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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark 2021

Point-and-click by Spooky Doorway, published by Akupara Games.

Google Stadia Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4 Linux Android PC (Microsoft Windows) Point-and-click Puzzle Adventure ESRB: T
70
Players
IGDB rating
10 h to beat
main story, 11 h for everything

About

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark came out on April 15, 2021 for Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and Nintendo Switch, then for iOS on August 8, 2024 and for Android on December 9, 2025. The main story takes about 10 hours, doing everything about 11 hours.

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 6 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

How long to beat The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

from 4 players
Main + extrasstory plus side content
10 h
Completionisteverything the game has
11 h

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
August 8, 2024
December 9, 2025

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.