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Shadow Puppeteer is an adventure platform game where one player controls a shadow and the other player controls the main character. Their task is to help each other progress through a series of platform levels to recover stolen shadows from their hometown.
Unfortunately, Shadow Puppeteer is not available on Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 29/09/2014, updated in 2016
Out Now: PC and Wii U
Players: 1-2
Genres: Adventure, Platform (Narrative and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Developer: Sarepta Studio (@SareptaStudio)
Costs: Purchase cost
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