
The Darkside Detective
App ID | 368390 |
App Type | Game |
Developer | Spooky Doorway |
Publisher | Akupara Games |
Franchise | Akupara Games, The Darkside Detective |
Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
Technologies | Unity Engine |
Last Changenumber | 29836034 |
Last Record Update | 1 July 2025 – 05:19:45 UTC ( |
Release Date | 27 July 2017 – 18:54:30 UTC ( |
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.
Additional Information
Developer | Spooky Doorway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_name | The Darkside Detective | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_score | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-darkside-detective?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Akupara Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Release Date | 27 July 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Social Media | https://bsky.app/profile/akuparagames.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/darksidedetective/ https://www.twitch.tv/spookydoorway https://x.com/ds_detective https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPMHsokvVVn59eAQ-75Evw/ |
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Primary Genre | Adventure (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steam Release Date | 27 July 2017 – 18:54:30 UTC ( |
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Original Release Date | 27 July 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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Store Asset Modification Time | 1 July 2025 – 05:19:33 UTC ( |
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osextended | macos64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
review_percentage | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, cURL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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controllertagwizard | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First seen on SteamDB | 3 May 2015 – 14:19:40 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
5 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
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English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
French | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
German | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 7 players right now
- 22 24-hour peak
- 252 all-time peak
16 April 2022
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Store data
- 10,622 followers
- #6454 in top sellers
- 4,508 positive reviews
- 263 negative reviews
- 94.49% positive reviews
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 15 24-hour peak
- 16,215 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~99.3 k by VG Insights
- ~110.9 k by Gamalytic
- ~499.0 k by SteamSpy
- ~1.12 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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27 July 2017 – 18:54 | Steam Release | - |
4 January 2019 – 18:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: January 2019 Humble Monthly #39 | - |
26 November 2021 – 19:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Akupara 5 Year Anniversary Bundle | - |
3 November 2022 – 16:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (November 2022) | - |
10 August 2023 – 17:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Summer Edition | - |
12 October 2023 – 15:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Triple Pack - Fall Edition | - |
22 December 2023 – 16:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Best of 2023 | - |
22 March 2024 – 15:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Special Editions Bundle | - |
12 July 2024 – 14:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Jubilant Bundle | - |
23 August 2024 – 18:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Detectives Bundle | - |
25 June 2025 – 15:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Point and Click Collection | - |
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How many players are playing The Darkside Detective right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 7 players live playing The Darkside Detective on Steam.
The Darkside Detective had an all-time peak of 252 concurrent players on 16 April 2022.
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