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Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows

Sungazer Software LLC · 2025-08-20

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 21, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.

98%
positive of 52 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 53% of 30,069 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.39 at Steam (2026-10-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120252026Week of 2025-08-22: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-25: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$3.392025-08-212026-10-082025-08-21 — best price $8.492025-08-27 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-01-12 — best price $4.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-10-01 — best price $3.392026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-08-21 (Steam store data)

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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