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The Shapeshifting Detective

D'Avekki Studios Ltd · Wales Interactive · 2018-11-06

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 22, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Feb 20, 2019 (iOS), Nov 06, 2018 (Mac), Nov 06, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

The Shapeshifting Detective is a 2018 Adventure and Indie title priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1714 reviews).

0
playing now
77%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
4.14★
PlayStation Store rating (460 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

The Shapeshifting Detective is an adventure game developed by D'Avekki Studios and published by Wales Interactive. The player investigates a murder mystery and interviews suspects, who answer via full-motion video. It was first released in 2018. A prequel, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, was released in 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 43k–103k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,714 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$5.84-55%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.03 at GamersGate (2025-10-27) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 31 of 60 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13013020182026Week of 2018-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
342Nov 2018Jul 2026Nov 2018 — avg 34 · peak 129Feb 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 23Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 27Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2020 — avg 10 · peak 26Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.032018-10-092026-10-082018-10-09 — best price $10.392018-11-30 — best price $12.992019-03-18 — best price $12.992019-07-10 — best price $12.992019-12-01 — best price $7.142020-05-19 — best price $7.792020-08-30 — best price $12.992021-05-18 — best price $12.992021-12-15 — best price $12.992022-05-06 — best price $6.492022-09-06 — best price $12.992022-11-18 — best price $5.842023-02-02 — best price $10.392023-04-06 — best price $9.092023-05-24 — best price $14.992023-07-24 — best price $7.142023-09-05 — best price $12.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-05 — best price $12.992024-03-29 — best price $4.192024-06-13 — best price $12.992024-08-08 — best price $5.192024-11-04 — best price $12.992025-01-09 — best price $12.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-16 — best price $2.692025-07-10 — best price $5.192025-09-25 — best price $5.842025-10-27 — best price $2.032025-12-04 — best price $5.842026-01-19 — best price $14.992026-03-05 — best price $12.992026-05-02 — best price $2.542026-06-12 — best price $2.542026-08-27 — best price $12.992026-10-01 — best price $12.992026-10-08 — best price $5.84
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2632026-05-29 — 9 pageviews2026-06-02 — 23 pageviews2026-06-06 — 8 pageviews2026-06-10 — 11 pageviews2026-06-14 — 17 pageviews2026-06-18 — 9 pageviews2026-06-22 — 10 pageviews2026-06-26 — 18 pageviews2026-06-30 — 15 pageviews2026-07-04 — 12 pageviews2026-07-08 — 13 pageviews2026-07-12 — 11 pageviews2026-07-16 — 9 pageviews2026-07-20 — 13 pageviews2026-07-24 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 4 pageviews2026-08-01 — 6 pageviews2026-08-05 — 12 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-13 — 10 pageviews2026-08-17 — 8 pageviews2026-08-21 — 15 pageviews2026-08-25 — 7 pageviews2026-08-29 — 7 pageviews2026-09-02 — 10 pageviews2026-09-06 — 8 pageviews2026-09-10 — 6 pageviews2026-09-14 — 11 pageviews2026-09-18 — 9 pageviews2026-09-22 — 3 pageviews2026-09-26 — 19 pageviews2026-09-30 — 12 pageviews2026-10-04 — 7 pageviews2026-10-07 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
75.4%
earned "Strong Silent Type"
13%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,51512%21
PS4 (PlayStation)1,86365%22
Xbox One (Xbox)1,01132%21
PS5 (PlayStation)38771%22
PS4 (PlayStation)19463%22
Switch (Nintendo)60%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

FMVIndieHorrorNudityMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichSingleplayerChoices Matter

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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