Tandem: A Tale of Shadows

A puzzle platformer about switching perspectives and reshaping shadow paths

Monochrome Paris · Published by Hatinh Interactive · Released Oct 20, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 143
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Feb 27, 2023
Minimum PC: GTX 670; 6 GB RAM · 6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Tandem: A Tale of Shadows?

In this single-player puzzle platformer, you guide Emma and a teddy bear named Fenton through a Victorian-inspired manor to investigate a magician's disappearance. You alternate between Emma's top-down view and Fenton's side-scrolling view, solving puzzles and navigating obstacles across five worlds.

For you if...

+you like dark Victorian settings with a storybook look
+you prefer puzzle-solving with light action and timing challenges

Not for you if...

−you want combat to be the main activity

What players say

89% of 143 reviews are positive

Players praise the light-and-shadow puzzles, art direction, and music. Recurring complaints concern the thin story and its ending.

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Tandem: A Tale of Shadows system requirements

Minimum: GTX 670, 6 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 670, 2 GB or equivalent
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space

Does Tandem: A Tale of Shadows have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Tandem: A Tale of Shadows run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Achievements: 24
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Czech, Turkish.

Does Tandem: A Tale of Shadows use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam