Dark Fantasy RPG Among Shadows Blends Action Looting with Social Deduction
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Among Shadows combines dark fantasy action-RPG combat with social deduction, tasking players with surviving hordes of monsters while figuring out which of their teammates is secretly trying to sabotage the run.
Genre mashups often risk feeling like desperate attempts to catch the latest trending wave, but developer TMXN Games is catching our attention with a bold new formula. According to Rock Paper Shotgun, their upcoming project Among Shadows mixes a dark fantasy action-RPG with the unmistakable paranoia of social deduction. Players step into the boots of the Order of the Secret Fire, venturing into blighted territory to secure gear, level up, and eventually escort local VIPs to safety when the deadly Blood Moon rises.
The real hook lies in the cooperative deception baked into every run. Just like in social deduction hits, your team of monster hunters contains one or more hidden traitors working for the underworld to spread corruption and quietly eliminate allies. When night falls and panic sets in, your squad must call meetings to compare notes, point fingers, and try to weed out the saboteurs before the extraction completely falls apart.
While skeptical players might view this as another entry in the endless cycle of trend-chasing spin-offs, the underlying dynamic taps into a brilliant strain of player psychology. FromSoftware titles have long thrived on that lingering sense of paranoia, where every summon sign or NPC encounter feels like a potential trap. Among Shadows takes that foundational mistrust and builds an entire gameplay loop around it, offering a fresh social spin on the grueling extraction formula when it launches later this year.
Tags: RPG, Action RPG, PC Gaming, Indie Games
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun