The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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%100 Achievement Guide
By Sphinx
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Case 1
Manhandler
You can do this in any case you want. Click 50 times on Detective McQueen (yourself).

An Eye For Detail
After reaching the switchboard area go directly to the roof of the switchboard and you will get the achievement. Just make sure you go to the roof before you use the Crime Scene Tape on Switchboard Entrance, or you will lose the chance to get the achievement.

Wisdom Seeker
Go to Pier 13 on your map (the location will appear on the map after combining Sketchy Address with Manifest). At the Wharf go through the door to the Black Market.
Talk to the Mechanical Clairvoyant; it should give you a random fortune. Keep talking to it until you get all three.

1)“Your cat has too many eyes.”
2)“Brown is not a good colour for you.”
3)“Your lucky number is tractor. It is also your pin number.”

Talk to the Cookie Jar next to it; it should also give you a random fortune. Keep talking to it until you get all six.

1)“I hope you’re wearing boots because you’re going to stub your toe today.”
2)“All Capricorns are in debt now. Sorry.”
3)“This cookie was made in an unclean factory. You have lice now.”
4)“There is a leak in your apartment.”
5)“If you had done the lottery last week, you would have won. Your numbers came up.”
6)“Your parents are not proud of you career choice. The tell their friends you work as a delivery driver.”
After hearing the 3 fortune from the Mechanical Clairvoyant and the 6 fortune from the Cookie Jar you will get the achievement.

Heavy Petting 1/3
There are 3 animals in the game that will makes you to get the achievement when you pet them. You have to pet all of them by clicking on them. The first one is in this case. The other 2 pet will be on the 3rd and 5th chapter. i will write them down too on their chapter section.
Apartment, Cat (Pet the cat before interacting with Conspiracy Board)


Light Reader 1/6
You can find 6 pop-up images in the game, in each case one. You have to find all of them to get the achievement. First one ;

Apartment – Old Case Files under the table

You Answere The Call
You will get this achievement by closing Case 1: Missing, Presumed Darkside.
Case 2
Light Reader 2/6
Stan’s Room (with the Red Shirt) – Left Picture

Busy Body
Once you get access to Nanny’s Room, interact with all items:
  • Painting
  • Photograph
  • Picture
  • Skull
  • Credit Card (Story-related)
  • Teapot
  • Yo-Yo
  • Creepy Doll
  • Crystal Ball
  • Trophies
  • BeatBox
  • Family Photo (also part of Time Cop achievement)
  • Monkey Paw
  • Brain
  • Urn
  • A Leg
  • Bed
Resource Hogs
Once you get access to Nanny’s Room, she will give you 2 Cups Of Tea and 2 Sandwiches. Leave the room through one of the two doors and re-enter the room. She will give you another two of each. Repeat this process until you have 30 Cups Of Tea and 30 Sandwiches in your inventory to get the achievement.
Time Cop 1/4
You need to examine 4 certain objects in the game which will start a small cutscene/flashback of Dooley. First one is in Nanny's room - The family photo.

Two Days To Retirement
You will get this achievement by closing Case 2: Twilight Years.

Case 3
Time Cop 2/4
Inside the pub at the start of the case – the Menu

Heavy Petting 2/3
Grove Outside – Sleeping Dog

Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
Castle Area – Go Left Until you get to the Front of the Icehouse. Examine Loose Rock Base to receive a Rock. Go right until you get back to the Gardens. Use the Rock on the Apples to receive apples. Go back left to the Druid’s Grove and give the Apples to the Dog to get the achievement. Do this before you slice the Apples. You can’t give the dog the sliced apples!

Light Reader 3/6
Larder, Downstairs the Mansion – The Poster

Well Well Well
After finding the secret room and starting the launch sequence, you have to go back to the well and take the crank back. You will see smoke coming out of the well. Examine Loose Rock Base at the well, to enter it and get the achievement.

The Luck Of The Irish
You will get this achievement by closing Case 3: Druid’s Delight.
Case 4
Bum Ride
After driving the Clown Car to the Broken Elephant you have to use the Circuitry on Broken Elephant and the Jump Lead on Clown Car. Now click on the Clown Car and the Broken Elephant will move. After that click on the Clown Car again and the car will break and get the achievement.

Light Reader 4/6
Outside the Haunted House – Pigeon Poster

Unwanted Dinner Guest
When you enter the Hall of Mirrors in the Haunted House, take this route:
  • Wavy Reflection
  • Wide Reflection
  • Upsidedown Reflection
Note: Do this before entering the belltower/ Tesla’s chamber. After finding the belltower you will not be able to take this route.

Time Cop 3/4
Fish Belly Lab – Picture of Dooley

Sircus Survivor
You will get this achievement by closing Case 4: Funfair Dismissal.
Case 5
Light Reader 5/6
First Screen of the Case – Poster above the Ticket Booth

Playing With Fire
Once you put the Disguise together and get access to Backstage, Move Right to the Interview Area. Click 5 times on the Demon to get the achievement.

Time Cop
Locker Room in the Gym – Weight Machine

Heavy Petting 3/3
Locker Room 6-10 – Mongoose (he will appear after finding the real name from the Overgiver)

Matchmaker
After getting the Overgiver’s real name from the list from the Filing Cabinet in the Back Office, leave to go to Lockers 5-10. The Wrestlers and the Mongoose (Part ofSilver Trophy Icon Heavy Petting) will appear. Talk to the Seated Wrestler. Talk to El Doolio. Talk to the Seated Wrestler again to get the achievement.

Tag Team Champs
You will get this achievement by closing Case 5: Royal Fumble.
Case 6
Too Cool For School
After your encounter with The Monster on the Roof, make your way down the fire escape and go to the stairs in the school building. From there you can enter the Workshop. Examine the poster on the wall on the left side to get the achievement.

Slender Fan
There is a band on the Stage in the Gym that will sing 3 different songs throughout the case. You need to make sure you click on the band every time they change songs. There are some triggers in the case that will lead the band to play the next song:

1. At the beginning of the case, Go directly right. Examine The Inhuman League Band. DO NOT click on Professor Timeloop first.
2. After your encounter with The Monster on the Roof and watching the flashback. Climb down the fire escape and go back to the Gym.
3. After getting Milk from the Staff Room, Assorted Chemicals from the Science Lab, Refuse Sacks from the Sports Building Changing Room and having the encounter with McKing Under the Bleachers, go back to the Gym.

Light Reader 6/6
Science Lab Corridor – Grey, middle locker outside of Science Lab (after traveling back in time)

High School Graduates
You will get the achievement by closing Case 6: Class of the Titans.

The Boys Are Back
Watch credits until the end to get this achievement.
Case 7
The Grump Of Christmas Passed
In the Turn of the First Millennium after using the Busted Drum on the Animal Skins to repair it to get Music, go back to the Rift.
Go to Recent History, go Inside and then up to the Roof. Interact with the Telescope.

Kind Words
Towards the end of the case when you enter the Tomb, before fixing the machine make the machine spell YES YOU CAN.
YES = Press Right Button on Top 6 times, Middle 3 Times, Bottom 1 Time. 6-3-1.
YOU = Press Right Button on Top 6 times, Middle 2 Times, Bottom 5 Times. 6-2-5.
CAN = Press Right Button on Top 4 times, Middle 3 Times, Bottom 5 Times. 4-3-5.
Click on the machine screen each time you type the word.
After this you can now make it spell 324. First reset the machine.
324 = Press Right Button on Top 1 times, Middle 2 Times, Bottom 2 Time. 3-2-4.

Death's Door, Left Ajar
You will get the achievement by closing Case 7: Ghosts Of Christmas Passed
Case 8
Beautiful nerd
You read all ten plaques in the Botanic Gardens.

Thunderstruck
Complete Case 8 to unlock this achievement
Case 9
Even Lighter Reader
Find and read the popup in each vignette.Then you will get this achievement
Field of Screams: in the Changing Rooma, Locker #1
Scourface: 2nd screen (Reception), on the right side of the wall
The Phisher King: Inside the Pyramid, in the Hard Disk Drive, upper right corner of the Information bookshelf

Cryptkeeper
You will get this achievement by closing the Case 9: Tales from the Darkside.
18 Comments
Priapus 27 Mar @ 11:05am 
I agree with the guy below me, didn't see the first bit regarding Slender Fan until it was too late.
Alex Helders 22 Feb @ 4:53pm 
Feel Slender Fan achievement in case 6 should have been the first achievement. Had to play the case all over again.
CottonCandyBoi 22 Jan @ 9:30pm 
For "Slender Fan" When you go and talk to McKing as part of the 3rd trigger, make sure to click on the secret door saying you need a door knob.
Quaggan Needs Help 12 Aug, 2023 @ 5:25pm 
For Wisdom Seeker there is an additonal fortune from the Cookie Jar that says ' This cookie contains no fortune. That's it, that's your misfortune.' I had to wait for that one to pop up to get the achievement.
T.I.L.S.S. 23 Jan, 2023 @ 2:43pm 
This guide is so so good, thank you very much for it! :steamhappy:
Sphinx  [author] 1 Nov, 2022 @ 5:07am 
oh good to hear ^^
MakapoH 1 Nov, 2022 @ 4:54am 
Ok, i clicked on every clickable place few more times and it pop out. Thank you.
Sphinx  [author] 1 Nov, 2022 @ 4:47am 
it should've worked :steamsad:
MakapoH 1 Nov, 2022 @ 4:09am 
Yeah, i did...(
Sphinx  [author] 30 Oct, 2022 @ 2:59am 
did you press on every readable options on the first poster