The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
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.
- Price:$7.49
- Release Date:4/15/2021
- Franchise:Akupara Games
- Developer:Spooky Doorway
- Publisher:Akupara Games
- Last Updated:12/29/2024
- Steam App Id:795420
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark has 17 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 64% lower than its previous all-time peak of 47 players achieved on 10/12/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. It has received a total of 1,638 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. Right now, it costs $7.49 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark and its growth over time. It currently has 6,151 followers on its community page.
About The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is an Indie, Casual, and Adventure game developed by Spooky Doorway. On 4/15/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Akupara Games.
Players have rated The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 1,638 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,583 positive reviews and 55 negative reviews — an overall 97% positive review rating. Additionally, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark has earned a metascore of 84 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.49 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through The Darkside Detective - Series Edition, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - Deluxe Edition, and Pixel Art Detectives Bundle which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, Spanish (Spain), German, and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Text-Based
- Interactive Fiction
- Atmospheric
- Investigation
- Story Rich
- Visual Novel
- Pixel Graphics
- Puzzle
- Dark Humor
- Comedy
- Retro
- Mystery
- Funny
- Detective
- Dark Comedy
- Point & Click
- Casual
- Adventure
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - Soundtrack | Music | 4/15/2021 | View |
Related Bundles
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Darkside Detective - Series Edition | 2 | 2 | $10.18 | View |
 | The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - Deluxe Edition | 2 | 2 | $11.23 | View |
 | Pixel Art Detectives Bundle | 2 | 2 | $9.08 | View |
Related Packages
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark | $8.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 29). The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 29). The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/795420
- Metacritic. (2024, December 29). The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark
- Spooky Doorway. (2023, July 8). The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark. http://darksidedetective.com/