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Detective Dotson
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern India, and use your wits to uncover the truth.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“I enjoyed this game! I actually met the dev who made this game at GDC in 2024, and he was really nice. You could tell he put a lot of effort into crafting a meaningful and unique story. I got to playtest the game. The finished game is a great extension of my original playtest. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“This is a good game, but don't buy it if you're looking for a detective game. Unfortunately most of this game is running around a platform-game style screen, buying items to trade for more money, so you can buy items to trade for clues. The only detective part of this is the end…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This one was a bit of a disappointment for me. I’ve had it on my wish list forever and finally decided to try it out during the sale. I really gave it a fair chance, went through the whole thing and got all of the achievements. It’s pretty and the soundtrack is nice. Some of the…”
— 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 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Get Dotson at 70% off
Dotson has crossed 5000 copies sold! To celebrate we are going 70% off for Steam Spring Sale 2026. That means Dotson is available for < $5 till March 26 If you ever wanted to get this game, this would
Reminder: the Dotson animated film is free to watch!
This meme has been going around and it's the best! So we couldn't resist making a bunch of these!
New Music Video - Durai Durai
New Music Video! A great mystery deserves a great soundtrack. And Inspector Durai deserves his own anthem. Check out the music video for "Durai Durai" on Youtube!
Fixes Fixes Fixes
Achievements made more reasonable Dadi and Rangeela find 50 items Trash, Dance and Mind Reader needs 25 items now Different background music for different parts of the world! There are now 4 distinct
Steam Deck Verfied and 50% off
Dotson on Deck Detective Dotson plays has received Steam Deck Verified status from Steam! Controller support is improved and the controller now works in the phone booth. We've also added Korean and Ru
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Detective · Cozy · Wholesome · Exploration · Casual · Cute · Funny · Adventure · Mystery · Investigation · Character Customization · Episodic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | http://www.dotson.in |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800) or equivalent / Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) or equivalent / GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 400 MB available space