The Darkside Detective

The Darkside Detective

Steam Deck Verified

Spooky Doorway · Point & Click · Jul 27, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $6.74.

94%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 144 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The writing is clever, the tone is charmingly absurd, and every case feels like a compact, well-crafted homage to classic horror and mystery media.
144 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
While I’m not usually a fan of pixel art, the visuals here are bright, readable, and thoughtfully composed.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The enjoyment comes primarily from story and humor, not from complex puzzles or intricate gameplay systems.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I'll also give credit to the achievements, which add a layer of difficulty and replayability if you want it, many of which involve exploring to click on more obscure hotspots or ones that are updating based on how the scenario is progressing.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Some of the chapters in this game are real bangers up there with some of the classic LucasArts games and the soundtrack is excellent and atmospheric.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
✅ Great on Steam Deck!
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters144 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Difficulty24 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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