Duck Detective: The Secret Salami on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a detective, investigation and casual game
developed and published by Happy Broccoli Games.
Released on May 23rd 2024 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 2 languages: English and German.
It has received 5,090 reviews of which 4,870 were positive and 220 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 6.82€ on Steam with a 30% discount.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) , Windows 10 and Windows 11
- Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
- Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: High Sierra 10.13+
- Processor: Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
- Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable
- Storage: 500 MB available space
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I played it, liked it a lot, the voice acting is great and funny. Hell, even my parents played it and had a really good laugh. The only changes I'd wish for is that the detailed image of an object was always available after finding details while using the magnifying glass and that a regular zoom was available in those situations.
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Mabel and Dipper would definitely love this game!! (if you know, you know) It was a fun/ funny who done it. I wish it was a bit longer. A DLC with more cases would be really nice! Overall rating is 8/10.
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Solid short game, great VA. The one a major fault is that there isn't more to play, so hopefully the dev will make some sequels
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fun fact Developers are from Berlin. The currency Shmark could be referring to the old german currency Deutsche Mark (Deutschmark = Shmark). A phone number shown seems like a number from Berlin ... maybe its the developer studios number, didn' check that.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami might be the perfect video game . I don't mean that as literally as it sounds, as there are many games I consider much better; but what I do mean is that if any single thing about the game piques your interest enough to buy it, I can (almost) 100% guarantee you'll love it . The plot is silly and well written, the cast is lovable and memorable, and there's a dedicated QUACK button!! How are you NOT playing this game right now?! like, come on! What is there not to love? “ I was a freshly divorced duck, not able to pay next month's rent... ” so narrates our protagonist; Eugene McQuacklin, the elusive Duck Detective himself... wow, that's gotta be the greatest opening line ever written. I got the chills. moving on, the Duck Detective busily spends his days being all depressed, moping how his ex won't return his calls, and getting high on white bread (it's -no joke- treated as some sort of drug in this game, at least for ducks. guess you can call it quack) ; until that fateful moment the phone rang, and he got caught up in another case... it's... it's nothing really important. someone got their lunch stolen at the local bus station. that's it. guess it pays the bills (or gets another dose of, uhh, bread). BUT, turns out the mystery is a lot bigger than meets the eye, as the narrative twists into a tale of conspiracy, illegal importing, embezzlement, kidnapping, and SALAMI. One of Duck Detective's biggest strengths is the writing, particularly the characters. You have seven different suspects to question at the bus station, and not one of them feels like an NPC. They're all interesting, unique, and instantly likable. Sophie the Giraffe is a moody teenager who hates her job, loves memes, and listens to K-pop. Laura the Cat is a workaholic (and possibly an alcoholic as well) who's always mere seconds away from screaming her face off, and spends most of her non-working time complaining on social media. She's also best friends with Sophie. Freddy the Alligator is just the most adorkable person you'll ever meet, loving everything that's mystery or detective related; he considers himself to be the Duck Detective's biggest fan! Boris the Buffalo is a big, intimidating looking guy, but he's actually something of a sweetie; who has kind of a crush on Sophie. Margaret the Sheep is an older lady who spoils her co-workers with baked goods (...she's not giving out drugs, is she??) ; and she secretly wants to be a movie star. Rufus the Penguin is an older gentleman who thinks the kiddos in the office are a bunch of lazy good-for-nothing punks, but he really likes Margaret. He also writes some, uhm , erotic sci-fi novels, under a pen-name (which is just his name backwards. genius! ). And finally, Manfred the Bear is a blunt, stern kind of person who owns the company (called BearBus, by the way. that's like if there was a bus company irl called DudeBus), and wishes he could spend more time with his family, and also wishes he had a better workforce. hey, finding new employees is kinda tough nowadays! anyway, one (or more) of these individuals is guilty of the worstest kind of crime: GRAND THEFT LUNCH! .. and some more serious charges . Go out there and QUACK THE CASE! Duck Detective 's production values are absolutely perfect , if you keep the same mentality I was going for in the beginning. The game just oozes charm through every frame; with the soft bright color palette, simple 3D visuals combined with the adorable 2D cartoon characters, and fun eye for detail. Everyone's work space gives off so much personality; with Sophie's band posters and calendars, Laura's stack of energy drinks, or how Freddy drinks coffee from a (accidentally) stolen mug. I also thought it was cute how there were protesters outside the station, and their signs just had cartoon swearing on it, like “@%$#%” (woah, watch your mouth!!) and stuff. And let's not forget the real MVP here : Emma Levin. She wrote an entire page of the pinnacle of literature known as “SEXY ALIENS WANT MY NUMBER” (which you can read if you inspect it), and it is just peak fiction . now write the other 620 pages, please! I'd buy it! The magnifying glass mechanic is a lot of fun. Whenever you inspect characters or “crime scenes” (a refrigerator) , everything will appear (somewhat) sloppily drawn, with the sharp details showing up when you move your glass over it; leading to some pretty clever clues (it also implies that Duck Detective is in terrible need of a pair of glasses) . The game sounds amazing. Duck Detective unironically has some of the best voice acting I've heard in a long time. There's also a few names you might recognize here, like Lizzie Freeman and Sean Chiplock.... this is the weirdest Digital Circus fan fiction I've ever seen (...okay, it actually isn't; but still) . The music is awesome, with some really smooth jazz (love the saxophone!); like, I can totally imagine listening to the soundtrack while doing something else. And to top it off, the game gives you dozens and dozens of definitely 100% true duck facts on the loading screen. listen to this: (*ahem*) “ ducks are named after Sir Jeffrey Duck, who invented the bird in 1672 ”. well, isn't that food for thought! You know a game is good when the biggest problem is you want more. Unfortunately, there's a lot of that going around in Duck Detective. First of all, the game is insanely short. It only takes about three hours to beat it entirely, achievements included. It feels more like a pilot episode than anything, especially since a couple plot points were conveniently forgotten about. like, of course I'll buy the next episode! I just wish there was more to THIS episode! For a game driven by your deduc(k)tions , there are a few logic leaps where you'll be like “is this really what's happening?...oh, oh it is!.. that doesn't make sense ”; and while Eugene McQuacklin refers to himself as a genius detective, he would've NEVER solved the case if everyone just freakin' closed their search tabs after they left their computer . Really, clean up your desktop after you leave for a break, man!! While the dialogue is funny and well acted, I wish there were more idle responses than two. Even Jake Hunter for Nintendo DS -the most boring visual novel I've ever played- did better than that. On a somewhat related note, knocking over garbage cans is comedy gold, but the game could've used some more environment interactions, too. On a different note, I always find the concept of meat weird in talking animal stories. like, is that considered cannibalism?? ...it might be, because salami IS indeed illegal in the game. And finally, the ending , where you expose the culprit(s) and (spoiler) have to make an arrest. It's great as is, but it would've been hilarious if you could've arrested everyone, not just the people who were guilty. hey, I just wanna see Freddy's reaction when his hero throws him in the slammer!! sure, that's not nice, but the rule of funny always beats rule of cruel! every single time! If you're looking for a light-hearted mystery game, a funny game, or maybe just a game that looks cute, then Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is the perfect choice . Every single thing about it feels like it was a labor of love, and if this is the standard of quality for Mr. McQuacklin's next adventures; then consider me hyped . sure, the price tag might be a bit high for the playtime, but you know what? I think it (*ahem*) fits the bill. now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be in my room, having some, uhmm , white bread.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is currently priced at 6.82€ on Steam.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is currently available at a 30% discount. You can purchase it for 6.82€ on Steam.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami received 4,870 positive votes out of a total of 5,090 achieving an impressive rating of 9.22.
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami was developed and published by Happy Broccoli Games.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. Explore additional content available for Duck Detective: The Secret Salami on Steam.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami does not support Steam Remote Play.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Happy Broccoli Games
Publisher
Happy Broccoli Games
Release
23 May 2024
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