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The Shapeshifting Detective

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App ID 898650
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Wales Interactive
Franchise Wales Interactive
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28980266
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 12:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 6 November 2018 – 17:56:06 UTC ()
😏 74.44%
1k reviews
1
In-Game

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

Additional Information

Developer D'Avekki Studios Ltd
metacritic_name The Shapeshifting Detective
controller_support full
metacritic_score 66
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-shapeshifting-detective?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Wales Interactive
Store Release Date 6 November 2018 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/WalesInteractive/
https://x.com/WalesInter
https://www.youtube.com/WalesInteractive/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 6 November 2018 – 17:56:06 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 25 October 2023 – 10:42:06 UTC () (1698230526)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8244396
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 9 July 2018 – 12:44:37 UTC (), in changelist #4733923
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes

Tags

📺 FMV 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 🕵️ Detective 🧞 Choices Matter 🤫 Mystery 🔞 Sexual Content 📚 Story Rich 🍑 Nudity 😱 Horror 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp3 October 2024 – 13:37:27 UTC
Trailers
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256729140 ↴
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Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 141 all-time peak 6 September 2020
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Store data

  • 7,327 followers
  • 1,231 positive reviews
  • 359 negative reviews
  • 77.42% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 18,903 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 74.44% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,231 77.4% positive reviews
  • 359 22.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
6 November 2018 Steam Release -
4 September 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: September 2020 Humble Choice (#10) -
21 October 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own FMV Adventures Bundle -

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How many players are playing The Shapeshifting Detective right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam.

The Shapeshifting Detective had an all-time peak of 141 concurrent players on 6 September 2020.

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