Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 7/27/2017
Developer Spooky Doorway
Publisher Akupara Games
Steam App Id 368390

The Darkside Detective

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Last Updated: 10/16/2024

11 Players In-Game
Player Score
91
4,237
242
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Steam Deck (Verified)

About The Darkside Detective

The Darkside Detective is an Indie, Casual, and Adventure game developed by Spooky Doorway. On 7/27/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by Akupara Games.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, The Darkside Detective supports the following features:

  • Family Sharing
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Achievements
  • Partial Controller Support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Single-player

From the Steam community, The Darkside Detective has been tagged with the following user tags:

  • Supernatural
  • Story Rich
  • 1990's
  • Puzzle
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Dark Humor
  • Comedy
  • Retro
  • Lovecraftian
  • 1980s
  • Mystery
  • Detective
  • Funny
  • Point & Click
  • Indie
  • Casual
  • Cartoony
  • Adventure
  • Singleplayer
  • 2D

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for The Darkside Detective and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

The Darkside Detective DLC

The Darkside Detective has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.

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The Darkside Detective - Soundtrack banner image
The Darkside Detective - Soundtrack
Music
8/2/2017Steam Charts

Related Bundles

The Darkside Detective is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.

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Related Packages

The Darkside Detective is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.

NamePriceActions
The Darkside Detective$4.49View

Supported Languages and Localizations

The Darkside Detective is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
English
Yes
No
Yes
French
Yes
No
Yes
German
Yes
No
Yes
Spanish (Spain)
Yes
No
Yes
Chinese (Simplified)
Yes
No
Yes
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Soures & References

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The Darkside Detective data has been sourced from:

  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). The Darkside Detective on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). The Darkside Detective. Steam Community Hub.
  • Metacritic. (2024, October 16). The Darkside Detective for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
  • Spooky Doorway. (2023, July 8). The Darkside Detective. The Darkside Detective.

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