Hi everybody! It’s time for a 2021 retrospective, where I’m going to wrap up all the fantastic progress we’ve made on the game in 2021… Where were we this time last year? Looking back in my source control commits reveals that I had just finished a revamp of the way the citizens were put together. …

Hi everyone! In this month’s dev blog I’m going to hand the reigns over to Miles, the talented pixel and voxel artist who’s now behind a lot of the new models you now see in Shadows of Doubt. This year one of the biggest challenges has been revamping the citizens: Part of the game’s appeal …

Hello everybody! I hope everybody is enjoying their summer; we here on the Shadows team have almost finished collecting all the feedback and data gathered from our limited closed alpha at the time of writing. We’ve learned a lot and there’s so much to talk about that I thought it was probably time for another …

Hello everyone, I’m very pleased and excited to announce we are launching a Closed Alpha for a lucky number of participants! The game is coming together now, but we’d really like some feedback on where we’re heading with the game, so we’ve come to you. If you’re interested in getting involved, keep reading… The time has finally …

2021 is here! It’s that time where I look back on the previous year to see how badly I missed my targets! I’m going to avoid being too harsh though, the game is going well and we’ve achieved a lot this year: The game has been signed by Sold Out, Featured in the PC Gamer …

Doors! What are they good for?! Breaking and entering! Everybody knows doors are the bane of every game developer’s life, so I thought I’d write about how I’ve been handling them in Shadows. This post may contain what I would consider some mechanical spoilers; that is, a few cool things it may be fun to …

Exciting news! We’ve signed with a publisher; Sold Out. With their financial backing and publishing expertise, we’ll be able to make Shadows of Doubt the best it can possibly be! This signing enables the vision of the game to be fully realised. We’re really looking forward to sharing what the game has in store; stay …

EGX Rezzed digital is happening right now (26th-28th!) If you’re a member of the press and want to get your hands on what was going to be shown at Rezzed, please get in touch! From the confines of coronavirus lockdown, I bring you a brand new and over-due Shadows of Doubt development diary! There have …

Shadows of Doubt is a detective stealth game set in a fully-simulated sci-fi metropolis! There’s been a murder and it’s up to you to solve it by any means necessary, with the condition that you keep a low profile. A unique mix of procedural generation and hand-crafted design enables every room of every building to …

Hi folks! Wow an update! Yes– I’ve failed miserably at writing an update every week this year. I’ve managed, what? About 3?! Well writing about what I’m doing remains a weak point, but at least I’ve been doing some work! I’m pleased to say I’ve joined a great community of game developers at Bristol Games …