- Shadows of Doubt 42.04 - Patch Notes - 16 September 2026
Added option to disable certain case types (’regular’ murder/sniper/kidnappings). This only affects future cases and won’t effect cases where the perp has already started operating.Improved visual language on the case resolution form; iconography will reflect empty, filled and invalid answers more clearly.Improved case resolution objective display clarity; they will now better display your answers and question status. Will only function this new way with new cases.Added font support for Armenian and Devanagari alphabets.Fixed: Bug where side jobs would not submit after a failed attempt without a game reload.Fixed: Sometimes the arrest side job would not trigger as ready for submission without reopening the resolution window.Fixed: Kidnapper would get stuck if the ransom briefcase was placed after the player called them.Fixed: When rebinding the "Back" function to a new key, it now close…
- Shadows of Doubt Dev Blog 46 - 10 August 2026
Hi Detectives, it’s time for a new Dev update from me!To start off we’re working on a patch at the moment for Shadows of Doubt that should be out before the end of August that is going to feature a couple of quality of life improvements and updates.The first change that we’ve implemented is the ability to turn off certain killer types that you may or may not like. I know a lot of people weren’t keen on the kidnapping cases or didn’t want to deal with the sniper cases so you can now turn them off. Or alternatively, only play them if that’s what you want to do. This is an update that will be available on all platforms.The second big change we’ve been working on is some changes to the way objectives work that have previously caused a lot of confusion.The way objectives work at the moment, and have always worked in the game, is that when you get a case the case questions will appear as obje…
- DevBlog 45 - 5 May 2026
🚨📰 Extra Extra, a new Shadows of Doubt video DevBlog has just been released 📰🚨 In this latest blog, Cole outlines his plans for 2026 and drops some hints at what is coming next 🤫 Watch the full update below 👇https://youtu.be/B9mEgTNn-igTranscriptWelcome to a new video Dev blog. So I haven't really been doing many developer updates, not in this format, for a while now, since Shadows was kind of still in the design phase, really. Mostly because there's not really a lot to talk about when you're just kind of fixing things like it's not... It's not really a topic of conversation. It's not really very interesting. It's just like, oh, yeah, we just need to get this done. So apologies for the lack of interesting updates. But I'm hoping that will change this year a little bit. We'll see. We'll see.There's nothing to announce in this blog, unfortunately, but we are certainly moving in that…
- Shadows of Doubt 42.03 - Patch Notes - 30 April 2026
Hello detectives! Thanks for all your continued feedback. We've been working on a bunch of fixes which are now live in the game: Fixed: Navigation on Virtual Keyboard going to incorrect buttons. Fixed: Navigation on Virtual Keyboard becoming unresponsive. Fixed: Kidnap cases added objective feedback (when kidnapper frees victim) Fixed: Kidnap cases remind player kidnapper is still at large if not caught. Fixed: Kidnap case ‘free the victim’ case form objective read as completed when it wasn’t. Fixed: Kidnap case form not detecting if kidnapper was arrested. Fixed: Some cases where apartment furniture can no longer be placed outside of room bounds. Fixed: Some décor items that now spawn properly upright Fixed: Purchased crunchers now immediately interactable Fixed: Save states consistent with curtains/blinds. Fixed: Control glyphs no longer show up on game end briefly. Fixed: Briefcase/d…
- Shadows of Doubt Steam Workshop - 12 January 2026
Hi Detectives!The Shadows of Doubt Steam Workshop is now live!Stretch your creative muscles as well as your detective ones with new modding tools and full Steam Workshop support.These new workshop tools allow you to create your own citizen conversations, v-mails and newspaper articles. Change certain in-game item properties like weapons, books and consumables. The Dialogue & Player Interactions system functionality has been expanded to enable players to create new citizen interactions, enabling the creation of side quests and similar new objectives.All of your mods can then be uploaded directly to the Steam Workshop and managed by the in-game mod menu.Full outlines on the new modding tools, with instructions on how to start creating your own, can be found HEREFor those who want to go “off the record” and delve deeper into the unofficially supported modding tools, take a look at the Adva…
- The world's busiest toilet temporarily made detective sim Shadows of Doubt a murder-free zone: 'You can't always legislate for the fact that everyone's going to need a wee at midnight' - 24 November 2025
Since the earliest days of humanity's experiments with legal systems, we've been trying to find a way to make murder less appealing and trickier to pull off. Criminalising weapons, prison time, law enforcement—it turns out all we really needed was an extremely busy toilet... Read more.
- Shadows of Doubt V41.04 - Patch Notes - 3 November 2025
Hello detectives! We have a brand new update for you all with a bunch of fixes. Check out the specifics below;Revamped camera image saving system; photographs you take in game now should be completely accurate when you load save games as we have switched to a system that saves image data to disk.FixesFixed: Crime scene tape appearance is now represented properly in CCTV images.Fixed: Player is now visible again when crouched during actor sighting check.Fixed: Player collider sizes could not set correctly when switching between rat/non-rat modes (could result in weird crouched movement).Fixed: CCTV did not capture the state of some doors correctly.Fixed: Bug with security laser systems not being able to detect citizens/player as well as they should.Fixed: Spawned-in sentry guns while alarm triggered could appear inactive when they should be active.Fixed: Doors that could contain physics…
- Shadows of Doubt's hilarious new modifiers let you play as a wall-crawling rat detective and evade a killer snail - 21 September 2025
I didn't think there were many ways to make Shadows of Doubt a better detective game—aside from giving the whole thing a vigorous polish. ColePowered Games' sleuthing simulator procedurally generates an entire city's worth of crimes to solve, somehow creating genuine deduction puzzles out of a bucketful of random numbers. Granted, it also tends to create a lot of bugs and dead ends in the process. But when Shadows of Doubt works, it's one of the best games ever made... Read more.
- Modifiers update out now! - 18 September 2025
Hi Detectives! You can now activate new modifiers that change the way you play the game. Including…Snail Nemesis You are immortal… However, somewhere, a snail is always slowly moving towards you. If it touches you, you die instantly. Rat detective You are the “Rat Detective”. You are only 10cm tall. You can climb on walls and ceilings. You can sneak past people and make less noise. However, if you are spotted, prepare to get stomped on! Fame and fortuneYou are a world-famous detective. Good luck hiding in the shadows while people are chasing you down and asking for your autograph. Film NoirExperience the full noir detective life with a black and white filter. Permadeath and Ironman modeHospitals won't help you here… and in some cases, neither will your saved games. There are many more modifiers to play with, as well as bug fixes and QOL changes. Jump into the new update and give them a…
- Shadows of Doubt V 40.03 Patch Notes - 19 June 2025
Hey detectives. It is new patch time! With some new fixes ahead of our next content update which is coming soon 🕵️Fixed: At least one case of unresponsive UI when pinning CCTV print-outs. Fixed: Days of the week now abbreviated when appropriate in most non-ENG languages. Fixed: Discovering an employment contract did not update the citizen’s address details. Fixed: Discovering an wallet/purse did not update the citizen’s address details. Fixed: Player was unable to hold a commemorative bas-boule in their hands (no options for throwing, putting down). Fixed: When 2 or more hand-in case routines were active, the processing sound was played twice, leading the first to keep looping after it should stop. Fixed: Lost item poster could display its location in a non-existent floor. Fixed: Reduced frequency of ‘Watch your back, rat’ note* Fixed: Glass interior doors no longer display rain on the…
- The Off-Duty update is live now! - 29 April 2025
Hello detectives! The “Off-Duty” update is live now! This is our first content update of 2025. You can now get into the detective spirit and chill with a pack of smokes when a case just gets too demanding (we do not recommend this in real life 😅) Want to relax after a long day of sleuthing? Try a round of the brand-new digital card game, Wizards. A fantasy-themed grid-based card game. Be the first to bring your AI opponent’s HP to 0 to win. Strategically place your cards on the board, utilise their unique abilities, and watch the battle ensue each turn. Go a little rogue and take on a secret shoe-stealing side mission (check your local newspaper for details 😜) This update brings even more bug fixes, game polish and QOL improvements. Get back on the case, detectives. It won't solve itself! Full list of changes, updates and features listed below V 40.02 Update Notes: - New: Smokable cig…
- 2025 Roadmap - 25 April 2025
Hello detectives! As we've mentioned in a previous dev blog, the Shadows of Doubt investigations are continuing throughout the year. We are happy to now show you our 2025 development case board outlining our upcoming updates and patches! The first update lands on Tuesday, the 29th of April. This update adds a new side mission, the ability to smoke, a new in-game card game and new items. Along with more bug fixes and QOL improvements. Soon after, we will have a dedicated patch coming out, focusing on fixing reported bugs, further game polish and QOL improvements In August, we will be launching the “Modifiers” update! This update will allow players to add modifiers to the game, really changing how you play and how the world reacts to the player. Much more information about these modifiers and the update will be available closer to its release. This update will also bring more bug fixes an…
- Shadows of Doubt Joins the London Games Festival Event & Sale! - 2 April 2025
We’re excited to announce that Shadows of Doubt is part of the London Games Festival event on Steam! London is one of the most diverse, vibrant, and creative cities on the planet—and its games industry is no different. Games London’s mission is to make London the games capital of the world, supporting local businesses, connecting developers with investors, and hosting the UK’s biggest games event. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the London Games Festival, Fireshine Games is thrilled to highlight some of the incredible titles developed and published in London. As part of the event, you can grab Shadows of Doubt for 40% off for a limited time! 🔗 Check out the sale page here https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt/ Don’t miss your chance to explore this must-play title and discover even more incredible games throughout the festival.
- Shadows of Doubt DevBlog 43: What to Expect in 2025 - 5 February 2025
Hello detectives! This is a follow-up blog from the last one where I discussed new content for Shadows in 2025. We have fleshed out some plans now and I wanted to share a little on what we're working on for the game this year. If you haven't already, I recommend reading the last blog post for some content: Mainly that we have decided to not add anything massive as to do so would likely cause issues with the game systems we've already spent a lot of time working on over early access & beyond. With that in mind, let us jump in! What I do want to focus on this year in addition to more bug fixes is giving the game a new coat of polish. These content-focused updates will arrive in 3 instalments, roughly spaced out over the year with exact timings still to be decided at this point. For the first update, we're going to be adding a couple of things that we ran out of time to include in the init…
- Shadows of Doubt V 39.13 Patch Notes - 21 January 2025
Hey detectives, time to investigate a fresh patch for you all after checking it out on the experimental branch. More news to come on the plans for the year soon as well! Much improved mini-map rendering speed Fixed: Citizens could become stuck in a loop cleaning up receipts from the floor in their home if certain conditions were met. Fixed: In certain circumstances the player could give items to dead citizens. Fixed: Taking a bullet casing from an apartment-stored inventory could result in a non-droppable item that the player could repeatedly take. Fixed: An inaccessible light switch could spawn behind a water cooler.* Fixed: Game forgot player’s own discovered password on save/load. Fixed: Attempted fix for certain achievements not completing until the player ate/drank. Fixed: Attempted fix for certain achievements not unlocking at the correct time (sometimes only once the game was ove…
- Shadows of Doubt V 39.13 Experimental Branch Patch Notes - 15 January 2025
Hey folks, we have another new experimental patch for you all. Experimental Branch: These builds are only found on our ‘experimental’ steam branch. You can access this by right clicking the game in your steam library, choosing ‘properties’, then the ‘betas’ tab. The experimental build should be in the dropdown list. Experimental builds may be less tested than the default branch builds. Most experimental branch patches will make their way to the default branch after a week or two (barring any issues discovered). Please do see the public bug list with comments from Cole about what is being worked on at the moment here: https://shadowsofdoubt.notion.site/0053dddf306643eea972c6595ac897d2?v=25d97977c0ad43b5811787d11ee27987 Much improved mini-map rendering speed Fixed: Citizens could become stuck in a loop cleaning up receipts from the floor in their home if certain conditions were met. Fixed…
- Shadows of Doubt V 39.12 Patch Notes - 11 December 2024
Hey Detectives, another patch incoming now with some more fixes ahead of the holiday season. Fixed: Some number pad selection issues while using a controller (using D-Pad selection moves the virtual cursor) Fixed: Missing Work ID and Wallet in Tutorial Fixed: Incorrect citizen age calculation Fixed: Number keys pull up inventory items during cruncher passcode entry (as they are also hotkeys) Fixed: Apartment keys could be stolen legally while the player obtained a guest pass Fixed: Player gained the ‘wet’ status effect while in an exterior air duct if it was raining Fixed: Removed inspect action for bleach bottle as it was missing a summary Fixed: Candles played a switch on/off sound when interacted with Fixed: It was possible in rare cases for a killer to not pick a murder weapon, leading to problems with them executing murders Fixed: The black market sync doctor would not go to work F…
- Shadows of Doubt Devblog #42: Looking Forwards - 10 December 2024
Hello detectives! It’s been a couple of months since the launch of 1.0 and I wanted to share a general update to talk about what you can expect next year. First off, I’m extremely pleased to announce that Shadows of Doubt is part of this year’s Jingle Jam games bundle; a fundraising initiative with a collection of games available for donations over £35. All money goes to some excellent causes. This ends on December 14th, so be quick about it! On the dev team side, we’ve been mostly keeping our head down and working on resolving bugs. We’re finding we’re currently solving around ~15 issues per patch, with patches coming about every 3 or 4 weeks. As we’ve been prioritising more serious bugs, the number of those is coming down. Our main priority will be to continue with these next year and give the game the polish it deserves. We found throughout early access that adding something ‘big’ to…
- You can grab Shadows Of Doubt, Citizen Sleeper and more in Jingle Jam’s 2024 bundle, and support eight worthy causes - 4 December 2024
"Bestest best?! We’ll have that!" is how I imagine detective immersive sim Shadows Of Doubt made it on the roster for the Jingle Jam 2024 charity bundle. "RPS have never steered us wrong before!" they said, thus cementing our reputation as the most selflessly heroic gaming website, seven years running. What we can’t take credit for, however, is the 1.2 million quid they’ve raised already. If you want to make that number bigger, you can pick up the bundle here , and get 19 Steam keys for your trouble with a minimum donation of £35. 19 is such an annoying number in terms of the page layout that I’m almost convinced to never give to charity again, but there are some very nice games, including the aforementioned Shadows Of Doubt, Dungeons And Degenerate Gamblers , Citizen Sleeper , Another Crab’s Treasure , Two Point Campus , and Deathsprint 66 . Read more
- Shadows of Doubt V 39.11 Patch Notes - 18 November 2024
Hello Detectives, we have a fresh batch of patch notes with a new suite of bug fixes for you all. The work continues in the background towards making the best version of Shadows of Doubt possible and more patches are on the way. Thank you for your continued support folks Fixed: Apartment storage items missing on load game Fixed: Player movement could sometimes become restricted when crouched Fixed: When a new crime scene is opened, enforcers no longer target other people who live there Fixed: Citizens should no longer attempt to turn on the lights in a room where another citizen is sleeping Fixed: Citizens could get stuck sitting while waiting for the player to come and meet them for side job info. These side jobs can now also be failed if you don’t meet them in time. Fixed: Multiple entries of the same dialog option for side jobs Fixed: The player could not inspect the menu in the hote…
