Detective D vs Black Dead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Detective D
Step into the shoes of Detective D to solve a murder at a high school reunion. Interrogate suspects, find clues, and complete mini-games to make your final deduction. Can you identify the real culprit?
- Investigate crime scenes
- Interrogate suspects
- Solve puzzles and mini-games
- Make deductions
- Uncover the culprit
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Detective D goes with his colleague to a high school reunion, where a murder occurs. Play as Detective D, interrogate suspects, search the crime scene for clues, get through the mini-games, and make your final deduction. Can you catch the real culprit or will you reach an incorrect conclusion? Credits Amy Fang(fangxueming@hotmail.com): Character Art Caylen Lee(zlee9@gatech.edu): Music Nicholas Shooter(nick.shooter@gmail.com): Music Priscilla Pun(ppun3@gatech.edu): Background Art Stephen Song(stephen.song@gatech.edu): UI Design/Art, Story, Bomb Assets/Level Design Xiaohan Hua(xiaohanhua@gmail.com): Project Lead, Programming, Story, Level Design Special Thanks: Priscilla Han, Xiaodong Hua, Trish Tieu For questions/comments/suggestions, please contact xiaohanhua@gmail.com
Black Dead
Experience an intense dark survival game with limited visibility and a shrinking map. Use flashlights and listen for footsteps to outlast opponents in team-based strategy, playable both online and offline.
- Limited flashlight visibility
- Shrinking safe zone
- Footstep sound cues
- Online and offline team modes
- Team-based strategy
- Intense survival gameplay
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Black Dead is an intense dark survival experience where visibility is limited and danger grows every second. The map shrinks over time, forcing players closer together. You can only see through flashlights and the sound of approaching footsteps may be your only warning. ONLINE AND OFFLINE TEAM MODES Play online with others or experience the same team-based survival mechanics offline. SHRINKING SAFE ZONE The playable area narrows every second, increasing tension and forcing action. FOOTSTEP MECHANIC As enemies get closer, footsteps grow louder. Listen carefully. Survival depends on it. FLASHLIGHT VISIBILITY Limited vision creates constant suspense and tactical gameplay. TEAM-BASED STRATEGY Coordinate, communicate and react quickly to survive the darkness. ENDLESS TENSION. No mercy. Just darkness. How long can you survive the Black Dead?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Black Dead at 5.0 against Detective D's 3.0. Detective D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Black Dead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Detective D | Black Dead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Xiaohan Hua | EG YAZILIM VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Detective D
Black Dead
In-app purchases
Detective D
No in-app purchases
Black Dead
No in-app purchases









