Launched August 5, 2026 on Steam (Windows) at $16.99 / ยฃ14.99 / โฌ16.99 with a 10% launch discount
- Detective RPG with multiple endings and a 'Shadow corruption' meter influenced by your choices
- Crime-scene reconstruction: witness the final moments of the dead exactly as they happened
- Time rewind: undo mistakes mid-investigation to try different dialogue and actions
- 100,000+ Steam wishlists before launch, over 80% from outside China
- A free demo (with 10 achievements) has been available since 2024