The Detective's Apprentice Steam news

• Steam app typegame
• Steam App ID3618570
• PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
• Release dateTo be announced
• Developerdarqwerful
• Publisherdarqwerful
• Parent gameNot available

Genres: Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: darqwerfulPublisher: darqwerful

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The Detective's Apprentice Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• Updated Demo - 11 June 2026

  Hey everyone!I recently updated the demo to improve its overall pacing. The biggest change I made was to move the board game puzzle from the second case to a post-demo optional challenge level. While many of you enjoyed it, some players found it too hard and I think that it was a little too complex to be introduced this early in the game. Now that it's completely optional, only players who like the extra challenge can choose to play it.Please note:If you already played through the board game puzzle, nothing will change for until you reset the second case in the Case Select menuIf you finished the demo but haven't seen the board game puzzle yet, it's now available in the Case Select menuOther incremental improvements that I made but didn't post about earlier:Added a button to quickly navigate between the rule-book and the rules filling sectionHighlighted some clues in the second case tha…

• Demo Update (v1.1.3) - 27 January 2026

  In this update, I've:Fixed spacing issues in some of the icons in case 1Cleaned up some of the doodles in the rule-book to make text more legibleMade a rule in the board game puzzle clearerCleo's comments in the rule-book give a few more hintsMade it a bit clearer that the board game puzzle can be skippedAdded a sticky-note in the Solve section of case 2Added another clue in the to-do list in case 3Changed a minor character's name to avoid confusion in case 3Fixed some spacing issues in one of the newspaper articlesAdded sound effects to the notepadAdded an option to skip to the end when repeating a conversationBig thanks to everyone who sent in feedback! I really appreciate it! Cheers!

• Demo Update (v1.1.2) - 15 January 2026

  I've been getting some great feedback from people filling in the form, those here in the community, and elsewhere. This is a small update to address some of the issues. I've:-Fixed a bug in the notepad-Fixed typos-Fixed some of the art in the rulebook, made it clearer what turn pawns are on-Made Cleo's comments in the rulebook more pointed-Added more relevant hints in case 2 and 3-Added more clues about one of the articles in case 3Other updates to come soon. If you would like to help make the game better (or just want to see the board game puzzle banished forever!), please fill in the feedback form linked in the main menu. Thanks!

• The Detective's Apprentice demo is out now! - 10 January 2026

  The demo for The Detective's Apprentice is now available to play.Step into the shoes of Cleo, an apprentice to the illustrious detective, Maya Lynch. In this demo, you will uncover Cleo's beginnings as she solves her first three cases. Sharpen your deduction skills and play it now!

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