Games like The Shapeshifting Detective
If The Shapeshifting Detective is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Complex, Night Book and Late Shift — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and mysterious. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Shapeshifting Detective: 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.
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The Complex
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Top pick for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven outcomes and an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Second-strongest match for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Late Shift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Third-strongest match for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Five Dates
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Ranked #4 for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Ranked #6 for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Ranked #7 for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
The Occupation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Ranked #8 for The Shapeshifting Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.
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The Complex
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Reviewers of The Shapeshifting Detective cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
MazM: The Phantom of the Opera
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Reviewers of The Shapeshifting Detective cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
A thrilling love story unfolds in a majestic Parisian opera house.
Late Shift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Reviewers of The Shapeshifting Detective cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Reviewers of The Shapeshifting Detective cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Cheaper alternatives
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POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shapeshifting Detective.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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More from D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Other recommendable Steam games by D'Avekki Studios Ltd, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Another title from D'Avekki Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Shapeshifting Detective. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Another title from D'Avekki Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Shapeshifting Detective. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Murderous Muses
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Another title from D'Avekki Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Shapeshifting Detective. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Complex
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven outcomes and an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Late Shift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Five Dates
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Shapeshifting Detective.
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Frequently asked about The Shapeshifting Detective
- Is The Shapeshifting Detective verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Shapeshifting Detective is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Shapeshifting Detective cost?
- The Shapeshifting Detective is listed on Steam at 2.54 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Shapeshifting Detective?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Shapeshifting Detective are The Complex, Night Book, Late Shift.
- Who developed The Shapeshifting Detective?
- The Shapeshifting Detective was developed by D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive and published by Wales Interactive.
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