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In My Shadow cover art

In My Shadow

Playbae · Alcon Interactive Group · 2021-04-08

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 22, 2021 (Xbox One), Feb 11, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), TBD (iOS), Apr 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.

81%
positive of 70 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

In My Shadow is a puzzle platformer in a world of shadows formed by the memories of a girl named Bella. The game takes you on an emotional journey inside the mind of Bella who finds herself struggling to respond to her father’s unexpected text message. As you solve clever puzzles in the shadows, Bella confronts her past and tries hard to let go.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (19 reviews).
  • · Top 52% of 22,499 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4k–3.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 70 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2022-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 2 of 3 observed days · $9.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820212025Week of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$0.002021-03-272026-09-282021-03-27 — best price $0.002021-04-09 — best price $8.992021-04-15 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $7.492021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-07-24 — best price $7.492021-07-31 — best price $9.992021-09-30 — best price $7.492021-10-04 — best price $9.992021-10-29 — best price $6.692021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $6.692021-12-01 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-06-25 — best price $4.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $2.492023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-04-24 — best price $2.492023-05-01 — best price $9.992024-08-14 — best price $4.992024-08-28 — best price $9.992024-12-20 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-04-11 — best price $2.492025-04-20 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-01 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-09-28 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-05-20 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DDogCuteLogicCasualPuzzleRelaxingAdventureEmotionalPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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