How long to beat
from 1 player
3h
Rushed
main story only
4h
Normally
story and some extras
Trailer
Screenshots (5)
Artwork (1)
About
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural-noir 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.
Dorota Shaw is dead. And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder - or commit it. It’s your job to find out what else they know - but they won’t reveal their dark secrets to just anyone… Luckily, you can be anyone you want to be. Even the next victim.
The game features more than 1600 full HD video responses, a simple questioning interface with unique ‘delete’ mechanic, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game. Developed by the World Record-breaking makers of "The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker".
As you explore the town of August, you'll be treated to a streaming radio broadcast of specially selected dark fiction read out by some of our favourite content creators...
Jesse Cox
Tex Murphy (Chris Jones)
Adam Day (CallOfCthulhu)
Brandy Clarke (Brandykins)
Jessa (The Jessa Channel)
John Mark Clawson
Laceya Finley
The Raw Geek
Tim Leftwich
Venomous Platypus
Dorota Shaw is dead. And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder - or commit it. It’s your job to find out what else they know - but they won’t reveal their dark secrets to just anyone… Luckily, you can be anyone you want to be. Even the next victim.
The game features more than 1600 full HD video responses, a simple questioning interface with unique ‘delete’ mechanic, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game. Developed by the World Record-breaking makers of "The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker".
As you explore the town of August, you'll be treated to a streaming radio broadcast of specially selected dark fiction read out by some of our favourite content creators...
Jesse Cox
Tex Murphy (Chris Jones)
Adam Day (CallOfCthulhu)
Brandy Clarke (Brandykins)
Jessa (The Jessa Channel)
John Mark Clawson
Laceya Finley
The Raw Geek
Tim Leftwich
Venomous Platypus
Ways to play
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Languages (14)
| Language | audio | subtitles | interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | — | ||
| English | |||
| English (UK) | |||
| French | — | ||
| German | — | ||
| Hebrew | — | ||
| Hungarian | — | ||
| Japanese | — | ||
| Korean | — | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | — | ||
| Russian | — | ||
| Spanish (Spain) | — | ||
| Turkish | — | ||
| Ukrainian | — |
Also known as
ザ シェイプシフティング ディテクティヴ — Japanese title - translated
ShapeshiftingDetective.exe — Windows Executable
Community Ratings
Rate this game:
No ratings yet. Be the first!
Facts
Developer
D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive
Publisher
Released
5 November 2018
Platforms
PCWindowsMacMobileiOSiPadPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchPS5
Age ratings
GRAC15+PEGI16ACBMCEROCESRBTCLASS_IND14USK12
Standing
Top 21% by 24hr peak players
Tags
1st-personFull Motion Video (FMV)Live actionPuzzle elementsFantasyDetective / mystery
Games like this
You might also like
Community Discussion
Start a ThreadGame and studio data from IGDB, with release information from Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo.






