The Darkside Detective

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• Christmas video game
• adventure video game

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Casual^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• 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^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Point & Click^*

  Votes · historical

  241^*

• Detective^*

  Votes · historical

  234^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  230^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  223^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  220^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  205^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  194^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  188^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  177^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  169^*

• Supernatural^*

  Votes · historical

  164^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  153^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  151^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  121^*

• Dark Humor^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Lovecraftian^*

  Votes · historical

  113^*

• Cartoony^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• 1980s^*

  Votes · historical

  96^*

• 1990's^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac OS X 10.7+^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ Duo 1.83GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD Chipset 3000^*

  Storage

  1 GB available space^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS^*

  Processor alternatives

  Pentium 4^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD Chipset 3000^*

  Storage

  1 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD (Integrated), GeForce 6 Series/Radeon R7 Series^*

  Storage

  1 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better)^*

  Processor alternatives

  4th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  15^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

Developers

• Spooky Doorway

Publishers

• Spooky Doorway
• Akupara Games^*

• 2017-07-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2017-07-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2017-07-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

• 2018-02-07

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2017-07-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2017-07-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jul 27, 2017^*

Detailed specifications