Martin called it 'a first-person detective stealth game set in a procedurally-generated noirish city', while developer Cole Jefferies also describes it as sci-fi noir and an immersive sim. The various descriptors which have been given to Shadows of Doubt had me scratching my head though. He was impressed by what he saw, and I know Martin's a good egg, which made me excited to try it for myself. Martin covered the game for Rezzed Digital in 2020 and I read through his thoughts before I started playing.

We've previously written about Shadows of Doubt before. Availability: Out now on PC in Early Access.And I think the reason why I've found it so hard is because I'm not sure Shadows of Doubt itself knows entirely what it wants to be. Not because I don't know what to say - I know what I did and didn't like during my time exploring several different generated cities - but because I'm not sure how to string together my thoughts on this game.

I've struggled to write this piece on Shadows of Doubt for several days. I hope you don't mind if I get a little frank with you here.

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