<s>
The	B-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Spooky	O
Doorway	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Akupara	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
VCS	I-Application
released	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
5,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkside	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Twin	O
Lakes	O
,	O
a	O
metropolis	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
occasional	O
reports	O
of	O
criminal	O
activity	O
though	O
several	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
discovered	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
a	O
supernatural	O
nature	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
linked	O
to	O
an	O
otherworldly	O
ghost	O
world	O
reflection	O
of	O
itself	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Darkside	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
satirical	O
nature	O
,	O
drawing	O
multiple	O
references	O
to	O
pop	O
culture	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
case	O
names	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Buy	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Don	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
cases	O
but	O
"	O
Buy	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Polterguys	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Baits	O
Motel	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bonus	O
Cases	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
an	O
update	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
search	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
both	O
a	O
blacklight	B-Application
lamp	O
and	O
pencil	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
test	O
at	O
the	O
upper	O
attic	B-Application
,	O
revealing	O
a	O
door-like	O
drawing	O
on	O
the	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
McPhiend	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
doorway	O
to	O
trap	O
both	O
Alice	O
's	O
parents	O
and	O
take	O
Alice	O
into	O
custody	O
as	O
a	O
legal	O
guardian	O
,	O
thus	O
gaining	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Jones	O
 '	O
inheritance	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
come	O
across	O
Raxa	O
,	O
an	O
occultism	O
and	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
college	O
student	O
also	O
investigating	O
the	O
occurrences	O
on	O
the	O
Library	O
,	O
who	O
reports	O
a	O
strange	O
glow	O
coming	O
from	O
a	O
stack	O
of	O
microfilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
that	O
the	O
station	O
is	O
closed	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
literal	O
ghost	O
train	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
McQueen	O
decides	O
to	O
stay	O
and	O
investigate	O
,	O
discovering	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
Darkside	O
at	O
the	O
tunnel	O
where	O
the	O
ghost	O
train	O
is	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
occurrences	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
ghost	O
using	O
a	O
toilet	O
and	O
a	O
purple	B-Application
tentacle	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
control	O
room	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Tam	O
,	O
a	O
disgruntled	O
intellectually	O
disabled	O
engineer	O
who	O
infected	O
the	O
control	O
systems	O
with	O
a	O
supernatural	O
virus	O
,	O
as	O
retaliation	O
for	O
being	O
fired	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
sleeping	O
on	O
the	O
job	O
(	O
explained	O
by	O
Tam	O
that	O
he	O
attended	O
black	B-Application
magic	I-Application
classes	O
at	O
midnight	O
hour	O
to	O
the	O
morning	O
hours	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
shift	O
immediately	O
afterwards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
recognizes	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
magical	O
urn	O
meant	O
to	O
hold	O
gremlins	B-Language
which	O
belonged	O
to	O
a	O
previously	O
investigated	O
Chinese	O
store	O
,	O
but	O
Dooley	O
foolishly	O
bought	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
gift	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
gremlins	B-Language
to	O
run	O
loose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
scramble	O
across	O
the	O
precinct	O
to	O
collect	O
all	O
the	O
gremlins	B-Language
provoking	O
mischief	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
dispatch	O
station	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
gremlin	B-Language
is	O
eating	O
the	O
server	O
's	O
wiring	O
and	O
another	O
in	O
the	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
is	O
armed	O
)	O
,	O
neutralizing	O
them	O
with	O
electricity	O
and	O
tear	O
gas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
all	O
the	O
gremlins	B-Language
are	O
collected	O
and	O
put	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
urn	O
,	O
Dooley	O
accidentally	O
lets	O
it	O
slip	O
to	O
the	O
floor	O
,	O
breaking	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
clay	O
package	O
from	O
a	O
union	O
worker	O
,	O
McQueen	O
makes	O
a	O
new	O
urn	O
,	O
but	O
requires	O
a	O
tome	O
to	O
enchant	O
it	O
and	O
entrap	O
the	O
gremlins	B-Language
back	O
again	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
evidence	O
room	O
,	O
blocked	O
by	O
McQueen	O
's	O
rival	O
,	O
Detective	O
McKing	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
dating	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
spikes	O
a	O
cup	O
of	O
coffee	O
with	O
laxatives	O
to	O
force	O
McKing	O
to	O
the	O
bathroom	O
,	O
allowing	O
McQueen	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
evidence	O
room	O
,	O
acquire	O
the	O
tome	O
,	O
perform	O
the	O
ritual	O
and	O
trap	O
all	O
gremlins	B-Language
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
McQueen	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
scouts	O
,	O
start	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
a	O
sentient	O
oscilloscope	O
named	O
BETI	O
(	O
Based	O
on	O
SETI	O
,	O
though	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
"	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
camera	O
lens	O
resembling	O
HAL	B-General_Concept
9000	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
which	O
informs	O
Dooley	O
had	O
crossed	O
the	O
camp	O
's	O
lake	O
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
high	O
frequency	O
wi-fi	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
are	O
summoned	O
by	O
Chief	O
Scully	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
entire	O
staff	O
,	O
to	O
attend	O
occurrences	O
during	O
a	O
city-wide	O
riot	B-Device
,	O
where	O
a	O
police	O
officer	O
was	O
already	O
injured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
's	O
dispatched	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
assigned	O
to	O
occurrences	O
in	O
three	O
locations	O
-	O
The	O
Twin	O
Lakes	O
Museum	O
,	O
a	O
gift	O
store	O
in	O
Chinatown	O
(	O
Revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
store	O
where	O
Dooley	O
had	O
bought	O
the	O
urn	O
with	O
gremlins	B-Language
for	O
the	O
"	O
Police	O
Farce	O
"	O
party	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
mansion	O
of	O
the	O
deceased	O
crime	O
boss	O
Al	O
Corpsone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Mansion	O
,	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
Raxa	O
,	O
now	O
an	O
"	B-Operating_System
Inspooktor	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
,	O
after	O
saving	O
her	O
when	O
she	O
is	O
cornered	O
by	O
a	O
rioter	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
realize	O
that	O
a	O
glass	O
case	O
of	O
Osiris	B-Language
 '	O
bust	O
was	O
broken	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
gem	O
stone	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
what	O
he	O
learns	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
occurrences	O
,	O
McQueen	O
realizes	O
that	O
criminals	O
from	O
the	O
Darkside	O
are	O
intended	O
on	O
resurrecting	O
Corpsone	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
riot	B-Device
as	O
a	O
smoke	O
screen	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
ritual	O
components	O
,	O
Corpsone	O
's	O
corpse	O
and	O
the	O
Gem	O
of	O
Osiris	B-Language
to	O
perform	O
the	O
ritual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
race	O
to	O
the	O
graveyard	O
,	O
infested	O
by	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
but	O
driven	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
gun	O
fire	O
of	O
two	O
gangster	O
ghosts	O
as	O
a	O
ghost	O
priest	O
starts	O
the	O
ritual	O
at	O
the	O
crypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
disguises	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
and	O
learns	O
their	O
'	O
language	O
 '	O
from	O
McScream	O
to	O
gather	O
a	O
horde	O
and	O
breach	O
through	O
to	O
the	O
crypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
arrives	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
ritual	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
resurrected	O
zombie	B-Application
Corpsone	O
orders	O
the	O
other	O
zombies	B-Application
to	O
kill	O
McQueen	O
,	O
the	O
floor	O
is	O
collapsed	O
by	O
Dooley	O
,	O
who	O
used	O
a	O
jackhammer	O
in	O
a	O
sewer	O
grating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Dooley	O
is	O
pinned	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
rubble	O
,	O
McQueen	O
uses	O
a	O
stolen	O
car	O
to	O
collapse	O
a	O
water	O
tower	O
(	O
blessed	O
with	O
holy	O
water	O
)	O
to	O
neutralize	O
all	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Corpsone	O
survives	O
and	O
tries	O
strangling	O
Dooley	O
until	O
McQueen	O
traps	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
lifesaver	O
marked	O
with	O
ritual	O
glyphs	B-Application
,	O
banishing	O
Corpsone	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Darkside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
leave	O
the	O
crypt	O
as	O
McScream	O
and	O
Ghouley	O
force	O
the	O
priest	O
,	O
Alexander	O
Pope	O
,	O
to	O
reverse	O
his	O
ritual	O
and	O
putting	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
all	O
living	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
riots	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
precinct	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
dismayed	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
McKing	O
has	O
taken	O
all	O
credit	O
for	O
stopping	O
the	O
riots	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
riot	B-Device
are	O
dismissed	O
by	O
leaked	O
water	O
from	O
the	O
graveyard	O
's	O
tower	O
which	O
passed	O
by	O
the	O
graves	O
prior	O
to	O
flowing	O
to	O
the	O
reservoir	O
,	O
provoking	O
mass	O
hysteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
go	O
visit	O
Santa	O
's	O
house	O
and	O
briefly	O
leave	O
Buzz	O
behind	O
at	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
line	O
,	O
a	O
sudden	O
quake	B-Application
occurs	O
in	O
the	O
mall	O
which	O
makes	O
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
race	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
house	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
has	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
the	O
Krampus	O
and	O
the	O
children	O
-	O
including	O
Buzz	O
-	O
into	O
unruly	O
green	O
gnomes	B-Application
,	O
which	O
start	O
wreaking	O
havoc	O
across	O
the	O
mall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
capture	O
and	O
restrain	O
Buzz	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Christmas	O
tree	O
's	O
star	O
through	O
the	O
mall	O
's	O
enormous	O
fountain	B-Language
,	O
interrogating	O
him	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
Krampus	O
is	O
actually	O
Santa	O
's	O
polar	O
opposite	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
brings	O
out	O
the	O
worst	O
traits	O
from	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Krampus	O
,	O
the	O
Buzz-gnome	O
informs	O
that	O
the	O
Krampus	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
lactose-intolerant	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
McQueen	O
formulate	O
a	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
book	O
their	O
rooms	O
for	O
the	O
motel	O
,	O
leave	O
their	O
luggage	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
attraction	O
itself	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
it	O
closed	O
under	O
a	O
localized	O
sandstorm	B-Application
,	O
which	O
McQueen	O
decides	O
to	O
investigate	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
carnival	O
truck	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
sandstorm	B-Application
on	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
McQueen	O
and	O
Dooley	O
come	O
across	O
Jamie	O
,	O
the	O
Bloodwolves	O
 '	O
camp	O
kiosk	O
attendant	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
them	O
the	O
sandstorm	B-Application
began	O
after	O
a	O
fisherman	O
briefly	O
passed	O
by	O
the	O
museum	O
and	O
then	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeking	O
for	O
guidance	O
,	O
McQueen	O
drinks	O
a	O
'	O
spiritual	O
mix	O
 '	O
(	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
trashed	O
energy	O
drink	O
cans	O
and	O
Dooley	O
's	O
protein	O
supplements	O
)	O
amidst	O
the	O
desert	O
where	O
he	O
comes	O
across	O
an	O
Incan-like	B-Application
temple	I-Application
inhabited	O
by	O
bodybuilding	O
werewolves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
prototype	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Paul	O
Conway	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Colston	O
at	O
a	O
short	O
game	O
jam	O
in	O
Galway	O
,	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
a	O
charming	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
with	O
a	O
taste	O
for	O
the	O
sillier	O
aspects	O
of	O
horror.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer.com	O
awarded	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
has	O
a	O
very	O
distinct	O
sense	O
of	O
humour	O
that	O
you	O
'll	O
either	O
love	O
or	O
hate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jimmy	O
Donnellan	O
of	O
Cultured	O
Vultures	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Funny	O
and	O
offbeat	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Darkside	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
is	O
a	O
joyful	O
but	O
basic	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
simply	O
over	O
too	O
soon.	O
"	O
</s>
