The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Release date: Apr 15, 2021
Developers: Spooky Doorway
Publishers: Akupara Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Simplified Chinese

Feature List • 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 About the Game 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. 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… That’s where The Darkside Detective comes in. Whenever you hear a bump in the night, feel a tingle up your spine, or smell something fishy, Detective Francis McQueen isn’t far behind. No, he doesn’t smell of fish - it’s a phrase, come on... 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. Join them in this frighteningly funny point-and-click adventure as they investigate nine more standalone cases bringing them to a carnival, the local retirement home, an amateur wrestling circuit and even as far away as Ireland as they do what they can to keep the Darkside at bay. Like how this sounds? Try the first title.

Press reviews: “The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a gloriously retro nostalgia fix for those who love point and click games. But for those who have never played them before, it’s a brilliant introduction to the genre” 5/5 – The Mirror “A worthy follow-up to the first season...Weird characters, wacky shenanigans and whizzbang jokes abound, with the familiar wonderful pixel art style encompassing it all.” 4.5/5 – Adventure Gamers “The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is so sharp-witted, it’s easily one of the best adventure games to come along in years.” 5/5 – Saving Content