Shadows of Doubt leaves Early Access and releases on consoles next month

Video game gumshoes should be happy to see that futuristic detective title Shadows of Doubt is going full retail in September.

Getting a retail clue

If you’re not in the loop on Shadows of Doubt from Fireshine Games and ColePowered Games, you might want to familiarize yourself. That’s to say, if you’re into cyberpunky, futuristic detective stuff that is. The game has a voxely look, and certainly sounds like it serves up a deeper than expected PI sim.

The story mainly focuses on the hunt for a serial killer, who’s on the loose in the game’s futuristic city. Speaking of, and as we hinted at above, there is a ton of depth to that burgh. According to the press release, Shadows of Doubt’s world contains a citizenry that contains individuals with “their own name, job, apartment and daily routine”.

Explore fully simulated cities and meet individual citizens each with their own name, job, apartment and daily routine on your hunt to track down a serial killer. Use a variety of gadgets to uncover evidence, investigate suspects, and approach each case your way in a city where anybody could be a suspect. Scan fingerprints, browse call logs, read private emails, bribe citizens, check CCTV, pick locks, break down doors and sabotage security systems – with multiple ways to solve each case, become the detective you want to be.

Fireshine Games press release

Like what you saw there? Well, as mentioned, you don’t have long to wait to play the full game. While it’s in Early Access right now, Shadows of Doubt emerges from that status on the PC, and hits the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as well, on September 26th.