Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows (2014) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows

You’re the royal detective and the Princess’ only hope. Her magic isn’t quite strong enough to defeat the villain who’s taken her mother. Help reunite them and uncover a devious plot by an evil king and his…

15 October 2014

What Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows is

Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows is an adventure game developed by Elephant Games and released in 2014. It was published by Big Fish Games. It is available on iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Princess made some mistakes in the past, not always using her magic for good. But she’s made amends, and that’s all forgiven now. She has finally found her mother after five long years. But just as Princess runs to embrace her, a band of thuggish trees kidnap her mother! You’re the royal detective she came to know so well, and you’re Princess’ only hope. She’s still just a girl, and her magic isn’t quite strong enough to defeat the villain who’s taken her mother. Help reunite them – and uncover a devious plot by an evil king and his brothers!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows launched on 15 October 2014, within three weeks of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Alien: Isolation and Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition.

Released around the same time: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition.

Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows — frequently asked questions