Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
- Detective (281)
- Investigation (271)
- Point & Click (268)
- Story Rich (262)
- Exploration (257)
- Noir (253)
- Crime (245)
- Mystery (243)
- Cyberpunk (240)
- Trivia (236)
- Pixel Graphics (228)
- Dark (226)
- Retro (218)
- Multiple Endings (216)
- Female Protagonist (216)
- Adventure (216)
- 2D (207)
- Choices Matter (201)
- Dystopian (198)
- Singleplayer (192)
Release Date | Apr 7, 2022 |
Price | $ 24.99 Top 5% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 67.4% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 69.8% Bottom 35% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 63% Bottom 35% / 65.2% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 92 / 126 |
Curators | 90 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 7.1 hours Top 25% |
Play Time per Dollar | 17 minutes Bottom 35% |
Followers | 6.5K Top 15% |
Owners | ± 9.5K |
Copies Sold | ± 3.8K |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 53.9K Top 30% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Chinatown Detective Agency's Steam rating and reviews from April 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 77.1% (April 2022) and 69.8% (December 2023).
The 126 reviews suggest that Chinatown Detective Agency might be a reasonable indie success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Chinatown Detective Agency's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Simplified Chinese (24%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 9 languages represented. The game is available in 6 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Chinatown Detective Agency, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 13 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that Chinatown Detective Agency crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 67.4% rating Bottom 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Chinatown Detective Agency's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!