The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Point-and-click detective comedy with paranormal cases in a cursed town
Spooky Doorway · Published by Akupara Games · Released Apr 15, 2021
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 2,024
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 15 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Mar 15, 2024
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark?
In this pixel-art adventure, you guide Detective McQueen through nine standalone cases in Twin Lakes and beyond. You inspect scenes and use items to solve puzzles while McQueen tries to rescue Officer Dooley from the Darkside.
For you if...
- +you enjoy spooky mysteries played for laughs
- +you like separate cases built around item-based puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want puzzle solutions to follow clear logic
- −you dislike backtracking through large point-and-click locations
What players say
96% of 2,024 reviews are positive · 100% of 15 in the last 30 days
Players praise the witty dialogue, pop culture references, and pixel art. The most common complaint is that some puzzle solutions feel arbitrary, prompting repeated item testing and backtracking.
Screenshots and trailer
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark 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
- 2 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, Spanish - Spain, German, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Point & Click
- Pixel Graphics
- Detective
- Story Rich
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Puzzle
- Atmospheric
- Casual
- Text-Based
- 2D
- Dark Comedy
- Adventure
- Investigation
- Visual Novel
- Exploration
Recent updates
- Mar 15, 2024 · Release notes - The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark update 2.66.1626.10
- Jan 30, 2024 · Release notes - The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - 2.32.378.9106
- Dec 5, 2023 · The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - Nintendo Switch / PS5 Patch Notes
- Oct 13, 2023 · Patch Notes: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark 2.29.304.6649
- Jun 9, 2021 · Very minor update
1 DLC available.
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