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Detective Dotson

Masala Games Private Limited · 2025-04-24

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 08, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 24, 2025 (Mac), Apr 24, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 24, 2025 (Linux), TBD (Android), Oct 30, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.

81%
positive of 170 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.49
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (49 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 29,977 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 170 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Player tags

CozyCuteFunnyCasualComedyMysteryEpisodicAdventureDetectiveNonlinear

Census log

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