Indie · December 10, 2020
Shady Part of Me (2020)
Shady Part of Me sends you on an emotional and dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins). As a little girl and her shadow, overcome emotional struggles through surreal dreamscapes across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Both must learn, cooperate and evolve to progress in a poetic journey. Play with light and shadows, switching between 2D and 3D gameplay at will Your ability to rewind time will help you get you through all situations Explore surreal environments envisioned in a unique watercolor style Solve contemplative puzzles to break the dream Experience an introspective narrative journey like no other
Indie releases from 2020
25 Indie titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Indie titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Indie · 62
- Puzzle · 41
- Atmospheric · 39
- Female Protagonist · 38
- Platformer · 36
- Psychological · 33
- Singleplayer · 30
- Adventure · 24
- 3D Platformer · 22
- Casual · 19
- Puzzle-Platformer · 19
- Short · 19
- Linear · 17
- Physics · 13
- Horror · 13
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
- Traditional Chinese volume_up
Full audio (6)
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.7k Steam reviews | Top 79% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 23% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | Genre average 77 — top 48% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 93% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 2.7k reviews
2.6k positive · 135 negative
Metacritic
78/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.4/10
Curator recommendations
2.2k
Press Quotes
“One of the best puzzle-platformers I’ve seen this year” PC Invasion “A delightful aesthetic” Screen Rant “An astounding journey accentuated by an elegant soundtrack” Jeuxvideo com
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 10, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Douze Dixièmes |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Base price | $2.24 |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
16
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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