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The Detail

A Point-and-click game by Rival Games, released in 2014

71/100🔴Niche / Inactive⏳Proton PendingPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters.

Single player

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The Detail Download Size

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Is The Detail Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing The Detail, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the The Detail save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TheDetail\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/TheDetail/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/TheDetail/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is The Detail Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating⏳ Proton Pending

Performance Analysis

Compatibility data for The Detail is currently mixed. Check recent ProtonDB reports for specific launch commands.

Confidence: Moderate
See 1 user configs ↗

Can I Run The Detail?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

The Detail has modest requirements. Most gaming PCs from the last 5 years should handle it.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • 🎮
    GPUDX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.

Is The Detail Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

71
Rated 71 out of 100
Mixed Reviews5 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 5 critic reviews, opinion on The Detail is divided. While it offers some unique point-and-click mechanics, the score of 71 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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