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Valley of Shadow

100% positive of 12 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Synersteel Studio.

About the game

Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.

Tagged by players

  • Narrative
  • Walking Simulator
  • 1990's
  • Mystery
  • Emotional
  • Magic
  • Linear
  • Puzzle
  • Story Rich
  • First-Person
  • Atmospheric
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Valley of Shadow finds itself somewhere between the "Portal" style of chamber-based puzzles and a "Walking Simulator" style game that has a heavy focus on a very personal and clearly very real story for the developers of the game. It definitely trends more towards the puzzle aspect (maybe 80% puzzle), with many different challenges that use a variety of tools and ideas, combining them all to create some very unique…

    18 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Valley of Shadow is a really unique game. The narrative is one big, exposed, vulnerable beating heart that dives deep into loss, generational trauma, and nostalgia. The story here is more personal than anything I've seen before in a game, as it uses real family photos and home movies to unpack the history of the people that the game is centered on. Ultimately the story deals with a deeply realized, nuanced portrayal…

    11 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.

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