The Darkside Detective
Point-and-click comedy about a detective handling supernatural cases
Spooky Doorway · Published by Akupara Games · Released Jul 27, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 5,257
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 25 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 7
- peak 24h 11
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Mar 15, 2024
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Darkside Detective?
In this pixel-art adventure, Detective Francis McQueen and Officer Dooley investigate strange incidents in Twin Lakes. You click through locations and solve puzzles across a series of separate cases.
For you if...
- +you prefer short, self-contained mysteries to a long campaign
- +you like lighthearted occult stories and pixel graphics
- +you want a solo puzzle game with modest difficulty
Not for you if...
- −you expect deduction from evidence rather than item puzzles
- −you dislike heavily pixelated visuals or pun-heavy dialogue
What players say
94% of 5,257 reviews are positive · 92% of 25 in the last 30 days
Players praise the banter between McQueen and Dooley and the humor. Critics find the jokes flat and the puzzles either too simple or reliant on unintuitive item combinations.
Screenshots and trailer
The Darkside Detective system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series
- Graphics
- Intel HD (Integrated), GeForce 6 Series/Radeon R7 Series
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 4th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen
- Graphics
- GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Point & Click
- Detective
- Pixel Graphics
- Adventure
- Story Rich
- Mystery
- Comedy
- Funny
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Supernatural
- Puzzle
- Retro
- 2D
- Casual
- Dark Humor
Recent updates
- Mar 15, 2024 · The Darkside Detective - Bug Fix Update v2.66.1626.10816
- Jan 30, 2024 · Release notes - The Darkside Detective - 2.66.835.9107
- Dec 5, 2023 · Darkside Detective - PlayStation 5 Patch Notes (2023/11/30)
- Nov 6, 2023 · 2.66.0.7484 - Save File Bug Fix Update
- Oct 13, 2023 · Patch Notes: The Darkside Detective 2.61.269.6650
1 DLC available.
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