The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
- Developer
- Spooky Doorway
- Publisher
- Akupara Games
- Released
- 15 April 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £5.39
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: point and click , puzzle , adventure , indie
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it's time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America's 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 6 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Best gaming PC for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Akupara Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series | 4th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | Intel HD (Integrated), GeForce 6 Series/Radeon R7 Series | GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better) |
| Storage | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 4th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen and your GPU is at or above GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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