The Darkside Detective (2017)
Platforms: Linux · Windows · Macintosh · Nintendo Switch · Windows Apps · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Stadia · Xbox Series · Atari VCS · Android · iPhone · iPadGenres: Genres · Adventure · Side view · Fixed / flip-screen · Graphic adventure · Puzzle elements · Point and select · Fantasy · Comedy · Detective / mystery
The Darkside Detective is a 2D point-and-click adventure game set in the fictional city of Twin Lakes. The player controls Detective Francis McQueen who is part of the Darkside Division investigating cases with supernatural elements. He is assisted by...
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Cast & Crew · 94 people
- Dave McCabe· Design Lead, Writing, Additional Development by, Additional QA by
- Chris Colston· Addtional Design by, Additional Development by, Sound Effects, Additional QA by
- Treasa McCabe· Addtional Design by, Development Lead, Programming Lead, Additional QA by
- Paul Conway· Addtional Design by, Art, Additional Development by, Sound Effects, Additional QA by
- David Farrelly· Spelling Wranglers, Additional QA by
- Odhran Gavin· Spelling Wranglers, Playtesters
- Ben Prunty· Music
- Kal O'Brien· Corgi Wrangler, Playtesters
- Charlène Lebrun· Marketing
- Danielle Woodford· Marketing
- Robert Megone· QA Lead
- Abel García Cortina· Additional QA by
- Brian Coyne· Playtesters
- Laoise O'Toole· Playtesters
- Eoin Butler Thornton· Playtesters
- Kieran Murphy· Playtesters
- Patrick Gavin· Playtesters
- Maezza Romero-Brathwaite· Playtesters
- Russell Browne· Playtesters
- Abel Garcia· Playtesters, Spanish Testing
- Luke Guinan· Playtesters
- Ruth Campion· Playtesters
- Lloyd Curtis· Playtesters
- Richard Allsop· Playtesters
- Eoghan Murphy· Playtesters
- Joe Neary· Playtesters
- Katherine McGuire· Playtesters
- Robin Negus· Playtesters
- Aine O'Donnell· Playtesters
- Kristina Orlova· Playtesters
- Michael Dore· Playtesters
- Michelle Farrelly· Playtesters
- James Brophy· Playtesters
- Katie O'Brien· Playtesters
- Hannah Bechara· Playtesters
- Milena Milojicic· Playtesters
- Tara Whelan· Playtesters
- Bryan Keane· Playtesters
- Julian Mannion· Playtesters, Special Thanks
- Brian Doherty· Playtesters, Special Thanks
- Cathy Farrelly-Murphy· Playtesters
- Chad Keating· Playtesters
- Dillon Rooney· Playtesters
- David Murphy· Playtesters
- Cian Scattergood· Playtesters
- Alanna Kelly· Playtesters
- Damien Murphy· Playtesters
- Fergal Monaghan· Playtesters
- Claire Nolan· Special Thanks
- Ed Kelly· Special Thanks
- Alan Duggan· Special Thanks
- Brian Durcan· Special Thanks
- Martin Mullen· Special Thanks
- Lauren Bryne· Special Thanks
- John Romero· Special Thanks
- Brenda Romero· Special Thanks
- Colm Larkin· Special Thanks
- Chris Gregan· Special Thanks
- Andrew O'Connor· Special Thanks
- Peter Farrelly· Special Thanks, In Memory of
- Shane Marks· Special Thanks
- Niall O'Reilly· Special Thanks
- Joost DeCock· Special Thanks
- Manus Burke· Special Thanks
- Tony Li· Special Thanks
- John Fitzgerald· Special Thanks
- Noeleen Conway· Special Thanks
- Finn Conway· Special Thanks
- Joel-Adam Powley· Special Thanks
- David Lynch· Special Thanks
- Mark Frost· Special Thanks
- Kyle MacLachlan· Special Thanks
- Amber Barnett· Post Release Production
- Ben Marquez Keenan· Additional Programming
- Adam Englishby· Programming Intern
- David Logan· CEO/Biz Dev
- Chris Nguyen· Producer
- Alyssa Kollgaard· Producer
- Richard Suchit· Marketing
- Miguel Moran· Social Media
- Buddy Sola· Community Management
- Justin McGinnis· QA
- Joel Burke· Kittehface Software
- Jeremy Statz· Kittehface Software
- Travis Jones· Kittehface Software
- Christophe Pallarès· French Localisation
- Pierre Vandenbroucke· French Testing
- Michael Stein· German Localisation
- Nadine Köhler· German Localisation
- Sebastian Jauert· German Testing
- Javier Cadenas· Spanish Localisation
- Vickie Hu· Chinese Localisation
- Yuyan Chan· Chinese Testing
- Xin Ai· Chinese Testing
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