The Darkside Detective

Name: The Darkside Detective
Price: 6.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (43 reviews)
Author: Akupara Games

By: Akupara Games

Adventure

Features & Capabilities

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

"Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? ahem That's where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. When evil darkens the doorsteps of Twin Lakes City – hell, even when it just loiters around shop fronts or hangs out in shady alleyways – he’s there, ready to investigate the cases that nobody else will.

He is The Darkside Detective.

The COMPLETE SEASON ONE collection of this multi award-winning comedic serial adventure sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens. Point at everything in sight, click around mysterious and eerie locations, and use your wits (or borrow a friend’s) to lay these cases to rest!

Feature List • 9 paranormal bite-sized micro cases to investigate around Twin Lakes City, including a Christmas Spectacular Special • At least three jokes • Cutting edge, high definition pixels • One free curse-removal, up to and including mid-level witch hexes • Music from Ben Prunty, the audiomancer behind gems such as Into the Breach, Subnautica, and FTL

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Akupara Games

Rating:

4.80

(43)

Version:

1.0.4 - Christmas Icon Update Last updated: 2025-12-04

Version code:

880324881

Creation date:

2024-08-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

992.45MB

Price:

6.99

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-08

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Developed by:

Akupara Games

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-darkside-detective/id6473466126

Website:

https://www.darksidedetective.com

User Reviews

Darkside Detective delivers a charming, nostalgic retro detective experience with witty humor, Easter eggs, and accessible puzzles that fans of classic point-and-clicks will enjoy. The bundle offers strong value and longer content in the sequel, along with bonus cases. However, reviews repeat saving issues—progress can be lost or not saved exactly—plus some players find the puzzles too easy. Overall, the vibe, humor, and content shine, but players should be mindful of saving quirks and desire for more challenging puzzles.

Pros

Nostalgic humor with many references and Easter eggs to classic games.
Accessible, satisfying puzzles that mostly avoid excessive leaps in logic.
Engaging noir detective storytelling with witty, varied dialogue and surprising twists.
Great value and content, especially in the sequel; longer cases and bonus content; bundle is recommended.
Retro, well-presented point-and-click visuals with intuitive navigation.

Cons

Saving progress is unreliable; players report losing progress across sessions.
Puzzles can be too easy for some players, reducing overall challenge.
Occasional save quirks (not always saving your exact place; manual saves sometimes needed).

Recent reviews

Really had fun with this -- made me think of Space Quest with all of the silly references and what not. Most of the puzzles were accessible and not require over the top leaps of logic, except I did have to find a few hints on the last act! Worth the price, and now Im about ready to dive into the second one!