The Darkside Detective vs Golden Eagle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Darkside Detective
Investigate bizarre and dangerous cases in Twin Lakes City as a paranormal detective. Solve mysteries involving tentacles, zombies, and occult phenomena. This comedic serial adventure features bite-sized cases and witty puzzles.
- 9 paranormal micro cases
- Comedic serial adventure
- Point-and-click investigation
- High definition pixels
- Original music score
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Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective. "Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? *ahem* That's where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. When evil darkens the doorsteps of Twin Lakes City – hell, even when it just loiters around shop fronts or hangs out in shady alleyways – he’s there, ready to investigate the cases that nobody else will. He is The Darkside Detective. ----- The COMPLETE SEASON ONE collection of this multi award-winning comedic serial adventure sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens. Point at everything in sight, click around mysterious and eerie locations, and use your wits (or borrow a friend’s) to lay these cases to rest! Feature List • 9 paranormal bite-sized micro cases to investigate around Twin Lakes City, including a Christmas Spectacular Special • At least three jokes • Cutting edge, high definition pixels • One free curse-removal, up to and including mid-level witch hexes • Music from Ben Prunty, the audiomancer behind gems such as Into the Breach, Subnautica, and FTL
Golden Eagle
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A treacherous lord has stolen the Golden Eagle, the magic statuette that protects the kingdom, and hidden it at the top of his castle. You enter alone, by the gatehouse. Find the eagle and bring it back out. A REMAKE OF A CLASSIC Golden Eagle is a new, high-resolution remake of L'Aigle d'Or, the 1984 Oric adventure by Louis-Marie Rocques. Each room is seen in perspective through its open front wall, and you walk your hero around it, from the gatehouse to the cellars, from the throne room to the tower. EXPLORE THE CASTLE - Twenty rooms on four floors: cellars, ground floor, the lord's apartments and the eagle's eyrie at the top of the tower - Red, green, blue and yellow doors, each opened by its own key - Dark catacombs where only the lamp shows the way, and the traps - Trapdoors that drop you into the dungeons below - Treasure to find: gold coins, jewels, a goblet and a crown BEWARE - Ghosts that drift after you, unless you hold up the cross - Bats in the cellars and the tower - Guards in armour who push you back - Potions that heal you, or poison you: which colour is which changes every game - Your strength ebbs away. Eat bread to keep going. PLAY YOUR WAY - Tap the floor to walk, a door to go through it, an object to pick it up - Four inventory slots; use or drop the object you choose - Play in English or French, and switch at any time - Hall of Fame with name entry HIGH RESOLUTION Shaded stone walls, flickering torchlight, soft shadows and crisp artwork at the full resolution of your screen, with the spirit and colours of the original. No ads, no tracking and no internet connection needed. By PFJ, based on the 1984 Loriciels game by Louis-Marie Rocques.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Golden Eagle at Free against The Darkside Detective's $6.99. The Darkside Detective's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Golden Eagle is free to download; The Darkside Detective costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | The Darkside Detective | Golden Eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 992 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akupara Games, LLC | Paul Johnson |
In-app purchases
The Darkside Detective
No in-app purchases
Golden Eagle
No in-app purchases
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