The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIndie

Steam

Released

Apr 15, 2021

2,013 days ago

Platforms

PC
PS5
Xbox Series X|S
Switch
PS4
+6

Ratings

Popularity

#522of 3,301

By IGDB popularity

Release dates

North America dates

Dec 9, 2025314 days ago
- Android
Aug 8, 2024802 days ago
- iOS
Apr 15, 20212,013 days ago
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Switch
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Mac
- Linux
- Stadia

About

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 6 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 115 players

Main story: 8 h
Main + extras: 11 h
Completionist: 11 h

Reviews

Critic scores from OpenCritic ↗

OpenCritic81/10083% recommend · Strong12 critic reviews Steam96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 1,798 reviews

IGDB players70/10015 ratings

Game info

Released: 2021 · see every game from that year
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person · Side view
Engine: Unity
Multiplayer

Editions, DLC & expansions

Editions & bundles 2

Studios

Age ratings

ESRBTDrug Reference, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence, Partial Nudity
PEGI12Bad Language
USK12No content descriptors
GRAC15+Language, Sexuality, Violence
CLASS INDLNo content descriptors
ACBPGNo content descriptors

Languages

6 languages

Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain)

Language	Audio	Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified)简体中文	–	–
EnglishEnglish (US)
FrenchFrançais
GermanDeutsch
Spanish (Mexico)Español (Mexico)	–	–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)