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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Spooky Doorway / Apr 15, 2021 / Adventure, Casual, Indie

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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.

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Release notes - The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark update 2.66.1626.10

2024-03-15

Release notes - The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark update 2.32.1295.10815 • The audio filter applied on the pause/options menu in game carrying over when exiting a case. • The ‘loading’ music having a muffled sound to it. • PlayStation Controllers Set up having some of the wrong button images on PC Platforms • Press to Start Screen not detecting PlayStation Controllers until after input on PC Platforms • Dialogue repeating every time you visit a certain Screen • Strange issue with the Screens being cut off • Brightside: Bits Box Interactivity Issue • D-Pad occasionally not working in the Main Menus • PS5 Controller not working on most PC Platforms • Pause being enabled during Black Screen Transitions • Some issues with the Interrogation Minigame and Bits Box Minigame • Small issue with the wrong Hotspots sometimes being layered on top in the Bits Box Minigame

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• Being able to place the Figurines anywhere using the Pause Menu on the Final Minigame • Brightside: None of the correct combinations working in the Interrogation Minigame • Case 6: Not being able to progress past Screen Shakes • Clicking "Continue Investigation" on any of the 9 Cases causes the first Scene of the Case to briefly flash on Screen before loading the correct Scene • PS4 Controller Image not showing when using a PS5 Controller on PC Platforms • Computer Cursor staying on Screen until the In-Game Cursor appears

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What players say

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% positive, 1,138 reviews

Recommended12 hrs played

fun game, definitely worth it on sale. however, i do want to mention that there were a good amount of the puzzles in here that feel nonsensical rather than difficult. i prefer it to make sense rather than it be artificially difficult. that being said, i still enjoyed my time with the game and i'm looking forward to the next one.

7 found this helpful, 2026-01-16

Not recommended5 hrs played

Feels like a big step back from the first game in every way. Levels are bigger and longer but this just leads to more backtracking and having screens or "rooms" that don't feel necessary. There is way more moon logic and puzzle solutions that don't feel intuitive.

8 found this helpful, 2026-02-11

Recommended11 hrs played

Fun game, not difficult unless you're slow like me, I felt i was young sherlock homes solving the cases 10/10 must play

6 found this helpful, 2026-03-13

Not recommended4 hrs played

As somebody who loved playing through the first game, this is so disappointing. A huge step back in every conceivable way. Definitely a contender for one of the worst PnC games I have played in years. I gritted my teeth through the first two cases and have had enough. Maybe one day my frustration will pass and I can reset and come back to this. As of right now it is unbearable. The puzzles and logic are ridiculous,...