# The Shapeshifting Detective Summer DB entity ID: 3647b849\-a700\-4a7b\-9736\-ca8b1499483b Steam App ID: 898650 The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural\-noir 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\. Dorota Shaw is dead\. And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder \- or commit it\. It’s your job to find out what else they know \- but they won’t reveal their dark secrets to just anyone… Luckily, you can be anyone you want to be\. Even the next victim\. The game features more than 1600 full HD video responses, a simple questioning interface with unique ‘delete’ mechanic, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game\. Developed by the World Record\-breaking makers of "The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker" \. As you explore the town of August, you'll be treated to a streaming radio broadcast of specially selected dark fiction read out by some of our favourite content creators\.\.\. Jesse Cox Tex Murphy \(Chris Jones\) Adam Day \(CallOfCthulhu\) Brandy Clarke \(Brandykins\) Jessa \(The Jessa Channel\) John Mark Clawson Laceya Finley The Raw Geek Tim Leftwich Venomous Platypus ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: D'Avekki Studios Ltd, Wales Interactive - Publisher: Wales Interactive - Release date: Nov 6, 2018 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Adventure, Indie - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_18c725e83e03a82e69ffd5d37dd1dbc5bc133849\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_7bce4f94a1aa26167f65a2e1b920c4373fdb9fc5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_aeed635881801cb533ecd3e287a533b44810e3a3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_8a688f71484ecfe5c082a5baf473e47fdd7297ad\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_583a6967b427fff245a2ebdee1f38832656fb18f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_7f3e2dfaec77aaebb995c5e56b4d6f6bdb645b14\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_7455b253e8e89743debed2874cbbeeb8fe61b5ad\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_9fb30b8624f633d5ea00f03a40bbff8d6f6db901\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_649c53737c5693bb7a6bbd0c211c18bc87953bf5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_a3a757a374c707e826ee63847fea7b5a978c8c3f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_f3d19852267352f6e1842d0629600141197bb4c3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/898650/ss\_77d3f9b43c00abe4e73ab7978f77cf32e72c22a0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1780398945 - Price: 254 minor units USD; discount 83% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 1 - Steam review count: 1715 - Steam positive reviews: 1320 - Steam negative reviews: 395 - Steam positive percentage: 76.96793002915452% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/3647b849-a700-4a7b-9736-ca8b1499483b/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/3647b849-a700-4a7b-9736-ca8b1499483b/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T16:40:22\.473488\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T16:40:24\.898266\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T16:40:23\.578989\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/898650/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/898650/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=898650","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/898650"\},"price":"2026\-09\-23T16:40:22\.473488\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-23T16:40:22\.473488\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-23T16:40:24\.898266\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-23T16:40:23\.578989\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"9165d6d4\-1838\-471a\-a1f6\-36992fccc4cb","catalog":"083371f0\-f7c9\-49cf\-86da\-437cfa8161b9","details":"9293cad0\-1d7c\-4567\-9532\-7aa95327cb60","players":"895f2fd9\-9836\-46d1\-8391\-3cfb3b2622cc","reviews":"86a257da\-0e0d\-44ed\-abe1\-58c3a0b9692c"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"3647b849\-a700\-4a7b\-9736\-ca8b1499483b","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898650/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/3647b849-a700-4a7b-9736-ca8b1499483b)