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Shadows Over Loathing

95% positive of 3,136 Steam reviews

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Released
2022
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation

Made by Asymmetric.

About the game

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Tagged by players

  • Lovecraftian
  • CRPG
  • Point & Click
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Investigation
  • Comedy
  • RPG
  • Funny
  • Puzzle
  • Character Customization
  • Adventure

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Not recommended
    I can't put my finger on it, but while mechanically the game is slightly better than west of loathing, and has some good moments (like university), most of it is boring, absolutely unlike WoL. I think it ultimately is due to the writing, or maybe it's just that once you played from WoL the developers were unable to think of anything significantly new. The classes also suck and are super alike. I played this game a…

    24 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    I think this game is good. Is it as good as West of Loathing? Well, that comes down to a couple of factors. The general gameplay is the same. The battle system feels a bit more fleshed out, and it gave me more of a challenge, but that's not saying much. The puzzles feel longer to me. The story is much stronger than West's was. You're trying to find your Uncle Murray the whole time, while exorcising curses. The game…

    12 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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