Chinatown Detective Agency
- First release
- Apr 07, 2022
- Publisher
- General Interactive, WhisperGames
- Engine
- Unity
- Genres
- Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Midnight in Singapore. Your contact’s a no show, your client wants answers and your empty bank balance hangs over you like a neon-tinted Sword of Damocles. Welcome to 2032. Welcome to Chinatown Detective Agency. The world is in a state of flux as the global economy nears the nadir of its decade-long collapse. Singapore stands as a last refuge of order but even here the government struggles on the brink of chaos. Private detectives are now the first call for those citizens able to afford a semblance of justice. That’s where you come in. You are Amira Darma, once a rising star at INTERPOL, now a freshly minted Private Investigator in the heart of Chinatown, and your first client is about to walk through your door...Read more
Midnight in Singapore. Your contact’s a no show, your client wants answers and your empty bank balance hangs over you like a neon-tinted Sword of Damocles. Welcome to 2032. Welcome to Chinatown Detective Agency. The world is in a state of flux as the global economy nears the nadir of its decade-long collapse. Singapore stands as a last refuge of order but even here the government struggles on the brink of chaos. Private detectives are now the first call for those citizens able to afford a semblance of justice. That’s where you come in. You are Amira Darma, once a rising star at INTERPOL, now a freshly minted Private Investigator in the heart of Chinatown, and your first client is about to walk through your door...
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 07, 2022
- Mac
- Apr 07, 2022
- Xbox One
- Apr 07, 2022
All 4 release dates
- Nintendo Switch
- Apr 07, 2022
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 9h
- Main + Extras
- 13h
- Completionist
- 19h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- External links
- Official site (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)Instagram (opens in a new tab)itch.io (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- exploration, cyberpunk, detective, dark, investigation
… All 13
, detective, dark, investigation, dystopian, female protagonist, noir, multiple endings, crime, pixel art, story rich, conversation
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 66
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 9h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 13h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 19h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 121 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Detective
- Investigation
- Point & Click
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- Noir
- Crime
- Mystery
Steam content notes
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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