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Shady Part of Me

Douze Dixièmes · Focus Entertainment · 2020-12-10

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Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 10, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 10, 2020 (Xbox One), Dec 11, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Shady Part of Me is an Indie game released in 2020, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 3461 reviews).

12
playing now
94%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (745 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Shady Part of Me is puzzle-platform video game developed by Douze Dixièmes and published by Focus Home Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Trailer

Shady Part of Me trailer thumbnail

Shady Part of Me - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 344 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 69k–156k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,461 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$2.24-85%
Steam$2.24-85%
GamersGate$2.25-85%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.20 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 98 of 132 observed days · $0.04 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13913920202026Week of 2020-12-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1912026-09-15 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 19 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 12 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
384Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 34 · peak 73Feb 2021 — avg 11 · peak 34Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 24Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2021 — avg 9 · peak 36Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2022 — avg 7 · peak 29Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 22Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Dec 2022 — avg 11 · peak 34Feb 2023 — avg 19 · peak 46Apr 2023 — avg 12 · peak 29Jun 2023 — avg 9 · peak 27Aug 2023 — avg 9 · peak 29Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 40Dec 2023 — avg 13 · peak 39Feb 2024 — avg 12 · peak 42Apr 2024 — avg 11 · peak 32Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 39Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Oct 2024 — avg 38 · peak 206Dec 2024 — avg 18 · peak 51Feb 2025 — avg 14 · peak 46Apr 2025 — avg 17 · peak 56Jun 2025 — avg 14 · peak 45Aug 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Oct 2025 — avg 18 · peak 247Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 33Feb 2026 — avg 15 · peak 57Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 46Jun 2026 — avg 10 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.232020-12-102026-10-142020-12-10 — best price $14.992021-01-11 — best price $12.632021-02-11 — best price $11.992021-03-21 — best price $14.992021-04-23 — best price $12.292021-05-26 — best price $12.632021-07-15 — best price $10.492021-10-07 — best price $7.492021-12-09 — best price $7.492022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-04-21 — best price $14.632022-06-21 — best price $12.592022-08-16 — best price $12.592022-11-01 — best price $4.462022-12-23 — best price $4.892023-02-18 — best price $13.082023-05-05 — best price $4.462023-07-13 — best price $13.792023-09-05 — best price $14.992023-11-27 — best price $3.442024-03-11 — best price $14.992024-06-17 — best price $11.692024-09-17 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $2.552025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-04-14 — best price $11.692025-05-28 — best price $14.992025-07-31 — best price $14.992025-09-14 — best price $12.992025-10-31 — best price $14.992026-01-04 — best price $12.992026-02-17 — best price $2.772026-03-30 — best price $2.242026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-09-04 — best price $2.242026-10-10 — best price $2.242026-10-14 — best price $2.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6652026-05-31 — 24 pageviews2026-06-04 — 14 pageviews2026-06-08 — 28 pageviews2026-06-12 — 13 pageviews2026-06-16 — 11 pageviews2026-06-20 — 18 pageviews2026-06-24 — 66 pageviews2026-06-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-02 — 19 pageviews2026-07-06 — 17 pageviews2026-07-10 — 20 pageviews2026-07-14 — 23 pageviews2026-07-18 — 22 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 13 pageviews2026-07-30 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 16 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 10 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-23 — 11 pageviews2026-08-27 — 20 pageviews2026-08-31 — 18 pageviews2026-09-04 — 22 pageviews2026-09-08 — 13 pageviews2026-09-12 — 15 pageviews2026-09-16 — 14 pageviews2026-09-20 — 20 pageviews2026-09-24 — 9 pageviews2026-09-28 — 14 pageviews2026-10-02 — 8 pageviews2026-10-06 — 6 pageviews2026-10-09 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
82.3%
earned "What pushed me forward ?"
23.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)5,65022%16
Steam (Steam)2,33327%16
PS4 (PlayStation)1,56661%16
Switch (Nintendo)270%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieShortCasualHorrorLinearPuzzlePhysicsAdventurePlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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