# Games like The Darkside Detective

> The closest matches to The Darkside Detective: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, Thimbleweed Park™, The Blackwell Legacy, Kathy Rain, and Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Shares fetch quests and point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
2. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as The Darkside Detective. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
3. [The Blackwell Legacy](https://imho.run/games/80330/the-blackwell-legacy) — Shares dialogue exploration and point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80330/)
4. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Shares point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
5. [Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard](https://imho.run/games/1047220/frog-detective-2-the-case-of-the-invisible-wizard) — Shares fetch quests with The Darkside Detective. 1,808 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1047220/)
6. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — Also Supernatural and Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
7. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — A frequent pick in The Darkside Detective players' libraries, and another Adventure. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
8. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — A frequent pick in The Darkside Detective players' libraries, and another Action. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
9. [Grim Fandango Remastered](https://imho.run/games/316790/grim-fandango-remastered) — Shares point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 3,723 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316790/)
10. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Supernatural and Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
11. [Paradigm](https://imho.run/games/600370/paradigm) — A frequent pick in The Darkside Detective players' libraries, and another Indie. 884 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/600370/)
12. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — Shares point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
13. [The Book of Unwritten Tales](https://imho.run/games/215160/the-book-of-unwritten-tales) — Shares point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 958 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215160/)
14. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
15. [Tangle Tower](https://imho.run/games/359510/tangle-tower) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 2,661 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359510/)
16. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Supernatural, like The Darkside Detective. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
17. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
18. [Foolish Mortals](https://imho.run/games/1848440/foolish-mortals) — Also Supernatural, like The Darkside Detective. 368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/)
19. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
20. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
21. [Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series](https://imho.run/games/94620/hector-badge-of-carnage-full-series) — Shares point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 83 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94620/)
22. [Duck Detective: The Secret Salami](https://imho.run/games/2637990/duck-detective-the-secret-salami) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 4,666 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/)
23. [Chicken Police - Paint it RED!](https://imho.run/games/1084640/chicken-police-paint-it-red) — Shares point and click adventure with The Darkside Detective. 674 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084640/)
24. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Detective, like The Darkside Detective. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=368390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=368390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=368390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=368390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/368390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Darkside Detective

The Darkside Detective is a 2017 point-and-click adventure where players join the Darkside Division to solve supernatural cases in Twin Lakes. The game features dialogue-heavy exploration, fetch-quests, and object-interaction puzzles with a chill difficulty setting designed for short play sessions. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and whimsical, with characters that are fun and likeable, complemented by a light-hearted comedy tone. It runs verified on Steam Deck at $14.99 USD and holds a 94% positive rating from nearly 2000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 368390
- **Developer:** Spooky Doorway
- **Publisher:** Akupara Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jul 27, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 77
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=368390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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