Detective Gallo

Detective Gallo

Steam Deck Unsupported

Footprints Games · Adventure · May 30, 2018

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

83%
Very Positive
187 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 187 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 76 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Detective Gallo is a point and click adventure game that brings a memorable noir parody story with a caricature protagonist.
39 of 76 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Brilliant soundtrack of jazz noir melodies develops on top of the comedy story and the final product comes up wholesome and well-made.
21 of 76 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Detective Gallo is a typical point and clicks adventure game that aims to please the nostalgic players and you can feel it straight from the first seconds of the gameplay.
16 of 76 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Nicely done hand-illustrated graphics
16 of 76 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
This comparison continues from art style and humorous story straight into the puzzles, which are also very similar both in style and difficulty to the aforementioned games.
6 of 76 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters39 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Gameplay16 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface10 reviews
90%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes3 reviews
67%

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.

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 $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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