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Bucket Detective
A dark comedy/horror game by Jesse Barksdale, creator of the static speaks my name. Help a cult complete a ritual in exchange for divine inspiration to finish writing your terrible novel. A story-focused experience which takes around 45 minutes to complete.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
“good”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Only the Intro and Ending 3 ( (spoiler hidden) ) were funny. After that, playing as the main character kinda sucked”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Indie · Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 4 |
| Official site | http://www.thewhalehusband.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 and higher Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 940M, Intel HD 5000, or comparable DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Should run on laptops and desktops with decent graphics card made within the past four years