Dark Stories: Detective
The ultimate Mystery Detective game! Solve 200+ stories, host games with friends and family, or play solo with AI.
Submitted by Stories host
Reward: 10 credits per test
55 approved tests, 63 total
Built for: general
Feedback from testers
- Kavya - Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 03:28 AM: Do you have an android version?
- Stories host - Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 09:36 AM: I really hope that the Android version will be available in 10 days. The days of closed testing are now counting down.
- Jonathan Stroz - Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 08:51 PM: I played the detective game with AI, I think that it would be better if tutorials were done a little but more effectively, showing a user a great amount of text is not super helpful. When starting you can show the chat window with overlays descirbing how the game works. Once the user has played the game you can dismiss. I think the detective puzzles are very trivial, they can be more challenging and provide more of a story. For example the James burning story is just silly to be honest. I think it would better to have more interesting stories. I would maybe turn this more into a game that replicates something like this: https://www.dennisspielman.com/photos/games/moviemurdermystery/movie_murder_mystery_party_game.pdf Focusing more on the detective portion, instead of the silly brainteasers.
- Mohamed Marouf - Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 01:19 AM: C'est une bonne app
- Stories host - Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 09:24 AM: We're glad you enjoy the game. Thank you for your feedback.
- Dragos Daian - Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 12:03 PM: I played on macOS using the iOS version (I think). Some of the graphics looks pixelated, on the category selection phase. After writting text, if I press enter, it doesnt send the result, I have to manually click on the send. I played the first level of detective, with woman dying, but it was a bit difficult. The first hint it gave me, think of where suicides occur most often. I don't know that. I feel like the difficulty level is a bit rough. Then a second hint says to think of common household items, but the question says no weapons were found. In the end I used all hints, but don't know what it was. This was the easy one. Maybe I would need some tutorial or to see how its done, because I'm not sure I understand what I need to do, sorry. I really like the UI and the idea, I have played such games with friends also, but the hints maybe for easy levels need to be more revealing, for my taste at least. I found no bugs while testing. I couldnt try the party mode as I was testing alone, maybe if there was a way to test with random people, I could try that. Tried to ask also in spanish, and worked just as well.
- YoloBytes - Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 08:01 AM: Tha app is found via "Android apps" filter but the link leads to the website that points only to the Apple Store. I couldn't really play it.
About Dark Stories: Detective
Is Dark Stories: Detective legit?
Dark Stories: Detective was listed on IndieAppCircle in November 2025 by Stories host, who opened it to independent testers. 55 independent testers have used it since and had their feedback accepted by the maker (63 tests submitted in total). It is distributed through its own website at stories-detective.com. IndieAppCircle is a peer feedback exchange, not a paid-review site: testers earn credits only for feedback the maker accepts, and nobody is paid to be positive. We record what happened here; we do not vouch for a product's business practices.
What platforms does Dark Stories: Detective run on?
Dark Stories: Detective runs on iOS and Android. The maker built it for a general audience.
Is Dark Stories: Detective still looking for testers?
Yes. The maker pays 10 credits for each approved test. Sign in to IndieAppCircle, open the test instructions on this page, try the app and write up what worked, what confused you and what broke. Once the maker approves your feedback the credits are yours; feedback left unanswered for 48 hours is approved automatically.
How do testers review Dark Stories: Detective on IndieAppCircle?
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