The Darkside Detective overview

Overview

The Darkside Detective comes from Spooky Doorway and is published by Akupara Games. It arrived on Steam on Jul 27, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, and Playable without Timed Input. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Darkside Detective's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:50:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 45. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 5,113 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Darkside Detective is available in 5 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including dejus, usk, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Darkside Detective has sold up to 109,000 units and has 3,776 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $955,000. On Twitch, 2 streamers are live with around 6 total watchers.

The Darkside Detective overview details

The Darkside Detective combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Feature List • 9 paranormal bite-sized micro cases to investigate around Twin Lakes City, including a Christmas Spectacular Special • At least three jokes • Cutting edge, high definition pixels • One free curse-removal, up to and including mid-level witch hexes • Music from Ben Prunty, the audiomancer behind gems such as Into the Breach, Subnautica, and FTL About the Game 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. Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? *ahem* That's where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. When evil darkens the doorsteps of Twin Lakes City – hell, even when it just loiters around shop fronts or hangs out in shady alleyways – he’s there, ready to investigate the cases that nobody else will. He is The Darkside Detective. The COMPLETE SEASON ONE collection of this multi award-winning comedic serial adventure sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens. Point at everything in sight, click around mysterious and eerie locations, and use your wits (or borrow a friend’s) to lay these cases to rest!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Darkside Detective is listed as a game with $5.24 (65% off from $14.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, and Playable without Timed Input, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:50:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 45, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Point & ClickDetectivePixel GraphicsAdventureStory RichMysteryComedyFunnySingleplayerIndieSupernaturalRetroPuzzle2DCasual

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