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.
- Price:$5.24
- Release Date:7/27/2017
- Developer:Spooky Doorway
- Publisher:Akupara Games
- Last Updated:12/20/2024
- Steam App Id:368390
The Darkside Detective
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Darkside Detective has 8 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 87% lower than its previous all-time peak of 62 players achieved on 10/6/2024.
The Darkside Detective Review
The Darkside Detective has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 95 / 100. This score is calculated from 4,541 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 4,295 positive reviews, 246 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, The Darkside Detective has earned a metascore of 77 on Metacritic.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for The Darkside Detective using the chart below.
The Darkside Detective Price
The Darkside Detective costs $5.24 in the Steam store as of 12/20/2024 which is a 65% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Darkside Detective - Deluxe Edition, The Duckside Detective, or The Darkside Detective - Series Edition which offers a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Darkside Detective.
The Darkside Detective DLC
The Darkside Detective has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Darkside Detective - Soundtrack | Music | 8/2/2017 | View |
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.
Related Bundles
The Darkside Detective is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Darkside Detective - Deluxe Edition | 2 | 2 | $6.60 | View |
 | The Duckside Detective | 2 | 2 | $11.24 | View |
 | The Darkside Detective - Series Edition | 2 | 2 | $10.18 | View |
Related Packages
The Darkside Detective is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Darkside Detective | $4.49 | View |
Supported Languages
The Darkside Detective is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Darkside Detective data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 20). The Darkside Detective on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 20). The Darkside Detective. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/368390
- Metacritic. (2024, December 20). The Darkside Detective for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-darkside-detective
- Spooky Doorway. (2023, July 8). The Darkside Detective. The Darkside Detective. http://darksidedetective.com/