The Shapeshifting Detective

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS

Genres

• mystery video game
• adventure game^*

• puzzle video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Simplified Chinese^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Turkish^*
• Russian^*
• Ukrainian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Hungarian^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• FMV^*

  Votes · historical

  61^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  50^*

• Detective^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  37^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Sexual Content^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  21^*

• Nudity^*

  Votes · historical

  19^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  7^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  7^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 32-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 11.0 compatible video card^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  6 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  macOS 10.13+ 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Integrated graphics^*

  Storage

  6 GB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Silver^*

  Reports

  13^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• D'Avekki Studios
• D'Avekki Studios Ltd^*
• Wales Interactive^*

Publishers

• Wales Interactive^*

• 2018-11-06

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-11-06 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2018-11-06^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 6, 2018^*

Detailed specifications