In this interactive text-based game, you play as Sam Shade, a shadow detective in a world where shadows carry the secrets of their owners. When a powerful politician is found dead with an unknown shadow looming over him, you are called in to unravel the truth. Leap from one case to another, shadow hopping as you interrogate whimsical townsfolk and ethereal specters. Each choice influences the shadows you uncover and the fate of the living. Can you outsmart the shadows, or will they consume you in the dark?