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The Dev Plombier · Published by The Dev Plombier
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A fast-paced 3D action game: one hit, one kill. Control a dancer whose shadow replicates your movements and attacks with a 2-second delay. Swap positions, avoid traps, and unleash area attacks to survive. Build your loadout and defeat Dracoulous!
Action, Adventure, Indie · 2027 · More free games
About this game
You are about to enter Dracoulous' Castle. And for what? A hefty price on his head! Countless minions, bosses and traps stand between you and him..
As a Shadow Dancer, you will have to coordinate with your duo, the shade. Use it to your advantage:
### Combine your Dash and your Swip/Swap to overcome Bosses!
Use your Dash to position yourself strategically or escape danger, then activate your Swip/Swap ability to instantly trade places with your shade. Timing these mechanical movements perfectly is key to outsmarting and defeating the castle's powerful bosses.
### Avoid enemies' attacks:
Enemies will strike relentlessly. Watch their animations, learn their attack patterns, and use your mobility to dodge their ground attacks and projectiles before they can overwhelm you.
### Deal Big AoE damage to slay your foes!
When you execute a Swip/Swap, it triggers a powerful area-of-effect blast at your new location. Group your enemies together, swap at the perfect moment, and clear the room with massive damage! (Your Shadow will do the same but for ethereal creatures only)
Will it be enough to claim Dracoulous' reward?
In this linear game, you will explore every room of Dracoulous’ castle, fighting waves of enemies and a unique boss in each room! Dracoulous has also set deadly traps between rooms for you to avoid!
You will be able to choose 3 out of 6 talents and change them at any time (just not in combat—Dracoulous is not that generous), allowing you to create 4 different builds to swap between during your exploration!
Master the art of dancing with your shadow to defeat them all!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 ou AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 ou AMD Radeon R9 280
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Speedrun/Hardcore mode is live!
Demo Update 2.5:An Hardcore, Speedrun and Normal mode have been added upon starting a new game!Hardcore: die once, you restart from the begenning! No talent reset and no difficulty choices! (your game will save as normal)Speedrun (local for now): Play like Normal but without talent reset, no difficulty choices and with a timer! (no saves allowed). All the time are just local but will be worldwide for the full game (maybe later for the demo)Normal: You can reset your talent as much as you want! Also, you can now adjust the difficulty by having an extra HP or not! Also, all the dialogues are skippable now! Which will make the challenge easier to beat! Working on the last room with, what I want to be a memorable fight against Dracoulous!Read full article on Community Announcements (TheDevPlombier)AnnouncementsOfficial
Beat me at my own game!!
SWIPSWAP CHALLENGE: WIN YOUR GAME KEY! Want to test your reflexes and grab the full game for free at launch? It's time to prove what you're worth on the SwipSwap demo! The Challenge:Be one of the first 5 to finish the demo in under 6 minutes (my personnal best) to score a free game key (1 key max per person). Don't sleep on it, it will last until November 2nd 2026! Also, the first person to beat the demo with the "Hardcore mode" will get a key! (You can not cumulate with the Speedrun key) The Timer Rules:Just start a game on "Speedrun mode" and once you arrive at the end of the demo, the timer will stop! How to Enter:No need to bother with YouTube! Just drop your run video directly here in the Discord channel (or via a Streamable/Drive link) with your visible timer. Bonus: The best runs might be featured in my upcoming Shorts/TikToks to flex your skills!The v2.0 demo is live on the Steam page, time to play!Read full article on Community Announcements (TheDevPlombier)AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo 2.0
Hello Shadow Dancers, I am pleased to announce the Demo 2.0 is out with a loooooot of changes:Level up systemsNew talentsNew spellNew Main Menu screenAmazing game feel addedNew Tutorial areaNew Capsule ArtRedesign of the first room with added new boss mecanic Removed 2D static wall of fire for a brand new oneNew HUDRedisign of the 2nd roomNew HP bar for bossesAnd I probably forgot some..I am working on:Making a Hardcore and SpeedRun modeStill have to continue working on those next roomsI Hope you will enjoy it, a discord server is on the way and will be live soon.The Dev PlombierRead full article on Community Announcements (TheDevPlombier)AnnouncementsOfficial
News
Shadow Dancers!I know I said I wouldn't do any updates until the October NextFest, but I wanted to share what I am currently working on:A brand new spell for you to use.New Talents (12 in total!).A new progression system: I want players to feel rewarded for killing mobs and bosses even if they get hit. I'm adding an EXP system where leveling up lets you choose a talent. EXP is kept upon death, so no run feels completely wasted.Note: Even if you reach max level and unlock all talents, you'll definitely be stronger, but pure skill will still be required to beat the game. There is a high skill ceiling and a very satisfying learning curve!Redesign of the first room (just the room layout, not the enemies).I have been working on new rooms and, I have to say, I am excited to see you all try them when it releases!Read full article on Community Announcements (TheDevPlombier)Patch NotesOfficial
First Demo Update
Hello Shadow Dancers!I am pleased to announce a demo update. Here is a list of what has changed:Options added to the main menu: You can now access settings in both the pause and main menus.New Options:Voice Slider: You can finally mute Dracoulous while enjoying the rest of the sounds.Invert X/Y: Camera controls are now customizable.Camera Shake: Now optional (On/Off).Sensitivity Sliders: Fine-tune your controls.FPS: Range from 30 to 144.Main Menu: Added a new animation to bring the menu to life.Torches: Completely updated (I wasn't happy with the old ones).Controller Support: Fully playable with Xbox and PS controllers! If you encounter any issues, please let me know.Steam Deck Verified: The game is Steam Deck compatible! I am still waiting for official Valve approval, but it works perfectly as is.Talent Update: The "Ignore All Damage" talent has been replaced with something much cooler! The old one was only useful in very specific situations, leaving you with only a few viable talents. Now, you can create 20 different builds that are all useful and fun to play with.Gordon's Death Animation: Shortened. If you are unlucky and get caught in fire while killing Gordon, you can now wait for the door to open before having to click the "Retry" button.Wall of Fire: Increased movement speed during the second gauntlet.Minor Traps: Adjusted the placement and removed some minor traps in the first gauntletThere won't be any other updates for the demo (unless game-breaking bugs are discovered) until October's Next Fest, where a massive update will be released with plenty of surprises!Thank you for playing and for your support!The Dev PlombierRead full article on Community Announcements (TheDevPlombier)
