Kill The Shadow CASE FILES
Walkthrough, Choices, Endings, Cases & FAQs. Explore the investigation.
The Investigation
The protagonist's past is buried in the medical gauge letter.
Reconstruct the final moments of the dead.
Every choice rewrites the truth in Dark Tide City.
Corruption meter decides how far you fall.
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Kill The Shadow Walkthrough: Chapters 1 & 2 — Factory & Pig Cage City (Full Guide)
Full Kill The Shadow walkthrough for Chapters 1 & 2: the Factory prologue, Pig Cage Walled City, the Reed Village flashback and the forged suicide note.
Read the guide → 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 → 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, and how the Shadow corruption meter and your choices branch the story.
Read the guide → F-07Kill The Shadow Investigation System Explained
How investigation works in Kill The Shadow: crime-scene reconstruction, logic chains of deduction, time rewind and the evidence needed to solve each case.
Read the guide → F-14Kill The Shadow Characters: Character Files
Confirmed Kill The Shadow characters from Chapter 1: Lucas, the Shadow, Lynn DaHandt, Officer May, Uncle Smith, Captain Theo, the Flints, Rafe and Teddy.
Read the guide → F-05Kill The Shadow Cases: Every Investigation So Far
Every verified Kill The Shadow case — from the police station opening to the Factory — and how each investigation feeds the central mystery.
Read the guide → F-09Kill The Shadow Controls & Keybinds
The controls layout for Kill The Shadow: movement, investigation, reconstruction and dialogue — with a note that exact keybinds are configurable in-game.
Read the guide → F-12Kill The Shadow Tips & Tricks
Practical Kill The Shadow tips: use reconstruction early, read medical documents, track contradictions, manage the Shadow meter and experiment with rewind.
Read the guide → 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 → 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 → F-08Kill The Shadow Achievements Guide
Kill The Shadow achievements: the demo's 10 (5,129 EXP) plus the full game's complete 41-achievement list with an interactive tracker and unlock rates.
Read the guide → 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 → 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 →About the gameKill The Shadow
Kill The Shadow is an atmospheric detective RPG with multiple endings, developed by Chinese studio Shadowlight and published by Phoenix Game. 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 / £14.99 / €16.99 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