Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Spooky Door Publisher: Spooky Door Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No I‘m not sure what has sparked this resurgence of point and click adventure games other than the very real nostalgia fad that companies are cashing in on like mad, but as someone who grew up playing the genre I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, even one I found in my bed after a Saturday night bender. Sure, it amuses me that we’ve somehow reverted back to using pixellated graphics and text-only stories despite spending so much time and effort getting away from them, but when it’s as enjoyable as The Darkside Detective it’s kind of hard to care. You’ll be stepping into the pixellated shoes of one Detective Francis McQueen who works in the under-funded Darkside department along with his bumbling chum Officer Dooley, who is obviously named after Officer Dewey from the Scream movies. Yup, there is a fair amount of referencing going on in The Darkside Detective, ...
