The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
| App ID | 795420 |
| 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 | 31187877 |
| Last Record Update | 18 September 2025 – 19:32:58 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 15 April 2021 – 13:00:19 UTC ( |
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Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Additional Information
| Developer | Spooky Doorway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Akupara Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 15 April 2021 – 13:00:28 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://bsky.app/profile/akuparagames.bsky.social 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 | 15 April 2021 – 13:00:19 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 1 July 2025 – 05:27:04 UTC ( |
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| osextended | macos64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, cURL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| controllertagwizard | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 26 January 2018 – 02:45:17 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 5 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
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| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tags
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Cloud Gaming
Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)
Hardware Categories
Full Controller Support
DualShock Controllers (USB Only)
DualShock Controllers
DualSense Controllers (USB Only)
DualSense Controllers
Accessibility Categories
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| all_ages | true |
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| timestamp | 7 September 2021 – 22:58:24 UTC |
| trailer_name | The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - Launch Trailer |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 15 April 2021 – 13:32:10 UTC |
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