Thief’s Shelter, a psychological mystery game, announced for Nintendo Switch

Restless Corp and Geo Games are bringing Thief’s Shelter to Nintendo Switch, the two sides announced today. As of now no release date has been provided.

Thief’s Shelter, a first-person psychological mystery game with puzzles and more, follows the story of Detective James. It revolves around trying to uncover a criminal’s hidden identity. 

We’ve got further details in the following overview:

Uncover what happened at Highburn Mansion – before it unravels your mind. Investigate, solve intricate puzzles, document elusive evidence, and question every shadow. Thief’s Shelter is a first-person psychological mystery where the deeper you dig, the more reality slips away.

Thief’s Shelter unearths buried trauma, twisted ambitions, and the inhuman forces pulling the strings behind it all. Your investigation is intertwined with Detective James’ personal struggles, such as the artificial dementia along with its effects.

You will fight James’ deteriorating mental state, experience hallucinations, and confront his repressed memories. Explore Highburn Mansion that distorts as you progress, search for clues and use investigative tools to reveal secrets hidden in plain sight. The deeper you dig, the less you know what’s real. Is there a supernatural presence inside the mansion — or is it all in your head?

Key Features

• Shifting Environments. Highburn Mansion shifts as you make story progression revealing new areas whilst altering existing ones.
• Player Agency. The world moves on, with or without you. Clues can vanish, never to return. Miss a detail, and it might haunt the rest of your playthrough — not by halting your progress, but by shaping a version of events uniquely yours.
• Puzzles. Every challenge in Thief’s Shelter is built around observation and deduction. No guesswork, no obscure riddles — just grounded, logic-based puzzles that reward attention to detail and investigative thinking.
• Tools. Use the UV light and or the digital camera to reveal what the naked eye misses. Collected evidence is documented in James’ Memoir, influencing his psychological state and the game’s narrative.
• Replayability. Discover the deeper truth through multiple investigations. Hidden VHS tapes, secret artifacts, and various journal entries reveal the mansion’s darkest threads.
• Streamlined Mystery. Classic adventure gameplay — modernized. No random wandering. No cheap jumpscares. Just slow-building dread, meaningful choices, and immersive narrative.

View a trailer for the game below.

Announcement Trailer

The game should be available digitally upon release. You can check out more Nintendo Switch news updates here.