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The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.
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Mostly Positive (453) - 72% of the 453 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Oct 28, 2014
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Rival Games Ltd
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By TechRaptor July 18, 2015

“The Detail Episode 2 - From The Ashes is a bit more challenging than its predecessor, but lacks some of the tensity and immersion of Episode 1.”

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Includes 55 Steam Achievements
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Awards
Best Narrative Nomination - Indie Prize America 2015

Selected Projects Nominee - Game Connection America 2014

Indie Game Contest Nominee - Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2014
 

Reviews

“Episode 1 does exactly what it should, grabs you right from the get-go and leaves you desperate for more.”
90 – Calm Down Tom

“The judgment? This is a must-play.”
10 / 10 – The AU Review

“The Detail is a cleverly constructed, creatively presented, and expertly written (episodic) tale taking us into the dark side of crime.”
4/5 – Impulse Gamer

About This Game

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city.

Controlling the actions of a bitter veteran detective investigating a brutal gangland murder and a reformed criminal trying to protect his family, the player is forced to make tough choices and deal with the resulting consequences of those moral dilemmas. The gameplay focuses on branching narrative mixed with interactive comics, and is completed by a professional audio track.

The Detail combines the emotional impact of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead with the themes of a realistic crime drama like HBO's The Wire, delivered with our own unique visual style inspired heavily by graphic novels. This is city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

The season begins with: Episode 1 – Where the Dead Lie

Features


  • Character-driven experience with multiple playable characters
  • Branching storyline influenced by the player's choices
  • Mature themes for mature players
  • Ethical and moral challenges
  • Point n' click gameplay, with a modern mix of adventure game & interactive comic

Now including The Detail Episode 1: Artbook and Official Soundtrack.
They are placed in your THE DETAIL folder in the Steam Directory: ...Steam\steamapps\common\The Detail\

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains sexual themes of romance, adultery and forced prostitution. There is also alcoholism and drug abuse, as well as violent behavior (with guns and otherwise) and the examination of murder victims.

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
    • Graphics: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS X 10.6+
    • Graphics: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 10.10+
    • Graphics: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.
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