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Scratching Shadows

This is an unfinished project that was originally meant to be part of a Critical Reflex game collab (CRBroadcast), but it ended up not moving forward. A hungry cat wearing a small body camera, exploring an…

14 November 2025

Scratching Shadows is an adventure developed by Chicogames, released 14 November 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Scratching Shadows is

Scratching Shadows is an adventure game developed by Chicogames and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is an unfinished project that was originally meant to be part of a Critical Reflex game collab (CRBroadcast), but it ended up not moving forward. A hungry cat wearing a small body camera, exploring an abandoned motel in search of food.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Scratching Shadows launched on 14 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Routine.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Routine.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Scratching Shadows come out?
Scratching Shadows was released on 14 November 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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