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THE KING IN THE SHADES

Also known as THE KING IN THE SHADES, king in shades, kis

A classic survival-horror experience set in a fictional universe where the invisible hand of unspeakable horrors is turning humanity into a fleeting memory. Enter the world of THE KING IN THE SHADES and rid this decaying world of the curse of Gods.

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Last update

17 May 2026

Latest update

StorePublished 26 Mar 2025

v0.2.5-demo[ver.0.2.5-demo] - Stability update and difficulty balance.

[ver.0.2.5-demo]– 26/03/2025 Comment: Hello everyone! Adding the automatic crash reporter in the last patch seems to have already paid off! A user triggered a crash last weekend, and I managed to find a second one yeste…

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13 updates

March 2025
[ver.0.2.4b-demo]– 11/03/2025 Comment: Hey! :D New Features: Integrated a crash reporter intended to catch any issues players could potentially have while playing the game. Adjustments: Added an inner monologue t…v0.1.23 changesPerformanceGameplayPatch notes13 Mar 2025
[ver.0.2.4-demo]– 01/03/2025 Comment: Hello everyone! :D I hope you been having a blast playing my demo during NextFest, here’s a list of changes that I’ve been working on during this week to address issues that I notic…v0.2.4-demo17 changes1 numericFixStore02 Mar 2025
February 2025
[ver.0.2.1-demo]– 21/02/2025 Comment: Hello everyone! To celebrate the game’s participation on the NextFest: February 2025 edition, I’ve been working on putting together a new update that brings to the demo many of the…v0.2.1-demo17 changesFixGameplayStore22 Feb 2025
October 2024
[ver.0.1.3c-demo]– 14/10/2024 Comment: Hello everyone! This new update is mostly aimed to improve the experience of new players with the game, I took in all of the feedback regarding the “normal” puzzle difficulty and c…v0.1.3c-demo6 changesGameplayStore14 Oct 2024
September 2024
[ver.0.1.2-demo]– 24/09/2023 Comment: Hello everyone! I’ve been looking at how players have been enjoying the game so far and I came up with a list of improvements that could help with most of the common issues I’ve not…v0.1.2-demo25 changesFixGameplayStore25 Sept 2024
May 2024
[ver.0.1-demo] –01/05/2023 Comment: Hello everyone! This is the largest update so far since the game has been made public and it also converts the demo into what can be considered a feature complete build of the first l…v0.1-demo14 changesFixGameplayStore02 May 2024
October 2023
[ver.0.0.65c-demo] – 24/10/2023 Comment: Extra round of polishing for the demo! New Features: URL Launch buttons have been added to the main menu for accessing the game’s steam store, joining the game’s discord server o…v0.0.65c-demo5 changesFixServerStore25 Oct 2023
[ver.0.0.65b-demo]– 17/10/2023 Comment: This patch is focused on improving the stability of the game & adding quality of life improvements rather than introducing new features. The project has been migrated from Unreal…v0.0.65b-demo7 changesFixPerformanceStore17 Oct 2023
September 2023
[ver.0.0.65-demo] – 28/09/2023 Comment: This patch is almost all about animations!: . The entire animations system for the main character has been reworked from the ground-up, until now everything relied on raw animatio…v0.0.65-demo20 changesFixGameplayPatch notes29 Sept 2023
August 2023
[ver.0.0.6-demo] – 30/08/2023 Comment: This new patch is focused on difficulty balancing and UI ease of use: . I’ve been experimenting with improving the game interfaces for Steam Deck users and any players looking to p…v0.0.6-demo8 changesFixUI/audioStore31 Aug 2023
[ver.0.0.5-demo] – 18/08/2023 Comment: I hope you’ve enjoyed what the demo brings thus far! I’ve been working on a patch to solve some of the minor grievances I’ve seen players have with the game so far, below you will…v0.0.5-demo13 changesFixGameplayStore20 Aug 2023

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