Rachel Kaser
GamesBeatChinatown Detective Agency review: Carmen Sandiego meets cybernoir
Published 5/5/2022
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60
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PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 4/7/2022
Chinatown Detective Agency
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cyber-noir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Manage your detective agency and use real world research to solve cases as you unravel a global conspiracy.
- Developer
- General Interactive
- Publisher
- WhisperGames, General Interactive
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Critic avg
70
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
19
All coverage currently scored
Score range
55–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 70 across 19 scored reviews, with a 35-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
Score distribution
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19 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 11%
80–892 reviews · 11%
70–797 reviews · 37%
Below 708 reviews · 42%
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Iain Blank
Jump Dash RollChinatown Detective Agency Review - Jump Dash Roll
Published 4/26/2022
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70
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Read originalOliver Shellding
WayTooManyGamesReview - Chinatown Detective Agency
Published 4/25/2022
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Score
55
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalEdie W-K
Checkpoint GamingChinatown Detective Agency Review – This close, gumshoe
Published 4/23/2022
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65
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalBob Richardson
RPGFanChinatown Detective Agency | RPGFan
Published 4/17/2022
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58
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSarwar Ron
NoobFeedChinatown Detective Agency PC Review
Published 4/15/2022
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62
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalVikki Blake
EurogamerChinatown Detective Agency review - a striking, neon-drenched setting, but mechanics come up short
Published 4/15/2022
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75
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalJake Hill
COGconnectedChinatown Detective Agency Review – A Game That Assigns Homework
Published 4/14/2022
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Score
85
+15 vs critic avg
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Read originalChan Khee Hoon
TheGamerChinatown Detective Agency Review - Singaporean Cyberpunk
Published 4/13/2022
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70
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Read originalJoe Devader
Nintendo World ReportChinatown Detective Agency (Switch) Review
Published 4/13/2022
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90
+20 vs critic avg
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