The game is heavy on environmental puzzles and skill checks. Many quests have non-linear paths, allowing you to bypass combat entirely through clever dialogue or item use.
Includes unique "arachnophobia" settings and options for pacifist runs. Review Summary
Progression is flexible; instead of traditional fixed classes, you can pick and choose skill books throughout the game to tailor your abilities.
Battles involve managing your character, a companion, and a familiar. Enemies range from "fishmen" to sleep paralysis demons. Critics from PC Gamer noted the combat is more refined than previous installments.
You play as an investigator searching for your missing uncle while dealing with cursed artifacts and cosmic anomalies in a 1920s urban environment.
The game holds a "Radiant" 8/10 score from reviewers at GameLuster , who praised its "near perfection" in comedic execution. Review: Shadows Over Loathing - Eldritch Humor - GameLuster
Shadows Over Loathing (v19.01.2023) is a slapstick-style RPG set in a Lovecraftian, Jazz Age-inspired world. Developed by Asymmetric Games , it serves as a successor to West of Loathing , trading the wild west for an eldritch 1920s setting filled with mobsters, cultists, and ancient horrors.
