The Darkside Detective is an adventure developed by Spooky Doorway, released 27 July 2017 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.
What The Darkside Detective is
The Darkside Detective is an adventure game developed by Spooky Doorway and released in 2017. It was published by Akupara Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Google Stadia, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the sole member 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 Darkside Detective is a classic point and click adventure game with a distinct sense of humour. It’s available now for PC, Mac and Linux. Join Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley as they investigate 6 bizarre cases. From the occult to the supernatural, anything is possible in this micro…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are comedy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
The Darkside Detective holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 16 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD (Integrated), GeForce 6 Series/Radeon R7 Series. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
The Darkside Detective launched on 27 July 2017, within three weeks of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Sonic Mania and Splatoon 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Sonic Mania, Splatoon 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Darkside Detective yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
The Darkside Detective — frequently asked questions
When did The Darkside Detective come out?
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Darkside Detective?
How long does it take to beat The Darkside Detective?
How many GB is The Darkside Detective?
If you like this
