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:$14.99
- Release Date:7/27/2017
- Developer:Spooky Doorway
- Publisher:Akupara Games
- Last Updated:1/3/2025
- 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 5 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 92% lower than its previous all-time peak of 62 players achieved on 10/6/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Darkside Detective. It has received a total of 4,557 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 91 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Darkside Detective and its growth over time. It currently has 10,462 followers on its community page.
The Darkside Detective Price
The Darkside Detective costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 1/3/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Darkside Detective - Deluxe Edition, The Duckside Detective, or The Darkside Detective - Series Edition which offer 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.
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.
Players have rated The Darkside Detective as "Very Positive" out of 4,557 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 4,310 positive reviews and 247 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, The Darkside Detective has earned a metascore of 77 on Metacritic.
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
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- 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.
DLC & Related Apps
The Darkside Detective is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Darkside Detective - Soundtrack | Music | 8/2/2017 | View |
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 | $18.88 | View |
 | The Duckside Detective | 2 | 2 | $21.23 | View |
 | The Darkside Detective - Series Edition | 2 | 2 | $23.98 | 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. (2025, January 3). The Darkside Detective on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). The Darkside Detective. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/368390
- Metacritic. (2025, January 3). 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/