
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.
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You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley's gun.

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
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 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

Murder Is Game Over
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
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 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 11.8%, Detective 10.7%, Point & Click 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Text-Based 9.1%
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Dark Comedy 13.9%, Text-Based 9.9%, Point & Click 9.8%, Dark Humor 9.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Dark Humor 15%, Dark Comedy 15%, Point & Click 13%, Text-Based 11.4%
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Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Point & Click 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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Why similar: Dark Comedy 21.4%, Point & Click 15%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Detective 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.5%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Point & Click 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Detective 12.4%, Text-Based 10.6%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 18%, Detective 17.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark Humor 9.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Point & Click 14.1%, Dark Comedy 14%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Text-Based 8.9%
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Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.4%, Point & Click 16.3%, Detective 15.9%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
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Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Detective 13.5%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Point & Click 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 12.6%, Puzzle 9.7%
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Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Detective 13.8%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 6.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Detective 11.6%, Casual 7.3%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Point & Click 19.1%, Detective 14.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Text-Based 8%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 14.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 11.1%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Point & Click 14%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%
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Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Dark Comedy 14.9%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Puzzle 8.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Point & Click 15%, Detective 14.8%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Detective 11%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.6%, Puzzle 9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Point & Click 14.2%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Exploration 10.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Point & Click 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 11%, Adventure 6.6%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Detective 15.3%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Point & Click 11%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Detective 16.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Point & Click 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Detective 13.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Point & Click 18.9%, Detective 11.7%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.5%
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Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Detective 17.7%, Exploration 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 21.3%, Detective 15%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Puzzle 10.6%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Point & Click 19.4%, Detective 11.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 9.7%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Point & Click 16.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Detective 12.1%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 13.3%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.1%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Point & Click 20.8%, Detective 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Point & Click 23%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Casual 9.5%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Detective 15.8%, Text-Based 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Text-Based 13.8%, Point & Click 13.6%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Point & Click 25%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Casual 9.6%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 18.8%, Point & Click 17%, Detective 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 13.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Detective 12.7%, Dark Humor 12.5%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Point & Click 18%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Exploration 10.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Point & Click 19.3%, Detective 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 10.3%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Dark Comedy 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%
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Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle 10.2%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Detective 16%, Point & Click 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 10.7%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 14.6%, Detective 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 11.9%
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Why similar: Point & Click 15.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Detective 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Exploration 11%
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Why similar: Point & Click 18.1%, Text-Based 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Detective 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Detective 21.2%, Puzzle 13%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Point & Click 17.4%, Detective 15.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 9.2%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Dark Comedy 17.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Dark Humor 12%, Detective 11.3%
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Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Text-Based 17.7%, Detective 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Point & Click 15.3%, Dark Comedy 14.6%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Detective 13.3%
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Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Point & Click 13.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Casual 9.2%
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Why similar: Dark Comedy 18%, Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 14.2%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Exploration 7.8%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Detective 11.2%
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Why similar: Dark Comedy 29%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Point & Click 17.8%, Text-Based 12.2%, Funny 5.2%
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Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Dark Comedy 16.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Dark Humor 14%, Visual Novel 12.6%