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The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.

The Shattering is a adventure, indie and thriller game developed by Super Sexy Software and published by Deck13.
Released on April 21st 2020 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 313 reviews of which 271 were positive and 42 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz) / AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: "Media Feature Pack for N versions of Windows 10" is required

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April 2025
Short and very enjoyable. Some acts hit hard, some not really, but following the unwinding story was interesting. I wish ending was more twisted tho.
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Oct. 2024
This is a really good walking sim for such a small team! Story kept me intrigued, game art is beautiful. No complaints here, great job!
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Aug. 2024
Amazing game, feels like I'm doing EMDR therapy ;-; One thing I currently dislike about the game is the newton's cradle, the timing is off. Bugs me, but I will still watch it every time, love that thing almost as much as the teddy bear
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June 2024
If you love detective games with unfolding stories this game is for you. I enjoyed every minute of it! I wish there could have been more, it is a pretty short game.
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June 2024
The Shattering is a very interesting take on the "let's dive deep into this person's memory" kinda game. I enjoyed the overally style of the game, with mostly black and white and little splashes of color. The story is also quite well done and the interactive questioning is a nice touch. John's story is very interesting and unusual, when i first played it, i was very surprised by the turn of events towards the end. When i played it for the second time i was amazed that there are quite a few clues in the game beforehand. One run takes about 2 hours and you have to play it twice if you want to see both endings (they only differ in the very last scene though and you don't really need to see both anyways). Still, even with a playtime of 4.5 hours, i think that the full price is maybe a bit too much. I bought the game on sale for a lot less and feel that was an appropriate price for it.
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The Shattering
8.0
271
42
Online players
0
Developer
Super Sexy Software
Publisher
Deck13
Release 21 Apr 2020
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