The Darkside Detective

The Darkside Detective is a pleasent point and click adventure that is going to give you condensed hours of fun without any useless filler. Read the full review here: https://mr-skeltals-thoughts-deposit.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-darkside-detective-review-see-you.html

As others have said, it is quite easy, and it is funny. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because of the short playing time.

I'm buying this game hoping they'll create an improved one, I love the idea behind it, but this one fells short. Short game, easy(I only got stuck once), small places....But is also cheap(never pay more than 20$ for a videogame) and fun. I've enjoyed all the references I could find. I hope they'll release a second one, a little bit more serious(better dialogues) and more cases of the occult, I'll buy it.

With the Linux version (Ubuntu-based, could hardly be more standard hardware) there are severe issues with the game graphics which render this game literally unplayable. Basically half the screen is constantly flickering, the cursor is invisible at times. Even though I have done some meddling, nothing has helped so far. The same issue does NOT occur with the successor game, the graphics of which work all fine on the very same system. The bad thing is that the successor relies on its predecessor (i.e., this game) in terms of the plot. Therefore, both are not worth buying unless the developer decides to eventually start fixing things (which apparently they would be capable of if they wanted to). Graphics problems (such as black screens, or flickering) have not been fixed by Spooky Doorway / Akupara even though they have been existing for years. Linux gamers be advised to test thoroughly with the aforesaid companies. The persistent lack of care and support by the developer unfortunately voids all effort put into their games, which most likely results in bad experiences on all sides. Therefore, to actually learn about the contents of the game in case it turns out working properly, please consult the other reviews at hand. In a nutshell: Not too bad. But chances are you will end up with a substantially crippled game and not get to know the positive sides.

I've tried it yesterday and I don't like it, be careful potential buyers this has nothing to do with classic point n' click adventures, ultra easy puzzles for dummies, the humor in not a big deal just a poor excuse for generic references, and the developers of this game are so lazy that you can't even walk, LOL 0 animation. It's like playing some kind of facebook game...Avoid it like a plague if you are a true adventure gamer.