
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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- 10 players right now
- 22 24-hour peak
- 252 all-time peak
16 April 2022
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Store data
- 10,622 followers
- #6263 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 10 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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