Show HN: Shadowlight, a voice-driven murder mystery and heist inside Minecraft

We built Shadowlight because we wanted NPCs that feel alive in Minecraft, and because we think conversation can be a real skill loop, not just flavor text.

Shadowlight is a solo Minecraft experience where talking is the main mechanic. NPCs are LLM-powered with different personalities and communication styles, and you progress by earning trust through good listening, calibrated tone, and smart questioning.

Your goal is simple: interview the manor’s characters, gather clues, and figure out who is guilty.

At the end of each run, you get feedback on your conversations. The goal is to reflect back what worked and what didn’t in how you communicated, so you can adjust your approach on the next run.

Try it for free by joining our Minecraft server: mc.playshadowlight.com

Trailer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6867RsSxhSE&t=42s

Gameplay Video: https://www.loom.com/share/dff09df831de4a588d9fee9a055cfec1

We would love feedback on what resonate with you and what you would like to see in this kind of experience.

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weila 7 days ago | parent | next [-]

It is so easy to grow attached to the NPCs when you can talk to them! Rez <3

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verdverm 2 days ago | parent [-]

We're going to see a lot of this outside of the gaming world as people increasingly form relationships and attachment to the silicon sycophant in their pocket

This type of AI use is really interesting, in using it to help improve people's lives and well being by teaching them through game based play. I've long hoped we can use this technology to improve our interpersonal and social interactions, from something as simple as "you might consider <x> before replying in that way" to help nudge us towards more empathy

	▲	R_D_Olivaw a day ago \| parent [-]
		Oh what a wish indeed. But I cannot hear it over the millions of snide remarks of "but how can we profit".

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7 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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