The Darkside Detective

220 reviews
Content rating
PEGI 7
10K+
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Content rating
PEGI 7
Implied violence, Fear
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About this game

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense, and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the mildly confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? *ahem* That's where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator 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.

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The COMPLETE SEASON ONE collection of this multi award-winning comedic serial adventure sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens. Point at everything in sight, click around mysterious and eerie locations, and use your wits (or borrow a friend’s) to lay these cases to rest!

Feature List
• 9 paranormal bite-sized micro cases to investigate around Twin Lakes City, including a Christmas Spectacular Special
• At least three jokes
• Cutting edge, high definition pixels
• One free curse-removal, up to and including mid-level witch hexes
• Music from Ben Prunty, the audiomancer behind gems such as Into the Breach, Subnautica, and FTL
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense, and join the Darkside Division.
Updated on
19 Nov 2025

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Ratings and reviews

200 reviews
J R
3 February 2025
Great! The game is broken up into multiple chapters to solve, instead of one long adventure. The humorous dialogue was entertaining and was the main reason I finished the game. I loved the interactions the detective has with every character along the way. I particularly liked the corny, cheesy, and strange dialogue (a perfect match for my twisted sense of humor. LOL). The puzzles were challenging but I never felt they were impossible to solve. This is a game I will remember a long time from now.
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Julie Lewis
25 May 2026
So much fun! I just finished playing both Darkside Detective games over the past week. I had a great time: the puzzles are challenging (but not so esoteric they're impossible) and I laughed my toosh off the whole time. LOL very witty. Make more, please!
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ChatGPT
6 August 2026
I love the humour of this game. The game requires a bit of thinking but nothing too difficult. Love detective McQueen and Dooley!
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