Happy Anniversary Concrete Jungle 🏙️!
10 whole years ago we released our a new take on the city building genre that swapped micro-management for a more strategic and puzzle-orientated style of city planning.
Concrete Jungle, you'll always hold a special place for us 🧡

We're very lucky to have a full fleet of brilliant detectives in the Shadows of Doubt community 🕵️‍♂️ From chats on Discord, to sharing tips on Reddit, to our streaming community on YouTube and Twitch.
See all the ways you can interact via the links in bio 🔗

This week is @developconference.com‬ and our brilliant writer Stark Holborn is giving a talk! Tomorrow she will be discussing her process and tips for writing for procedurally-generated content.

If you’re there, make sure to go listen | Tuesday 3:00pm - 3:45pm in Room 1

@starkholborn.bsky.social‬

It's time to clear away some of those pesky bugs again 🪲🦟🪲
In our 40.03 patch update we've been working to improve player experience. Making sure a mild starch addiction is the only problem you face while trying to solve cases 🔍
Remember you can report any more bugs below.

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May – Last month we sponsored IMPACT, in our hometown of Bristol with. Then, towards the end of the month, Cole headed to UKGE to promote Interstellar Adventures – a new cooperative puzzle game he's been developing with his wife Harriet /
@mintynoodles.bsky.social

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April – In April the Off Duty Update was released for
@detectivesim.bsky.social
enabling players to strike up a Lucky Smokes after a long day of sleuthing, play some Wizcards on their Cruncher and come up with inventive reasons as to why they're suddenly stealing so many shoes 👞👀 5/6

March – In March we attended our very first @officialgdc.bsky.social, learning from and meeting some of the biggest names in game dev right now 🎮 We also had a spot on the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social Spring Showcase, outlining our plans for the year. 4/6

February – At the beginning of February we released a dev blog mapping out the year ahead, hinting at new game modes, content updates and quality of life improvements 3/6

January – To kick off the year we released the first patch of our 2025 roadmap, including many much-needed fixes. We were also proud sponsors of the
@globalgamejam.bsky.social
Jam, in association with the
@bristolgameshub.bsky.social
witnessing some games that really popped 🫧! 2/6

It's like V-Mail but better ✉️! A non-pneumatic form of communication?! Crazy but hear us out 💨 Join the Shadows of Doubt Discord and chat with fellow detectives about theories, cases and queries all at the press of a non-pneumatic button 💻

Morning Detectives, a little note to keep you going through another week of investigations 📝 #MondayMotivation #getoffmybackenforcers

Credit u/Jesterthechaotic

Have you played the new Cruncher mini-game Wizcards yet? 🧙‍♂️
Part of the latest "Off Duty"update,
this grid-based, card battler helps you escape the noise of the noir with a dash of fantasy 🃏

More on the update in our bio 🔗

Artwork by the amazing Billie Appleton 🎨
#ShadowsOfDoubt #ColePoweredGames

Day 3 at @officialgdc.bsky.social here we go!

Just 1 week until we are heading to our very first GDC!

Can’t wait to meet with everyone state side and listen to some amazing talks.

Any tips and tricks for the week? Let us know!

#GDC2025

Global Games Jam is back! From 24- 26 Jan, creators will do what they do best - make great games 🎮!

We’re thrilled to announce that we're a sponsor of the Bristol event, hosted by our pals @bristolgameshub.bsky.social

Learn more here 🔗 lnkd.in/eNYPrSGG

#GGJ25 #ColePoweredGames #BristolGamesHub

Come, gather around the fire, we have some news 🔥

As we approach the end of a busy year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect and look towards the future...

So, what’s next?

Read our latest DevBlog to get a sneak peek of what’s to come...

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#shadowsofdoubt

We are proud to reveal that Shadows of Doubt is part of Jingle Jam 🕹️!

Your mission? Donate £35 to unlock access to 18 keys… Steam keys 🔑

The clock is ticking! Investigate the link below to uncover more.

www.jinglejam.co.uk/tracker 👀

@fireshinegames.bsky.social
#JingleJam2024 #shadowsofdoubt