The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Spooky Doorway · April 15, 2021 · Pixel Graphics, Point & Click, Detective, Story Rich, Comedy
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark costs £1.64 in the United Kingdom, $1.69 in the United States, $1.69 in Georgia (USD), €1.89 in Europe (EUR), CA$5.12 in Canada, A$7.68 in Australia, zł8.85 in Poland, NZ$9.89 in New Zealand and R$12.53 in Brazil right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
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 United Kingdom | £1.64 −65% | £4.47 | £1.64 | 23 |
 United Statesyour region | $1.69 −68% | $5.24 | $1.69 | 25 |
 Georgia (USD) | $1.69 −75% | $6.69 | $1.69 | 21 |
 Europe (EUR) | €1.89 −65% | €5.17 | €1.89 | 25 |
 Canada | CA$5.12 −65% | CA$6.82 | CA$5.12 | 23 |
 Australia | A$7.68 −65% | A$7.68 | A$19.76 | 21 |
 Poland | zł8.85 −56% | zł20.25 | zł8.85 | 22 |
 New Zealand | NZ$9.89 −55% | NZ$9.89 | NZ$20.24 | 19 |
 Brazil | R$12.53 −55% | R$20.25 | R$12.53 | 16 |
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About The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
✦ AI summary
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a point-and-click adventure where Detective McQueen solves nine standalone paranormal cases across Twin Lakes and beyond, from creepy carnivals to retirement homes, while rescuing his absent-minded sidekick from the supernatural realm. It blends spooky mysteries with irreverent humor and brain-teasing puzzles that keep the tone more chuckle than chill.
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.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Player modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark in the rankings
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark expands significantly on the original with more elaborate puzzles and longer cases, maintaining the series' charming humor and quirky characters that fans appreciate. However, players note it loses some of the first game's charm, is noticeably harder with larger maps that can feel repetitive when stuck, and the increased length and longer conversations make it less bite-sized than its predecessor. The consensus is that it's a must-play for series fans who value the wit and character work, though newcomers should start with the original first.
Considerably longer and more elaborate than the excellent first game, for better or for worse. Must play for fans of the original, but absolutely start with that one imo.2 found this helpful
They've done it again. This one of my favorite point and click adventure games. They somehow improved on the first, which mind you was so gripping it had me concerned about a joke cartoon/pixelated police officer disappearing. More puzzles, just as many puns and perfect humor. I really do like the case approach- one of my biggest issues with point and click adventure games at this point in my life is the time investment but with the darkside detective games I can check out for a little while and crack a smile of the ridiculousness of it all. Absolute gold.1 found this helpful
Not as charming as the first one. Good puzzle design with a few asking if the designers were just trying to trip you up. Scenes are much longer than the ones from the first game which adds to the playtime. Some of the larger areas, however, get quite repetitive when you are stuck because of some small detail you missed. Love how it picks up after the end of the first game and really appreciate characters reprising their role from the first game.
Can understand why other comments complained about the difficulty of this game - it is definitely harder than the first game - bigger maps and not a bite-sized game anymore, more so a swallow-size. Also the conversations are longer. Still, it's for fans of the series, for the quirkiness and the humour and the characters. I can see that the team put lots of effort in making the game more playable but the movement between scenes/screens do need to tone down a bit, it needs a bit more logical flow between scenes. I look forward to the 3rd game coming out in 2027 with all these feedback for the second game!
Having a laugh trying to solve these mysterious cases. Everything is done with a smile on your face as you progress throughout the game. Puzzles are entertaining and some times surprising, but a whole lot of fun.
pretty good, but not as good as the first one
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