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Chinatown Detective Agency: Day One
Become the detective in this free prologue for Chinatown Detective Agency. Amira Darma is new to the PI game, and you’ll need to use real-world detective skills to help her solve cases, manage her agency and unravel a global conspiracy in this globetrotting neo-noir mystery.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“A good game that scratches that cyberpunk/investigation itch. Waiting for the full release! Cool stuff: - Very good voice acting - Very good fitting music - Nice atmosphere - Nice main character - except for the standing pose lol Some input for the devs: - Main character's voice…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“''There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better.'' - S.S. Van Dine Chinatown, Singapore in the year 2032 - Amira Darma is the female protagonist operating her first day as a Private Investigator in a dystopian cybernoir world where she…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Yes, yes, YES! I want more of this. What a fun and fabulous demo / introduction to a game. Everything about this game hits right so far. Beautiful pixel art, noirish atmosphere, a mystery to unravel, and it does not hold your hand, it slaps it away in fact and tells you to go do…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
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The Day One prologue is retiring
Dear gumshoes, The full release of Chinatown Detective Agency is just around the corner (release date announcement coming VERY soon). As we get ready for this momentous occasion, we'll be closing down
New update! Chinatown Detective Agency: Day One - V1.3
Hello Detectives! We hope you and your loved ones are doing well as we barrel through 2021 at an alarming pace. We're so unbelievably grateful for your continued support of Chinatown Detective Agency,
Milestone: Pre-Alpha 2
Hey detectives, All of us at General Interactive hope that you and your loved ones are staying healthy, safe, and happy. We've been continuing work on the game, and thanks to the wonderful feedback fr
New update! Chinatown Detective Agency: Day One - V1.2
Hey friends, Everyone here at General Interactive hopes that you and your loved ones are happy, healthy, and safe. Following October's V1.1 update for Day One, we are pleased to introduce V1.2 today,
New update! Chinatown Detective Agency: Day One v1.1
Hi detectives, First off, we want to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been playing the game! It’s been fantastic to see so many people enjoying the prologue for Chinatown Detective Agency
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Adventure · Noir · Detective · Dark · Crime · Investigation · Point & Click · Story Rich · 2D · Mystery · Management · Cyberpunk (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Simplified Chinese * |
| Official site | http://www.generalinteractive.co/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or better Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / AMD 3 GHz or better Memory: 2 MB RAM Graphics: Minimum of 2 GB Video RAM Storage: 2 MB available space Sound Card: Any