The Detail
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About The Detail
The Detail is a crime noir adventure set in a modern American city. You control a bitter veteran detective investigating a brutal gangland murder and a reformed criminal trying to protect his family. Their stories put you in situations where you must make difficult choices and face the consequences of moral dilemmas.
Story and choices
The branching storyline is shaped by your decisions and follows multiple playable characters. The season begins with Episode 1 – Where the Dead Lie. Its crime drama focuses on cases, clearance rates and, at times, justice.
Gameplay and presentation
The Detail combines point-and-click gameplay with adventure-game and interactive-comic elements. Its visual style draws heavily on graphic novels, and the story is accompanied by a professional audio track.
Key features
- Character-driven story with multiple playable characters
- Branching narrative influenced by your choices
- Ethical and moral challenges
- Mature themes
Frequently asked questions
The best price for The Detail is $1.24 at Kinguin. That is 58% less than on Steam, where it costs $2.99. 5 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
Some are. This page only shows offers that activate in your country; offers for other regions, or with no stated region, are left out. To see the offers for another country, change your country at the top of the page.
Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and The Detail stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for The Detail are: Windows XP. It also runs on macOS. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. The Detail is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates The Detail as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy The Detail 58% cheaper than on Steam.
The Detail is available for 58% less in shops such as Kinguin, GameBoost, or Difmark.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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