The Darkside Detective
- Developer
- Spooky Doorway
- Publisher
- Akupara Games
- Released
- 27 July 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £5.39
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: point and click , puzzle , adventure , indie
Join The Darkside Detective, Francis McQueen, as he investigates the bizarre, the supernatural and those missing cat cases that keep getting dropped on his desk.
Best gaming PC for The Darkside Detective in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Darkside Detective 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 | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Darkside Detective?
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.