The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who enjoy investigating mysteries in a living, simulated city: You gather clues, break into homes, and follow citizens’ routines to uncover secrets and track a serial killer. Tradeoff: The open-ended investigation rewards patience and careful note-taking more than fast-paced action.
What it does best
role-playing (rpg)
simulator
science fiction
stealth
The setup
What you are walking into
Shadows of Doubt is a detective stealth game set in a fully-simulated neo-noir metropolis. An open world stealth game with a whole city of secrets at your fingertips! Set in an alternate reality hyper-industrialized 1980s where the government outsources police work to private corporations and contractors. You play the role of a private intelligence investigator, making money by finding and selling information. Capture of the rampant serial killer carries a hefty bounty, but who knows what secrets you’ll find along the way. In this world of secrets & lies, information is power, and the cards you hold are determined by how far you’ll go to acquire it… Break into apartments, rifle through secret documents and hack security systems. The entire world is fully simulated. Each citizen has an apartment, a job, a daily routine, favorite things to do, places to go, and people to interact with. Uncover this knowledge and use it to your advantage!
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