The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

aka: The Darkside Detective 2: FITD
Moby ID: 162530
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Twin Lakes is a cursed city. Less cursed than say, “Demons are tearing it apart” but more cursed than “always loses its keys” or “often steps in puddles”. It’s roughly in the middle of the cursed scale, is what we’re trying to say.

Cursed enough that it’s a nuisance. Cursed enough that somebody has to deal with it…

That’s where The Darkside Detective comes in. Whenever you hear a bump in the night, feel a tingle up your spine, or smell something fishy, Detective Francis McQueen isn’t far behind.

No, he doesn’t smell of fish - it’s a phrase, come on...

Picking up after the events of The Darkside Detective, McQueen has to save his usually-present (in body, if not mind) sidekick Officer Dooley from the Darkside, so the two can get back to what they do best - investigating the city’s many strange, often paranormal, always paradoxical goings-on.

Join them in this frighteningly funny point-and-click adventure as they investigate six more standalone cases bringing them to a carnival, the local retirement home, an amateur wrestling circuit and even as far away as Ireland as they do what they can to keep the Darkside at bay.

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Produced & Developed by
  • Spooky Doorway
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  • Akupara Games
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  • DJlajdj The Formless Form
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  • Spooky Doorway
  • Kittehface Software
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Game added by Sciere.

Atari VCS added by Damon. Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 4, Windows Apps, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 added by Kam1Kaz3NL77. iPhone, iPad, Android added by Tim Janssen.

Additional contributors: Tim Janssen.

Game added April 15, 2021. Last modified October 15, 2024.