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In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!
Dive into a childhood fantasy world where secrets and memories are waiting to be uncovered. In this puzzle platformer, shadows are not what they seem. Monsters are lurking in the night, your only way out is to use lights to scare them away, forcing them to transform into objects that you can use to your own advantage! Confront your fears, take control of them, use them to remember your past and learn to move forward.
Use different sources of light to scare away monsters. Each light source will make the monsters transform into different objects. They can be a ladder, a trampoline, a door, a key... each monster helps you in your adventure with their unique mechanic.
In the Shadows supports Xbox one, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4 controllers
The music for In the Shadows was composed to give the eerie mood of the world you are discovering. Peaceful instrumental music made exclusively for the game, composed by Lombus.
In the Shadows was a solo project developed on my own over the course of three years. It is a piece of me, inspired by personal stories and events that I have experienced and a story that I wanted to share with the world. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it! In The Shadows voxels are made with Qubicle Voxel Editor
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