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The Detail

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App ID 319970
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Rival Games Ltd
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 30100294
Last Record Update 17 July 2025 – 00:17:47 UTC ()
Release Date 28 October 2014 – 15:16:00 UTC ()
😌 69.32%
676 reviews
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In-Game

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Additional Information

Developer Rival Games Ltd
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name The Detail Ep. 1: Where the Dead Lie
controller_support full
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-detail-ep-1-where-the-dead-lie
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Rival Games Ltd
eulas
1 ↴
id319970_eula_1
nameThe Detail EULA 1
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/319970_eula_1
Store Release Date 28 October 2014 – 15:16:53 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 28 October 2014 – 15:16:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2019 – 11:47:49 UTC () (1572349669)
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library_logoen
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height_pct51.519756768420535
review_score 6
review_percentage 72
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 10 July 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1630799
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 21 August 2014 – 07:31:50 UTC (), in changelist #649495
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🔎 Point & Click 🏽 2D 🎶 Great Soundtrack 📚 Story Rich 🕵️ Detective 🕵️ Noir 🚨 Crime 🧞 Choices Matter 🌱 Indie 📚 Visual Novel

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Stats Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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small_capsule
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header_image
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library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
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Assets
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page_background_pathapp/319970
timestamp1 November 2019 – 16:14:48 UTC
Trailers
2036239 ↴
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2034674 ↴
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2034675 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 9.54 MiB (10000000)
maxnumfiles 100
savefiles
0 ↴
rootgameinstall
pathThe Detail_Data/Saves
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platforms/1Windows
recursive1
1 ↴
rootgameinstall
pathThe Detail.app/Contents/Saves
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platforms/1MacOS
recursive1
2 ↴
rootWinMyDocuments
pathMy Games/Rival Games/The Detail/Saves
pattern*
platforms/1Windows
recursive1

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/The Detail/The Detail_Data/Saves *
MacOS [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/The Detail/The Detail.app/Contents/Saves *
Windows %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/Rival Games/The Detail/Saves *
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