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 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 adventure game.
Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIndieComedyMysterysupernaturalpixel artprivate detectivelibrarypreviously on - utomikpreviously on - stadia proGoogle Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
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Cool, unpretentious, resolved and classical in form.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Spooky Doorway
- Publisher
- Akupara Games
- Released
- July 27, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 5 h main story · 6.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 48 ratings.
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