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Key features
• 9 unique cases, the likes of which you’ve never seen before (not a guarantee)
• Uses both pointing and clicking technology
• Music from Thomas O’Boyle, a totally-living composer, definitely not undead
• Photo-Realistic* Pixel Rendering (*Depends on your definition of photo-realism)
• 1 mail-in rebate per customer on exorcism services for hauntings resulting from play
• A brief recap of the events of “The Darkside Detective” for anyone who hasn’t played it and doesn’t want to
Rating
Twin Lakes is a cursed city. Less cursed than say, “Demons are tearing it apart” but more cursed than “always loses its keys” or “often steps in puddles”. It’s roughly in the middle of the cursed scale, is what we’re trying to say.
Cursed enough that it’s a nuisance. Cursed enough that somebody has to deal with it…
Picking up after the events of The Darkside Detective, McQueen has to save his usually-present (in body, if not mind) sidekick Officer Dooley from the Darkside, so the two can get back to what they do best – investigating the city’s many strange, often paranormal, always paradoxical goings-on.
“[…] a clever and well-written little game, and one of the best modern point and click adventures out there.” – Kotaku
“The Darkside Detective is all about taking in the world, laughing a lot, and having a hell of a lot of fun.” – XboxHub
Akupara Games published and ported The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 & 5, Xbox One/Series, Google Stadia, Google Play and iOS.
