The Shapeshifting Detective Review

The Shapeshifting Detective has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 77 / 100. This score is calculated from 1,539 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 1,192 positive reviews, 347 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, The Shapeshifting Detective has earned a metascore of 66 on Metacritic.

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The Shapeshifting Detective Price

The Shapeshifting Detective costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 1/2/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like MEGA FMV, FMV ADVENTURE, D'Avekki FMV Mega Bundle, or FMV DETECTIVE which offers a discount off the game's base price.

Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Shapeshifting Detective.

About The Shapeshifting Detective

The Shapeshifting Detective is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Wales Interactive, and D'Avekki Studios Ltd. On 11/6/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Wales Interactive.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, and Turkish. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, The Shapeshifting Detective supports the following features:

• Family Sharing
• Steam Cloud
• Full controller support
• Steam Achievements
• Single-player
• Remote Play on TV

From the Steam community, The Shapeshifting Detective has been tagged with the following user tags:

• Story Rich
• Choices Matter
• Mystery
• Nudity
• Horror
• Sexual Content
• Detective
• Indie
• FMV
• Adventure
• Singleplayer

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for The Shapeshifting Detective and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Bundles

The Shapeshifting Detective is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.

Image	Name	Apps	Packages	Price	Actions
	MEGA FMV	13	13	$41.83	View
	FMV ADVENTURE	9	9	$34.83	View
	D'Avekki FMV Mega Bundle	4	4	$45.86	View
	FMV DETECTIVE	3	3	$13.20	View

Related Packages

The Shapeshifting Detective is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.

Supported Languages

The Shapeshifting Detective is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

Soures & References

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The Shapeshifting Detective data has been sourced from:

• Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). The Shapeshifting Detective on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/898650
• Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). The Shapeshifting Detective. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/898650
• Metacritic. (2025, January 2). The Shapeshifting Detective for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-shapeshifting-detective
• Wales Interactive. (2023, July 8). The Shapeshifting Detective. The Shapeshifting Detective. https://www.walesinteractive.com/shapeshiftingdetective