The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

by Spooky Doorway·published by Akupara Games

Steam · Overwhelmingly Positive

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Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment96

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

1,101en

1,934 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Apr 15, 2021

Price

$14.99

Velocity

0.6/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 23, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

52,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

$770.0K

Based on 1,934 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 1,101 post-launch reviews
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0h
71%28 rev
<2h
85%34 rev
2-10h
96%478 rev
10-50h
98%547 rev
50-200h
100%14 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+15pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 329 similar games in the Casual genre released in 2021.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 16%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 16%

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