In the Shadows is a puzzle game made with the Unity game engine.
The game is composed of 4 levels, each level contains an abstract 3D object that is lighted by a beam.
To complete the level, the player has to rotate the object in order to create a shape with the shadow.
To help the player, every level's name gives a clue on the final shape.
- Normal mode which allows the player to progress in the levels by completing the previous ones first, all oh this handled by a data saving feature.
- Test mode which allows the player to navigate freely through the levels without having to complete the previous ones.
| Normal mode level select | Test mode level select |
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The game is designed to be playable using only the mouse and one key of the keyboard.
There are 3 difficulty levels:
- One object the player can apply horizontal rotations to.
- One object the player can apply horizontal and vertical rotations to.
- Many objects the player can apply horizontal and vertical rotations to and move around.
| Horizontal | Horizontal & Vertical | Rotate & Move |
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The game also comes with a save system, the progress of the player is kept even if he closes the game, and he can delete his save at any time through the main menu.
Credits:
- Music: Undertale OST: 006 - Uwa!! So Temperate