
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.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.14/day in the week to Sep 7 → 0.29/day in the week after.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.29/day in the week to Jul 23 → 0.14/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Explore the colorful streets of modern India while you’re on the job! As you dive deeper into what seems to be a normal case for Detective Dotson, more unfolds and you learn how it all connects to your father’s sudden passing.
Investigate four unique cases, starting simple and building toward a thrilling final mystery that ties everything together. Trade, bargain, and uncover hidden clues from a cast of over 50 characters — each with their own secrets, needs, and personalities.

Wander through a lively city where 2D and 3D art styles blend seamlessly. Stroll past food carts, dance stages, and busy bazaars, soaking up the sights, sounds, and spirit of India. Every street corner holds a potential lead, a valuable item, or an unexpected encounter.

Nothing comes easy in Dotson’s world — you’ll need to haggle like a pro to get what you need. Buy incense sticks, street food, Bollywood memorabilia and more, and trade them smartly to open up new conversations, gather intel, and move closer to solving each case.

Jump into fun mini-games scattered around the city, including street cricket and Bollywood dance-offs. Winning games means better bargaining power — and sometimes, vital clues.

From mischievous shopkeepers to notorious gangsters, the city is full of colorful characters waiting to help (or hinder) Detective Dotson. Charm them, outwit them, or catch them red-handed — how you interact can change the outcome.

As you crack each case, a deeper, more personal story begins to unfold — one connected to Detective Dotson himself. Expect surprises, laughs, and a love letter to the rich culture and chaotic charm of India.

Sums Steam only; Xbox publishes no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $4.49−70% | 169reviews | 81% | — | $12.2K |
| $14.99 | 6ratings | 80% | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
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Reviews
Themes across 47 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Not much too it. Mini games felt like a chore. Most of the game is just buying items in exchange for info.
Very cute, simple little game. Recommend getting it at a discount price because there's not a lot to do. There isn't really a puzzle or platform element as much as it seems like there should be, but the game does not really hold your hand putting the clues together, so there is an element of needing to pay attention to dialogue to complete each chapter. The movie that accompanies the game on Youtube is a must-watch. It's really cute and adds all of the story context to the game. There is, unfortunately, not a lot to do once you beat all the chapters, nor is the story complete. Hopefully, Part 2 is released in a reasonable amount of time so that players have a reason to continue playing. I am excited for Part 2. The art style is very cute, and I like the calm setting of a town in India. I hope there are more locations and things to do in a future update. There is definitely things that are in the trailer that are not yet in the game, so I hope we get to see that soon.
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 47 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Unlike most detective games, you get a real feel for the environment and people around you. It isn't just suspects over and over but dynamic conversations. There are numerous engaging and fun mechanics and minigames to go along with the intriguing storyline
Jogo em pixel art com temática bollywood e cheio sobre a cultura hindi. Puzzles tranquilinhos, MUITO hide n seek de qualidade, vários minigames legais e algumas investigações, além de uma ampla gama de customização. É um jogo de detetive-mistério-puzzle, só que cozy. O que mais me cativou é a arte/trilha e a temática hindi no meio. Como uma mulher branca achei bem bacana conhecer mais de outra cultura. Pra mim esse jogo vale no preço cheio
[H1] とある殺人事件の背景を追う、インドの探偵ストーリー [/H1] 町を歩いているだけで、いきなり色のついた粉を投げつけられたり(ホーリー祭)、突如として周囲のモブとダンスを始まったり、クリケットで勝負したりするあたり、まさしくこれはインドなのであろう。 基本的には事件の関係者に聞き込みをして、容疑者やそれらの関係性を示すキーワードを探し出し、事件の真相を正しく推理できればチャプタークリアと言う流れ。 ただし関係者は情報を渡す代わりにお金やアイテムを要求してくるので、マップを探索してアイテムを探し回り、ミニゲームをクリアしてお金を稼ぐこととなる。 要はミニゲームをやっている時間が非常に長い。 推理の難易度はさほど高くなく、丁寧にログを参照すれば詰まることはないはず。 しかも落ちているゴミを拾ってゴミ箱に入れるとお金とヒントがもらえる謎の機能もあるため、推理要素はオマケ程度という印象を受けた。 面白いことは面白いのだが、プレイ時間は4時間もなく、しかもすべての謎が謎のまま次のシーズンに丸投げされているので、やや消化不良な感じがする。 なお大変に紛らわしいのだが、Steam版は対応言語表のとおり、日本語化されていないので注意が必要。 [table] [tr] [th]言語依存度[/th] [th]★★★☆☆[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]難易度[/td] [td]★★☆☆☆[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]ミステリー度[/td] [td]★★★☆☆[/td] [/tr] [/table]
This is a good game, but don't buy it if you're looking for a detective game. Unfortunately most of this game is running around a platform-game style screen, buying items to trade for more money, so you can buy items to trade for clues. The only detective part of this is the end of each 'case' where you put all the clue cards in the right places on the board. I think a lot of people will enjoy this game, but as I bought it for it's 'detective' tag I can't recommend it as I'm really disappointed how little detective gameplay there is
Attention : malgré son univers sympa et coloré se déroulant dans une Inde fantasmée à la sauce Bollywood, "Detective Dotson" est une arnaque. Pourquoi ? Parce qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un jeu complet, mais du premier chapitre d'une création plus vaste. Et j'ai beau regarder partout sur la page Steam du jeu, cela n'est précisé nulle part. Une telle omission est assez lamentable et j'ai la désagréable impression de m'être fait enfler. Du coup, cette portion de jeu propose une enquête ayant la même durée qu'un film de Bollywood (3 heures en général) et nous mettant dans la peau d'un détective binoclard qui va arpenter les rues d'un coin de l'Inde (on ne sait pas de quelle ville il s'agit) pour démasquer le meurtrier de son père. Si vous vous attendez à un univers consistant, construit, mature et intellectuellement stimulant, laissez tout de suite tomber. L'ensemble est très simplet, très casual, très familial, pour ne pas dire infantilisant : l'enquête consiste à mettre la main sur des objets dans l'esprit de "Où est Charlie ?" et à les échanger avec les différents PNJ contre des indices. Il existe une autre manière de récolter des indices : ramasser des détritus et les mettre à la poubelle. Ouais, je ne mentais pas... Et puis, le plus énervant, c'est que ce jeu ne nous dit et ne nous apprend pas grand-chose sur l'Inde. Celle-ci est juste une toile de fond que les créateurs exploitent maigrement en mettant exagérément l'accent sur les stéréotypes liés à ce pays. "Detective Dotson" est donc très très décevant, d'autant plus que j'attendais de lui une vraie expérience vidéoludique dépaysante. Ah oui, dernière chose : si vous êtes comme moi un puriste du PC et souhaitez y jouer au clavier, abandonnez cette idée car les touches prédéfinies n'importe comment ne peuvent pas être reconfigurées. Il faudra donc passer par la case manette.
Very short but lovely detective game. If you like to connect the evidences (like in "Duck Detective" or "Roottrees are Dead"), you are going to like this game. It is not hard though, but I loved that you can get evidences different ways (buying with money, exchanging things, or simple spying). Mini-games are short but fun.
This game has so much heart I love it sick of haggling though I hate it irl too T^T
J'ai voulu le finir car je l'ai payer mais, je m'y suis énormément ennuyer. Oui le jeu est beau mais le jeu est traduit moyennement bien, est vide (3 mini jeu un peu nul), y'a pas de carte, pas grand chose a faire appart du troc encore et encore. Impossible de s'attacher aux personnages, ils sont vides eux aussi. Bref je suis déçu car visiblement beaucoup ont aimer.
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