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Shadow Opera

Creator age rating · 13+

A shadow-puppet theatre puzzle where you never control the heroine directly. Rotate carved figures and move the lantern backstage so their shadows become the road she walks, while the candle burns down as the clock.

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About Shadow Opera

Shadow Opera is a free browser puzzle game on AIGameShare. Play it instantly, try the current top version, and jump back in whenever you want a quick run without installing anything.

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Scoring and leaderboard

Page visits do not count as plays; the counter moves after you actually start the game. When this version supports scoring, the leaderboard keeps your best submitted result for the current build.

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Tips

  • Check the controls before starting; browser games often hide the best shortcut in plain sight.
  • On mobile, use page fullscreen first so browser chrome does not steal touch space.
  • On desktop, keyboard focus matters: click the game once before using movement keys.

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FAQ

Is Shadow Opera free to play?

Yes. The current version is playable in the browser for free.

Does this game work on mobile?

The device badge on the game page shows whether this version supports mobile, desktop, or both.

Why are there multiple versions?

AIGameShare treats a game idea as a collection. Different creators can publish their own builds, and the strongest version can rise to the top.

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Play activity

Daily plays and time played across all creator versions, in UTC.

Plays Time played
Last 30 days
70 plays
Time played
52m
Average per play
45s
Shadow Opera play activity for the last 30 days Green bars show daily play counts. The pink line shows daily time played. 0 0s 3 4m 5 8m 8 12m 10 16m Jun 29: 1 plays, 18s played Jun 30: 1 plays, 2s played Jul 1: 1 plays, 1m played Jul 2: 6 plays, 6m played Jul 3: 6 plays, 7m played Jul 4: 10 plays, 4m played Jul 5: 1 plays, 2s played Jul 6: 4 plays, 9m played Jul 7: 7 plays, 1m played Jul 8: 0 plays, 0s played Jul 9: 5 plays, 1m played Jul 10: 2 plays, 2m played Jul 11: 2 plays, 3m played Jul 12: 1 plays, 41s played Jul 13: 1 plays, 53s played Jul 14: 3 plays, 1m played Jul 15: 2 plays, 52s played Jul 16: 1 plays, 59s played Jul 17: 7 plays, 3m played Jul 18: 0 plays, 0s played Jul 19: 4 plays, 4m played Jul 20: 1 plays, 7s played Jul 21: 1 plays, 1s played Jul 22: 0 plays, 0s played Jul 23: 1 plays, 6s played Jul 24: 0 plays, 0s played Jul 25: 0 plays, 0s played Jul 26: 0 plays, 0s played Jul 27: 2 plays, 1m played Jul 28: 0 plays, 0s played Jun 29: 18s played Jun 30: 2s played Jul 1: 1m played Jul 2: 6m played Jul 3: 7m played Jul 4: 4m played Jul 5: 2s played Jul 6: 9m played Jul 7: 1m played Jul 9: 1m played Jul 10: 2m played Jul 11: 3m played Jul 12: 41s played Jul 13: 53s played Jul 14: 1m played Jul 15: 52s played Jul 16: 59s played Jul 17: 3m played Jul 19: 4m played Jul 20: 7s played Jul 21: 1s played Jul 23: 6s played Jul 27: 1m played Jun 29Jul 6Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 PLAYS TIME PLAYED

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Creator versions

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Shadow Opera

A mobile-friendly Three.js shadow-puppet puzzle with no start screen. The player controls carved figures and a backstage lantern instead of the heroine: projected convex shadow hulls drive the visible paper screen, collision, lethal red shadows, and the penumbra rule where soft edges will not hold her. The candle is the clock, lantern flowers restore flame, and each run ends as a vermilion playbill poster. Score is submitted to the playbill leaderboard.

By nilni

8 votes / 486 plays / 7h 6m

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