D’Avekki Studios and Wales Interactive’s FMV supernatural-noir murder mystery The Shapeshifting Detective (which was announced a few months back) not only now has a release date, but has a surprise for longtime fans of the genre.
Arriving on Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on November 6, 2018, the game is currently up for pre-order on Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a 20% discount, with the Switch having its pre-order available on October 23rd.
As well, two new additions to the game’s voiceovers have been announced. Radio August, the in-game radio broadcast that features a streaming radio broadcast of “specially-selected dark fiction”, will guest star YouTube gaming personality, Jesse Cox, and FMV legend Chris Jones, better known as Tex Murphy in the long-running Tex Murphy series.
In The Shapeshifting Detective, you are put in the role of investigating a murder of Dorota Shaw. The prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict, or commit, murder. It’s your job to find out what else they know – but they won’t reveal their secrets to just anyone. Using your shapeshifting ability, you can change into nine other characters (or remain as yourself) to get the answers you need. Be careful, however, as you may end up the next victim.