The Darkside Detective

Cute, fun funny, and bit-size PNC adventures. You get six main "detective cases" and three bonus ones as part of the game. The two main characters (Detective McQueen and his sidekick Officer Dooley) are the same for all of them and you have some recurring NPCs, but otherwise you can play the cases in any order. Each case can take you from 10 to 30 minutes to complete, depending on how much time you pend reading all the flavor text or trying to find all the interactions. Honestly, the main questions you have to ask yourself are: 1. Do I like this kind of art style? 2. Do I like point and click games? If you answered "yes" to BOTH of these questions then buy with confidence! Just maybe wait for a sale because $15 is a little much. I'd say $10 is a much more appropriate price for the fun you're getting. Also... the bonus cases have a TINY bit of "adventure game logic" in them, but I can count on one hand the number of times I had to look up a hint and honestly if I had more patience I could have absolutely figured out how to progress all by myself. Recommended!

I don't usually enjoy these kinds of games but i love the whole series. Can't wait for the next one to come out. Theres a perfect amount of comedy and i enjoy the puzzles. Couldn't recommend this game more!

Puzzles are a good balance: not too easy, but doable. Humor decent for people who like cheesy jokes.

Loved it! A bit-size puzzle game with full-of-pun conversations, quirky characters and tightly arranged puzzles. It's not just simple point-n-click puzzles if you use some logics it is quite straight forward. I've had a fun time playing this, full of characters.

Absolutely hilarious and ridiculous. There were about 5 times a joke hit so well I couldn’t stop giggling. I had to look up some solutions/next steps, as the game can be silly and nonsensical in its solutions. Oftentimes what you’re supposed to do is logical, but sometimes it makes zero sense to a rational human. But I respect it because it’s clearly so silly, it’s great. I’m glad I got it on sale though, it’s pretty short.

A charming retro-style point and click adventure game with amusing characters. A love letter to pop culture, games, and horror. A satirical slice of Americana. The episodic nature makes each case feel quite contained and McQueen and Dooley's banter does the rest. You definitely get the most out of a game like this if you're the type of player who reads all the text and enjoys clicking across screens along with some light puzzling to keep things interesting. A lovely score and a game that is very aware of itself and its genre and executes it with style.