Side-scrolling mystery adventure game Detective Dotson will launch for PC via Steam on April 3, 2025, developer Masala Games announced.
Xbox Series and Xbox One versions of Detective Dotson are also planned, but a release date for those versions was not announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
An story-driven adventure game in the most interesting place on Earth—modern day India! Solve mysteries in the cozy alleys behind the colorful temples. Find clues and complete an evidence board to solve each case. Engage with an array of characters as vibrant as India itself. It’s an uplifting adventure with Bollywood dance-offs aplenty. Food, festivals, and family weddings—we’ve got all the fun parts of India covered.
Gameplay
Every case centers around an evidence board. Think of it like a sentence but all the nouns (clues) are missing! Explore the world, find the clues and then fit them logically to complete the sentence. You can go anywhere and talk to anyone, especially if you pick the right disguise.
Pick up a nearby object and throw it to get out of a jam. With objects everywhere, use them to chase away dogs or disable cameras or just pickup trash and throw it at the litterer for some cash and catharsis!
Meet the Detective
Dotson never wanted to be a detective. That was his dad’s thing. Dotson wants to be an actor, in Bollywood—he’s great with costumes! But after dad’s mysterious death, he must play. the. part.
A Love Letter to India
We are an Indian team with worldwide experience—Pixar, Electronic Arts, Prana. It bothers us that while 20 percent of the world lives here, India is missing in video game culture. We are on a mission to fix this and we would love your feedback and support!
Watch a new trailer below.