Detective Dotson Steam news

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• Review score82% positive
• Total reviews166
• Release dateApr 24, 2025
• DeveloperMasala Games Private Limited
• PublisherMasala Games Private Limited

Genres: Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Masala Games Private LimitedPublisher: Masala Games Private Limited

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Detective Dotson Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• Get Dotson at 70% off - 24 March 2026

  Dotson has crossed 5000 copies sold!To celebrate we are going 70% off for Steam Spring Sale 2026.That means Dotson is available for

• Reminder: the Dotson animated film is free to watch! - 17 March 2026

  This meme has been going around and it's the best!It's no secret that Detective Dotson is a love letter to 90s bollywood.So we couldn't resist making a bunch of these!Jokes aside, if you haven't yet watch the full Detective Dotson animated movie on Youtube!

• New Music Video - Durai Durai - 19 February 2026

  New Music Video!A great mystery deserves a great soundtrack. And Inspector Durai deserves his own anthem. Check out the music video for "Durai Durai" on Youtube!

• Fixes Fixes Fixes - 23 August 2025

  Achievements made more reasonable Dadi and Rangeela find 50 items Trash, Dance and Mind Reader needs 25 items now Different background music for different parts of the world! There are now 4 distinct tunes. Steam deck performance issues fixed Steam deck headphones now work Steam deck input issues between touchscreen and menu fixed

• Steam Deck Verfied and 50% off - 3 August 2025

  Dotson on DeckDetective Dotson plays has received Steam Deck Verified status from Steam!The game looks and plays really well on the deck with larger text adjusted for the device.Controller support is improved and the controller now works in the phone booth.We've also added Korean and Russian language support.Additionally there are performance fixes in the game.An exciting summerWe've got a summer filled with events and a 50% sale to celebrateWe are part of Debut Festival from August 7We will be celebrating the Indian Independence Day on August 15Amma is comingDon't get too comfortable in summer, because Amma is coming!Our chapter 2 free update is in the works and we are busy adding twists and turns you won't see coming.What's more Detective Dotson will be at Gamescom and Tokyo Games Show

• fixes and a change to 2 achievements - 21 May 2025

  The rules for achieving Eagle Eye Detective and Eagle Eye Indoors have changed based on your feedback. Now you have to find a 100 items in each to unlock the achievement. Thank you for your feedback, this should be a lot clearer now. Fix issue where Dotson was getting stuck near the boat Dance game input fix

• May 12 tiny patch - 12 May 2025

  small patch for players getting stuck in tutorial

• May 7 update (4 languages, character bios and fixes) - 7 May 2025

  We've added 4 new languages! Traditional Chinese German Spanish French Added cute character intros in the main menu. Collect them all! There's one more secret one that I can't put in this picture :) https://i.postimg.cc/nzCcqYKm/dc-steam.png Of course Parth had to blink while this picture was taken 🤦‍♀️ A bunch of fixes. Thank you all for reporting them! We are now featuring full controller and Steam Deck support (will do a separate post on that)

• Detective Dotson is a mystery adventure that's a love letter to India worth exploring out now - 7 May 2025

  With a setting that not many games explore, Detective Dotson is a fresh adventure from Masala Games that's out now with Linux support. India is brought to life with some lovely pixel artwork in this new release, it's really quite eye-catching. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/detective-dotson-is-a-mystery-adventure-thats-a-love-letter-to-india-worth-exploring-out-now/

• Achievements are here! - 25 April 2025

  You get achievements for Solving cases Beating the minigames Being a good citizen and throwing trash in the bin Reading minds and of course DANCING yes, there is a bollywood dancing achievement I will go out on a limb and say that's a first ever in a video game

• Minor fixes - 25 April 2025

  Pause game when window loses focus Controller fixes Chinese localization fixes More fixes reported by users

• Detective Dotson is also a Movie! - 24 April 2025

  Detective Dotson the Movie has launched along with the game! It acts as a prologue to the game. It's a 60 minute animated feature film for you to enjoy Watch it HERE

• Indian mystery adventure game Detective Dotson arrives April 3 with a demo available - 17 January 2025

  Detective Dotson is a mystery adventure game set in a stylised rendition of modern-day India that puts players in the role of Dotson, a reluctant detective. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/indian-mystery-adventure-game-detective-dotson-arrives-april-3-with-a-demo-available/

• New Demo + Wholesome Games celebration! - 15 August 2024

  Announcing a brand new demo for Detective Dotson! Available from August 15 - August 22 only. 📝 We are celebrating 15,000 wishlists 💪 We are celebrating the 15th of August - our independence day! 🙏 AND we are a part of the Wholesome Games Steam Celebration!! 🥳 So why is Detective Dotson going wholesome? Well, we've always wanted to tell stories from the modern day semi-urban India we grew up in . From idyllic temple pathways to snug apartment complexes, Detective Dotson’s adventure couldn’t be at a place more wholesome — home. 🏡 Like Dadi says - it's an auspicious day! 💖

• Detective Dotson is part of the PixElated Festival - 31 July 2024

  We love pixel art games, and we know you do too. So, let’s celebrate together 🎉 We’re super excited to share that Detective Dotson is part of the PixElated Festival! This festival is featuring some of the best pixel art games on Steam. From retro-style classics to contemporary indie gems all in one place! There will be ✨ discounts ✨ live streams ✨ art contest ✨ demos ✨ developer chats ✨ all centered around your favorite games. Check out the official line-up and more information about the event here: PixElated Festival

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