{"rewrite":{"id":"r_398bd57f480bd3b732840a1c","clusterId":"c_7007d805f6972f0d28143784","slug":"kill-the-shadow-launches-on-steam-with-time-manipulation-detective-work","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Kill The Shadow Launches on Steam With Time-Manipulation Detective Work","summary":"Phoenix Game and Shadowlight released the suspense adventure game Kill The Shadow on PC via Steam. Players take on the role of former police officer and detective Aguan in a divided post-war city, investigating a series of gruesome murders. The game features a deduction system for gathering and connecting clues, and a partner called Shadow who can read the memories of the dead. It supports Japanese and is priced at 2,500 yen, with a 10% discount to 2,250 yen until August 19.","whyItMatters":"The release brings a distinctive detective adventure to Steam, blending high-definition 3D environments with 2D dot-pixel characters and a time-manipulation mechanic centered on a partner who reads the memories of the dead.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKill The Shadow is now available on PC via Steam, marking the release of a suspense adventure from Phoenix Game and Shadowlight. The game is set in a divided post-war city, where players control Aguan, a former police officer turned detective, to investigate a series of gruesome murders.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGameplay combines psychological battles, bribery, and physical suppression with a deduction system that lets players gather, analyze, and connect clues. A special partner named Shadow can read the memories of the dead and reconstruct traces of incidents, helping unravel complex evidence threads.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game supports Japanese and is priced at 2,500 yen, with a 10% launch discount to 2,250 yen available until August 19.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kill The Shadow is out on Steam. A suspense ADV set in a divided post-war city, you play detective Aguan investigating murders with a partner who reads the dead's memories. Supports Japanese, 2,500 yen, 10% off until Aug 19.","twitterPost":"Kill The Shadow launches on Steam. Suspense ADV from Phoenix Game and Shadowlight: detective Aguan investigates murders in a divided city, using a deduction system and a partner who reads the dead's memories. JP supported. 2,500 yen, 10% off until Aug 19.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kill The Shadow, a suspense adventure from Phoenix Game and Shadowlight, is now on Steam. Set in a divided post-war city, you play detective Aguan investigating murders with a deduction system and a partner who reads the dead's memories. It supports Japanese and is discounted to 2,250 yen until August 19.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/05/170254.html\",\"title\":\"2.5D Suspense ADV 'Kill The Shadow' Launches on Steam, Investigating Murder Cases with Time-Manipulation Abilities!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4089,"outputTokens":635,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786384209,"createdAt":"2026-08-10T17:32:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T17:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T17:32:58.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7007d805f6972f0d28143784","canonicalTitle":"時間を操る能力で殺人事件を捜査する2.5DサスペンスADV『キル・ザ・シャドウ』Steam配信開始！","representativeArticleId":"a_b0253f3db7ff7c879b2ad473","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kill the Shadow\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-05T11:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-05T11:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T17:36:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/05/170254.html","title":"時間を操る能力で殺人事件を捜査する2.5DサスペンスADV『キル・ザ・シャドウ』Steam配信開始！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kill the Shadow"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}