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Shadows of Doubt review - an unmatched detective simulation, when it works

Ingenious, unstable, and uncompromising in pursuit of its goals, Shadows of Doubt truly is the ultimate hard-boiled detective sim. Our review.

Shadows of Doubt is, on paper, my dream game, a detective simulator where you solve procedurally generated crimes through a combination of Obra Dinn-esque deduction and Deus Ex style infiltrations. In a fully simulated city of hundreds of citizens, you solve thefts, murders, and kidnappings by legally or illegally entering homes and offices, scanning for fingerprints, searching for clues, and cross-referencing dizzying amounts of information to track down the culprit. | Image credit: Eurogamer / Fireshine Games Viewed purely as a social simulation, Shadows of Doubt is a remarkable achievement, perhaps the closest anyone has come to realising Warren Spector's fabled 'One City Block' concept.

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