About The Game

Safe in Shadow follows a surreal look at the life of a character named Red.
Red is a child living at home with her family In leaving her home via various possible
routes, the player is brought into a bizzare world that doesn't seem to follow the laws
of our own world, and invited to explore upwards of 40 areas, collecting items, and
interacting with the strange world that surrounds them. It follows a walking simulator
style gameplay, with simple controls, using only the number keys, arrow keys,
and space bar or enter key.

Safe in Shadow is heavily inspired by Yume Nikki, , a game from 2004 created by
Kikiyama, Buddy Simulator 1984, , by Not A Sailor Studios, the Welcome home arg by ClownIllustrations,
And many other pieces of online horror media from 2004-2025. In and of itself, Safe in
Shadow is not a horror title, but more an introspective look into one persons life.
The game does touch on some dark and sensitive topics though, so it is not
reccomended for younger audiences.

The game was made in RPGMaker 2003, and can only run on windows computers.
It cannot be played on mobile either. The game files total at about 182 MB.
The game can be found at itch.io, the link to that being on the homepage
of this website.

Safe in Shadow does include some dark/possibly disturbing themes, including a
depiction of a noose in The Bad Ending , and another in the map of Land of Hurt
There is also a poem that references suicide in The Cliff
There are also some abstract pieces of imagery that could be seen as referencing sexual assault,
self harm, and other sensitive topics scattered throughout the game, though these are abstract.