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The Darkside Detective

by Spooky Doorway

  • Released Jul 27, 2017
  • $6.74
  • 5 h to beat
  • Android
  • Google Stadia
  • iOS
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One

94%positive reviews

4,983 positive307 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Witty, funny writing

  • Retro pixel style and fun puzzles

Cons

  • Very short and easy

  • Mid and unoriginal for some

Mixed

  • Some call it a funny point-and-click, others say it is too short

Media

Launch Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS: Windows 10

Processor: 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: Intel HD (Integrated), GeForce 6 Series/Radeon R7 Series

Storage: 1 GB available space

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Join The Darkside Detective, Francis McQueen, as he investigates the bizarre, the supernatural and those missing cat cases that keep getting dropped on his desk.

Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the sole member of the…

Ratings

  • 74IGDB players48 ratings
  • 55Critics1 reviews
  • 65Overall49 scores

Time to beat

  • 5 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 6.3 hCompletionist100%

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Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
Chinese (Simplified)
French
German
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)

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