White Shadows Reviews

Great game recommend it to anyone

White Shadows is a short and simple puzzle-platformer where you play as a small ravengirl in a dystopian, beautifully-crafted, black & white setting. But the one thing you need to know is that the story touches upon real-world issues like racism, oppression, xenophobia, etc., which may reduce its appeal to general audiences simply looking to play a fun game. But if you choose to look past the story themes and are a fan of games like Limbo and Playdead's Inside, it is a fun game, adding a lot of mystery throughout your journey too. Also, the game works perfectly on the Steam Deck, with simple and intuitive controls.

I really enjoyed this game, and well made with some good puzzles. The majority of the game has a fast, frantic and fun pace, If you'd like to play a simple, adventurous 2D game, then this game doesn't disappoint you!

I have very mixed feeling about the game, and if there was a 'meh' button, that's probably what I would go for. Overall, I initially liked the visuals of the game. The atmosphere felt like Little Nightmares at first, but as soon as you realize that you are basically in absolutely no danger regardless of your choices, the intensity became non existent. The story was mostly well built, but there were parts where I just expected a bit more? When they finally gave us the full backstory, combined with some of the imagery, I just expected the plot to go in a slightly different direction where we would confront the other animals that seemed to be the 'masterminds'. But I also liked the actual ending, as it felt like it made sense. It just felt like a waste to build the image of the other animals in the game and barely make use of it. What really brought the experience down was the gameplay, which was just too simple, almost as if it was aimed for a much younger audience that wouldn't really get the story. For the most part you were just walking around, with the occasional puzzle that didn't really feel challenging enough. I wanted just a bit more

I was pleasantly surprised by this game! The gameplay is very similar to Little Nightmares, and it changes several times as you play (the story supports this). I find it to be inspired by Animal Farm, and at the same time it's a well crafted dark steampunk about racism and brutality between races! The soundtrack is absolutely top notch, I'm just sorry there is no CD album or at least an AVAILABLE OST on any platform. I highly recommend it :))