The Darkside Detective: Walkthrough and Achievements

Welcome to this guide.
The Darkside Detective is a funny and fast-paced love letter to the old games of the genre. The general tips for any point and click is to…well, point and click everything and talk to everyone until things work. Or check out this guide.

I wanted a guide with all the achievements to go along with the walkthrough, so I took it upon myself. This way you don’t need to go back and forth and second-guessing if you got everything to complete this game.
You can miss some achievements depending the order you perform some tasks, so I made sure to place every of them in the most convenient moment possible. Every case is also very short, so if you accidentally miss it you can redo later but if you follow this guide you’ll get all of them no problem.

Let me know if you have any suggestions or questions!

Nice weather, isn’t it?

Hot Rod (1/8) : Examine the Squad Car

• Get Inside

LIVING ROOM

• Talk to Mister Jones, ask “Where were you last night?”
• Get MATCHES
• Go to “Hallway”

• Check the “Study” door to find out it is locked.
• Enter the “Closet”

• Check the “Box of Junk”
• Get BLACKLIGHT BULB
• Go back to the “Living Room”

• Go “Upstairs”

Thorough Investigation : Use MATCHES with the telephone and ask “Was a Mister Roy Jones in your establishment last night?”

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Thorough Investigation
Check Roy’s alibi.

• Enter “Daughter’s Room”

• Check the pens to get BLACKLIGHT MARKER
• Leave the room

• Enter “Master Bedroom”

• Check the bed to get STRANGE PAGE
• Talk to the Nanny, ask “Say, you’re the nanny…” to get the STUDY KEY
• Leave the room and go Downstairs to the Living Room and then the Hallway

• Use STUDY KEY in the Study’s door

Light Reader (1/6) : Inspect the Magazine Stack

• Take the LANTERN
• Go back to the Hallway and then the Living Room and Upstairs.

• Click the cord to enter the Attic

• Use the BLACKLIGHT BULB with the Broken Lamp next to Dooley
• Pick up the PAINT THINNER next to McQueen
• Use the STRANGE PAGE with the Darkside Door
• Click and drag the symbols

• Combine MATCHES with the LANTERN and receive a LIT LANTERN
• Use the LIT LANTERN with the Darkside Doorway
• Talk to Alice
• Try to leave back to the Attic
• Pick “Once Dooley wakes, you and your scheme will be done for.”
• Use the PAINT THINNER in the Demonic Doorway

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Problem Solvent
Close case 1: Malice in Wonderland

Hot Rod (2/8): Examine the Squad Car

• Go inside

• Go inside the “Office”

Light Reader (2/6) : Examine the Calendar

Dumpster Diver (1/10) : Examine the Bin

• Check the Office Supplies, get SCISSORS
• Check the Coat Rack, get BUTTON
• Leave the room

• Get into the Elevator

• Press 2

• Go left into “Sci-Fi and Fantasy”

Bookwork (1/11): Interact with the bookshelves until the titles start to repeat

• Examine the Rocket, get METAL STRIP
• Get LIBRARY CARD in the ground
• Go back to the hallway

• Go right into “Children’s session”

Bookwork (2/11): Interact with the bookshelves until the titles start to repeat

• Get VIEWMASTER on the right shelf
• Go back to the Hallway and back into the “Elevator”

• Press 3

• Go left into the “Reading Room”

Bookworm (3/11): Check Raxa’s Books

! Warning ! Do not talk with Crowley and Yeats or you might get locked out of a book session

• Go into the “Microfilm Room”

• Use Scissors in Box of Microfilm
• Use VIEWMASTER with Cut Up Microfilm
• Press Right until animation
• Leave the room, back to the hallway

• Go right into “Hobby/DIY”

Bookwork (4/11): Interact with the bookshelf on the right for a book with Gail

! Warning ! Make sure to check the bookshelf on the right when Gail is still in this session or you will miss this book

• Pick up GLUE on the table
• Combine BUTTON and METAL STRIP to get CONDUCTIVE BUTTON
• Give CONDUCTIVE BUTTON to Gail

Bookwork (5/11): Interact with the bookshelves until the titles start to repeat.

• Go back into the hallway and into the Elevator

• Press 4

Bookwork (6/11): Examine the Book Cart

• Go Left

Bookwork (7/11): Read through all the sessions until they start to repeat

• Talk with Poe and Lovecraft
• Go back to the Hallway and to the Elevator

• Press 3

• Go to the Reading Room

• Talk to Yeats
• Go to the Microfilm Room

• Talk to Crowley
• Leave the room

• Talk to Raxa, get ADMIN PASSWORD
• Go into the Microfilm Room

• Use ADMIN PASSWORD on the computer
• Talk to Crowley
• Leave the room

• Talk to Yeats
• Go to the Elevator

• Press 2

• Go right into “Children’s session”

• Talk to Blyton
• Go back to the Elevator

• Press 1

• Talk to the Librarian, “I’d like to borrow that book you are reading.”
• Use the LIBRARY CARD on the Librarian
• Enter the Office

• Use the Photocopier, get PHOTOCOPY
• Combine GLUE with the LIBRARY CARD and then the PHOTOCOPY
• Go back to the Reception

• Use FAKE LIBRARY CARD with the LIBRARIAN

Bookworm (8/11): Examine the TRASHY NOVEL

• Go to the Elevator

• Press 4

• Go Left

• Give the TRASHY NOVEL to Poe
• Go back to the Elevator

• Press 2

• Go right into “Children’s session”

• Talk to Blyton and get LOVECRAFT NOVEL

Bookworm (9/11): Examine the LOVECRAFT NOVEL

• Go to the Elevator

• Press 4 and go to the HORROR session

• Use LOVECRAFT NOVEL in the K-L session
• Use Lever
• Get inside

Bookwork (10/11): Read through all the sessions until they start to repeat

• Check the RITUAL BOOK
• Take the SKULL
• Use SKULL on Crawl Space
• Go to the Elevator

• Press 2

• Go right into “Children’s session”

• Get Roof Key

• Press 1

Bookworm(11/11): Examine the books

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Bookworm
Read all book titles in the library.

• Go back to the elevator and press 4

• Use ROOF KEY on Window
• Climb up the Ladder
• Examine the Junction Box

Ah, sliding puzzles.

• Go back to the Secret Room

• Close the book

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Ghost Whisperer
Close case 2: Tome Alone

Hot Rod (3/8): Examine the Squad Car

• Take the Subway Stairs

• Crawl under the barrier

• Talk to the conductor, “…ticket?”
• Go right

Dumpster Diver (2/10) : Examine the Bin

• Receive item RECEIPT
• Check the Janitor Cart, get HANDLE
• Enter the “Toilets”

• Enter the cubicle on the right, talk to Spooky Hoverer
• Enter the cubicle on the left, get TOILET PAPER
• Enter the cubicle on the right, give the TOILET PAPER to Spooky Hoverer to get OCCULT COIN
• Leave the toilets and go upstairs

• Use OCCULT COIN on ticket machine, get TICKET
• Go back downstairs

• Give TICKET to Conductor
• Board Train

• Go right “To Tracks”
• “Walk Through Portal”

• Enter the “Train”
• Go to the “Platform”

• Go upstairs

• Check Mould and get FUZZY MOULD
• Go upstairs

Dumpster Diver (3/10) : Examine the Burning Barrel

Light Reader (3/6) : Examine the Newspaper Stand

Look Skyward!: Look the sky and click the dragon when it flies by

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Look Skyward!
Spot the Darkside Skybeast.

• Enter Costume Shop

• Give RECEIPT TO Shop Keeper, get SWIMMING CAP
• Go back to the Platform

• Combine FUZZY MOULD with SWIMMING CAP to get BAD DISGUISE
• Use BAD DISGUISE on McQueen
• Talk to the Ghost Cop
• Go left

Dumpster Diver (4/10) : Examine the Bin

• Enter “Toilets”

• Enter the cubicle on the right, examine the toilet to get the PLUNGER HEAD

Toilet Humor: Keep talking with the toilet until McQueen refuses to keep talking

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Toilet Humor
Listen to all of John’s gags.

• Combine HANDLE and PLUNGER HEAD to get PLUNGER
• Go back to the lightside toilets

! Warning ! If you entered the Darkside Control Room and picked the key, you need to return it or you won’t be able to pass to the Lightside

• Enter the cubicle on the middle and use the PLUNGER on tentacle
• Go back to the Darkside Platform, Left.

• Enter “Control Room”

Dumpster Diver (5/10) : Examine the Bin

• Take KEY from the Key Racks
• Leave room and enter Darkside Toilets

• Enter the cubicle in the middle, give KEY to the tentacle
• Use PLUNGER on tentacle.
• Go to the Lightside toilets

• Go to the middle cubicle and get the KEY from the tentacle
• Leave the toilets

• Use KEY on Control Room

Dumpster Diver (6/10) : Examine the Bin

• Examine the Computer, Eject Disk, get CURSED DISK
• Click on “Escape”
• Leave room and go to the Darkside Train

• Give CURSED DISK to Raxa

Master Hacker: Complete the minigame as follows

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Master Hacker
Complete the virus minigame in three steps.

• Go back to the Lightside Control Room

• Use ANTIVIRUS DISK on Computer

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Ticket to Ride
Close case 3: Disorient Express

! Warning ! This case has one achievement that can be a little disruptive as you need to go back to McQueen’s office and listen to the radio.

Dumpster Diver (7/10) : Examine the Bin

Brickman Super Fan (1/5): Listen to the radio

• Go to the “Offices”

• Examine the Coffee Machine to get COFFEE
• Examine the Burst Ceiling Fan to get FAN MOTOR
• Enter “McKing’s Office”

• Get HELMET TROPHY
• Go back to the Offices Hallway

• Go to the right to the “Bullpen”

• Check the Fire Extinguisher to get the BUST FIRE EXTINGUISHER
• Check the headphone wires to get HEADPHONE WIRES
• Enter “Debriefing Room”

• Get CAN OF WHIPPED CREAM
• Combine WHIPPED CREAM with BUST FIRE EXTINGUISHER to get FIXED FIRE
  EXTINGUISHER
• Use the FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHER in the pile of gifts
• Examine the pile of gifts to get GREMLIN URN
• Go back to the Bullpen

• Go right to “Stairwell”

• Go to the bottom left, the “Garage”

Hot Rod (4 and 5/8): Examine both cars

• Go left to “Construction Site”

Light Reader (4/6) : Examine the book held by the construction worker

• Check the toolbox to get MONKEY WRENCH
• Use the water valve

Play the pipe minigame by rotating the pieces

• Go back to the garage

• Use MONKEY WRENCH on airvent
• Take HOOD
• Go back to the Stairwell

• Go to the bottom right, the “Shooting range”

• Use HOOD in the bullet hole
• Go back to the Stairwell

• Go top right to the “Reception”

• Examine the First Aid Kit for LAXATIVES
• Combine LAXATIVES with COFFEE to get SPIKED COFFEE
• Go right to the “Holding Cells”

• Check the fire hose to take the HOSE
• Look inside holding cell three, talk to Tam to get KNIFE
• Look inside holding cell two, talk to Mr Jones to get MATCHES
• Combine HOSE with HELMET TROPHY to get DIVING HELMET
• Go back to the Reception

• Enter “Dispatch”

• Talk with the gremlin
• Search the drawers and get BOBBYPIN
• Combine BOBBYPIN with FAN MOTOR to get MAGNET
• Go out back to the Reception to the stairwell

• Give the SPIKED COFFEE to McKing

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Karma
Give laxatives to McKing

At this point you have everything to get all the gremlins at any order.
Just remember to go back to McQueen’s office to listen to the radio to get the Brickman Super Fan after picking up every gremlin. Or simply keep following the guide

• Go to the Shooting Range

• Use MATCHES with SPRINKLERS
• Check the Gremlin and get the SHOOTING RANGE GREMLIN

Brickman Super Fan (2/5): Go back to McQueen’s office and listen to the radio now

• Go back to the Stairwell

• Use MAGNET on “evidence room”

• Examine the MAGICAL TOME
• Take GAS GRENADE
• Use DIVING HELMET on McQueen
• Use GAS GRENADE on the gremlin
• Pick up EVIDENCE GREMLIN

Brickman Super Fan (3/5) : Go back to McQueen’s office and listen to the radio now

• Go back to the Stairwell and to the garage

• Use KNIFE on Junction Box
• Use HEADPHONE WIRES on Junction Box
• Drag the wires without crossing them

• Go back to dispatch

• Pick up DISPATCH GREMLIN

Brickman Super Fan (4/5): Now in McQueen’s Office, check the radio

• Put all the gremlins inside the urn that Dooley is carrying, get GREMLINS

Brickman Super Fan (5/5): Listen to the radio

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Brickman Super Fan
Listen to all of Brickman’s radio shows. Featuring Brickman

• Go to the Construction site

• Check Pot of Clay to get Clay
• Go back to Office Hallway

• Use CLAY on Water Cooler, get WET CLAY
• Enter McKing’s Office

• Use WET CLAY on Pottery Wheel, get URN
• Go to the Evidence Room

• Get MAGICAL TOME
• Combine MAGICAL TOME with URN, get MAGIC URN
• Combine the GREMLINS with the MAGIC URN

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Unwanted Gift
Close case 4: Police Farce

! Warning ! This case has one achievement that can be a little disruptive as you need to go back to the Rec Building Hallway and answer the phone.

• Enter Camp

Hot Rod (6/8): Examine Cop Car.

• Check the sign, get WOODEN PLANK
• Go right to the “Campfire”

• Go right to the “Rec Building”

• Enter

Camp Counsellor (1/5): Answer the phone

• Enter “Dorms”

Light Reader (5/6) : Examine the top right pillow

• Check the bottom right pillow to get MARSHMALLOWS
• Check the chest to get PROPS
• Go back to the Hallway

• Enter Office

• Use the computer, look at the Recycle Bin to get the password
• Examine the Oscilloscope, *Input password*
• “What was the signal Dooley found?”, “Where did it lead him?”, “I need that info, if you won’t tell me , I’ll have to *commandeer* it.”

Mini-game time. Move the marker to find the spots

• Go back to the hallway

Camp Counsellor (2/5): Answer the phone

• Go left to the “Canteen”

• Take TUBING from the aquarium
• Take POT
• Combine POT and MARSHMALLOWS, get POT OF MARSHMALLOWS
• Leave the Rec Building

• Go right to the “Lakeside”

• Try to use the boat
• Take the EMPTY GAS CAN
• Combine EMPTY GAS CAN and TUBING to get SIPHONING KIT
• Go back to the parking lot

• Use SIPHONING KIT on Cop Car, get FULL GAS CAN
• Go to the Campfire

• Use POT OF MARSHMALLOWS on the fire, get MELTY MARSHMALLOW GLOOP
• Combine MELTY MARSHMALLOW GLOOP with WOODEN PLANK to get STICKY PLANK
• Go back to the Lakeside

• Use FULL GAS CAN and STICKY PLANK on the boat

Camp Counsellor (3/5): Go back to the Rec Building Hallway and answer the phone

• Use the boat to go to the other side

• Go right to the “Forest” and go right again to the “Cave Mouth”

• Enter “Badly Hidden Cave Entrance”

Dumpster Diver (8/10) : Examine the Bin

• Check the Arts & Crafts , get INK
• Take the STICKY TAPE
• Combine INK with MAP, get FAKED SIGHTING
• Go back to Jetty

• Give FAKED SIGHTING to the Reporter
• Take CAMERA
• Go right to the Forest

• Give PROPs to the kids
• Use CAMERA on “Big Foot”, get PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE
• Go back to the Lakeside

Camp Counsellor (4/5): Go back to the Rec Building Hallway and answer the phone.

• Give the PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE to Barry and LARRY
• Search the Cooler for TINFOIL

Camp Counsellor (5/5): Go back to the Rec Building Hallway and answer the phone.

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Camp Counsellor
Take all of the Turner’s calls in the Bloodwolf HQ

moor deR: Go to the Forest and enter the “Cursed Cabin”

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
mooR deR
Enter the Cursed Lodge

• Combine TINFOIL and STICKY TAPE and get TINFOIL HAT

• Give TINFOIL HAT to Nigel

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Bloodwolf
Close case 5: Loch Mess

• Leave the room

Aʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ

Hot Rod (7/8): Examine Squad Car.

Dumpster Diver (9/10) : Examine the Trash

Light Reader (6/6) : Examine the Trash again to see the Deep Clean magazine

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Light reader
Slack off the job and read a trashy mag in each case.

• Examine the trash to get BROKEN RACKET
• Go inside
• Open large trunk
• Take DREAMCATCHER
• Take HEALING CRYSTALS
• Combine HEALING CRYSTALS with DREAMCATCHER to get STRING
• Combine STRING with BROKEN RACKET to get NET
• Use NET on undead trinkets to get MONKEY PAWS
• Use MONKEY PAWS on the trunk
• “What happened here?”, “Tell me more about the robbery.” , “Floated in?”

Location complete

Hot Rod (7/8): Examine Squad Car if you haven’t in Chinatown

• Go inside
• Go right twice
• Get SCEPTRE
• Go back to “Prehistoric”
• Use the SCEPTER on the Dinosaur
• Pick up BIRD BONES
• Go right to “Anthropology”
• Use BIRD BONES on Curiosity Cabinet, the lock order is random

• Get BRAIN JAR
• Go right
• Put BRAIN JAR inside Sarcophagus
• Check Smashed cabinet

Location complete

• “Approach mansion”
• Examine Strange Equipment , get BATTERY
• “Enter Mansion”
• Go left
• Examine Open Cupboard to the right to get CANDLE
• Examine the Cup to get STEEL WOOL
• Combine BATTERY with STEEL WOOL to get FIRESTARTER
• Go to the “Foyer”
• Use CANDLE on Side Table
• Use FIRESTARTER with CANDLE
• Talk to Raxa, “Is this your equipment?”, “So, what do the reading say?”

Location complete

After completing all locations at any order a new place will unlock: the Graveyard

• Go to the Graveyard

Hot Rod (7/8): Examine Squad Car if you haven’t in the previous locations

• Check the telescope
• Go down to “Graveyard”
• Examine Squad Car, get NIGHTSTICK
• Use NIGHTSTICK on zombies, get ZOMBIE ARM
• Go right

Dumpster Diver (10/10) : Look in Dumpster

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Dumpster Diver
Search 10 bins

• Use ZOMBIE ARM on OIL CAN
• Back out
• Use OIL CAN on Dumpster
• Climb up on Broken Railing

• Go right until you see the workers, talk to them.
• Pick up KANGO HAMMER

Classic Dooley: This one is fun. You need to use the KANGO HAMMER on everything.

• Go back all the way to the left.
• Use the KANGO HAMMER on The Sewer Gate, Ladder, Grate, Pipes, Dooley, the move right arrow.
• Move right.
• Use the KANGO HAMMER on Sewer Water, Sewer Gator, Television, the move left arrow
• Move right
• Use the KANGO HAMMER on Power Box, Paper Boat, Evil Clown
• Move right
• Use the KANGO HAMMER on Work Sign, Hole on the Wall, Construction Parts
• Move right

• Finally, on the last screen to the right, use KANGO HAMMER on Sewer Gate.

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Classic Dooley
Use the kango hammer on everything in the sewers before advancing.

• Go to “Shed”

• Talk to the gravedigger. “Who are you?”, “You’re a military man – can you help gear me up for the fight?”
• Take GASMASK and BOOTS
• Leave

• Go right to the “Crypt”
• Go left to “Water Tower”

• Take SCAFFOLDING
• Combine SCAFFOLDING with BOOTS to get STILTS
• Use STILTS on McQueen
• Go left to “Front of Church”

• Check the Broken Window to get in

• Either side leads to the same location

• Talk to Chief Ghouley, “Are you okay?”
• Take the stairs to “Bell Tower”

• Examine Sports bag to get SCUBA TANK
• Combine SCUBA TANK with GASMASK to get SCUBA KIT
• Talk to the priest
• “What was that about?”, “Can I have some holy water?”
• Get HOLY WATER
• “I came to save you. Are you okay?”
• Go back down

• Give HOLY WATER to Chief Ghouley
• Talk to Chief Ghouley, “Feel better now?”
• Go to the Pews

• Look out the Cracked Window
• Talk to McScream
• Look out the Cracked Window
• Go to the Altar into the Vestry

• Use the Shredder
• Take the LETTER OPENER
• Go back to the Altar

• Use LETTER OPENER on the Censer
• Climb the Stairs

• Talk to the priest, “Can you use your facepaints to make me look undead?”
• Go back down and leave the church

FRONT OF CHURCH

• Talk to the zombies and pick whichever brains that strikes your fancy
• Go to the right until reaching the crypts

• Pick up CAR KEYS
• “Enter Crypts”
• CRYPTS
• Pick MAGIKKICAL PAINT
• Pick up LADDER
• Use LADDER on the hole in floor
• Use SCUBA KIT on Dooley
• Leave Crypts and go all the way to the Bell Tower

• Talk to Priest , “I need you to bless the water tower for me”
• Get LIFE RING
• Go back to the Crypt Exterior

CRYPT EXTERIOR

Hot Rod (8/8): Examine Mafia Car

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Hot Rod
Examine 8 cars

• Use CAR KEYS on Mafia Car
• Enter Crypts
• Combine LIFE RING with MAGIKKAL PAINT

Copy the symbols next to the statue

• Get IMPROVISED PORTAL
• Use IMPROVISED PORTAL on Don Corpsone

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
Darkside Detective
Close case 6: Don of the Dead

Aᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ:
That’s A Wrap
Watch the credits to the end

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