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Shady Part of Me
Released On: Dec 10, 2020
78
7.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
78
71% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
29% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
78
71% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
29% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Jul 23, 2021
This cute, well-designed and relaxing little gem takes playing with light and shadows to the next level. Its gameplay is based on the cooperation between a little girl that’s afraid of light, and her shadow twin who helps her in her journey through magical, a little surrealistic and beautifully drawn environments. [02/2021, p.42]
Dec 10, 2020
Excellent gameplay, unique ideas, and a strong presentation make for an easily recommendable narrative puzzle platformer.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 59 User Ratings
7.5
59% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
31% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
10% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 59 User Ratings
7.5
59% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
31% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
10% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Oct 5, 2025
Cela fait quelques mois que j'ai joué à ce jeu maintenant. Cependant il y a quelques semaines je me suis décidée à le refaire en ayant gardé un excellent souvenir. Et mes souvenirs ne se sont pas trompés car ce jeu m'a donné envie de faire ma première critique tellement je le trouve incroyable.
Tout d'abord parlons des conditions de création du jeu. Car il a été créé par une équipe de 7 personnes qui se lançait toutes dans l'aventure de la création de jeu vidéo professionnel. Voici ce que cela nous donne : - Un jeu innovant car la 2D se transpose sur la 3D. - Une esthétique unique et magnifique qui je n'en doute pas sera la fière signature du studio.
- Une musique qui nous accompagne et qui sert la narration en plus d'être elle aussi sublissime. - Un récit qui bien que nébuleux quand on s'y **** un peu parle de sujet profond et bouleverse la petite être sensible que je suis. - Et enfin un Level Design qui a su tirer partie de l'idée novatrice du jeu et qui personnellement m'a fait me creuser les méninges. Merci Douze Dixième pour ce petit bijou.
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PC Jan 5, 2021
Shady Part of Me is an emotional journey that explores the fragile balance between light and shadow.
Dec 10, 2020
If Shady Part of Me’s narrative was a little less vague, the story would probably have greater stakes than are evident. None of that compromises the high standards of design and the entertaining challenge of the game itself, though, and the visual diversity of each act ensures that the black-and-white aesthetic never seems the least bit drab.
Dec 14, 2020
A Shady Part of Me is short and could be completed in an evening or two, so it’s much easier to digest what’s on offer before the simplicity of it wears you out. Overall, I would love to have seen more complexity in my time with it, or simply deeper twists on an already crowded genre. If not mechanically then emotionally. LIMBO and INSIDE were standouts not only because of the mechanics but the world-building and tension as well. Likewise, Braid was an homage that never squandered on difficulty. I hope that what comes next from this studio is a bit more daring than what came before it, as A Shady Part of Me inspires confidence.
Dec 28, 2020
Shady Part of Me remains a good level puzzle-platformer and an experience that, in its own small way, has something to say.
Dec 12, 2020
Without ever revolutionizing the genre and endowed with less inspired passages, this puzzle and platform game, able to test the most lively minds, merges content and form to transcribe a duality that is both playful and visual.
Aug 25, 2025
Cool game fun to play while doing other things like listening to music but I feel like it’s repetitive sometimes in the sense that I can get bored pretty easily. Besides that I still found the gameplay and the story interesting. The art style is really beautiful and that’s probably why it’s not a 6.
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PC Mar 30, 2025
Shady Part of Me es un juego sencillo pero que cumple bien con lo que busca. Las mecánicas al principio parecen muy sencillas, pero luego empiezan a darle algunas vueltas de tuercas interesantes haciendo que cada acto sea diferente y mantenga así el interés en las secciones de puzzles (la mayoría del juego). Hay también algo de exploración y ocasionalmente alguna seccion de plataformeo muy sencilla, pero sobretodo es cosa de jugar con sombras y luces para encontrar la forma de avanzar. Eso si, la historia, personalmente no me ha quedado nada clara.Gráficamente el juego es pobre, pero cumple con un diseño en muchas cosas interesante. El sonido cumple también, con unas voces en inglés que están bastante bien llevadas. Y al menos en mi tiempo jugándolo no he encontrado ningún **** resultado es que sin duda, es un juego que para entretener unas horitas tranquilas está bien. Un 6.
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PC Jan 4, 2023
A gameplay breaking bug prevented me from playing through or progressing. Extremely frustrating as I was in the last act (ACT IV) and close to the end. The last time something like this have happened to me was in the 90s. This is a crap game, don't waste your money, spend it elsewhere.
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PC Dec 31, 2020
If the taste you are looking for is a work of art such as journey, gris, limbo, inside, edith finch with its visuality, storytelling style and game mechanics, this game is definitely not such a game. visually perfect yes, it was this that fooled me too, stole my money and time. But the game is all about push a box, pull a box, turn off the light. no entry, no improvement, no results. Why did you make a game that is no different from solving sudoku with such a beautiful visual art, why did you end up cursing the game by increasing expectations It is a pity that while it could be a perfect project, one regrets that a newspaper cannot go beyond the additional puzzle.
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PC Summary Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Dec 10, 2020
Developer:
- Douze Dixiemes
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
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