Released Apr 15, 2021 $5.73 · −55% Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

By Spooky Doorway · published by Akupara Games

Point & Click Pixel Graphics Detective Story Rich Comedy Mystery Puzzle Atmospheric CasualText-Based2DDark Comedy

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Reviews 1,640 Overwhelmingly Positive

Players yesterday 9 at the busiest moment

Owners Under 20K estimated

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a game tagged Point & Click, Pixel Graphics and Detective by Spooky Doorway, released Apr 15, 2021. It has 1,640 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). The Steam games most like it include The Darkside Detective, Five Day Detective and Crowpoint Manor.

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The Darkside Detective 88% match · Point & Click, Pixel Graphics, Detective
Five Day Detective 81% match · Point & Click, Detective, Story Rich
Crowpoint Manor 80% match · Point & Click, Pixel Graphics, Detective
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID795420

Release dateApr 15, 2021

Last change number39428687

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Spooky Doorway
Publisher: Akupara Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: The Darkside Detective
Technologies: Unity detected
Metacritic: 84
Website: darksidedetective.com
Links: Twitch X YouTube Website

Language	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily SharingFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller Bluetooth

Prices

Price · US$6.74

On sale40 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$6.74Oct 24, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
15016495	public	Jul 22, 2024

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
22689 Bundle	Pixel Art Detectives Bundle	1	$5.73
241310	The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark	1	$6.74
20647 Bundle	The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - Deluxe Edition	1	$10.11
16097 Bundle	The Darkside Detective - Series Edition	2	$10.78
57866 Bundle	Duckside Detective - Glamping in the Dark	2	$14.22
78212 Bundle	The Darkside Detective: FITD + Chicken Police - P.I.R!	1	$6.07
63726 Bundle	The Darkside Manor Bundle	3	$30.13

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
795421	—	Windows	1.37 GB	276.1 MB	3969311993528178081
795422	—	macOS	1.43 GB	290.3 MB	4295507801690545566
795423	—	Linux	1.40 GB	275.5 MB	8209135597033087760

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	15016495	Jul 22, 2024	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Darkside Detective Season 2

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
The Darkside Detective 2.exe		Windows
The Darkside Detective 2.app/Contents/MacOS/The Darkside Detective 2		macOS
The Darkside Detective 2.x86_64		Linux · 64-bit