DeTechtive 2112 Review: Uncover Secrets – Read Now!

by Jim Smale · February 20, 2025

DeTechtive 2112 Review, Our fears about the future came to pass. Millions eke out a pathetic existence soaked by drizzling rain and lit by flickering neons. One of them is you, a lone detective with a dark past. Sneak, shoot, and investigate alone or with partners, learning that some things are better left buried.

: The infamous Subway location

: Tunnel Vision: Where Every Shot Counts!

DeTechtive 2112 Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
5.96GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – quality preset.
Display settings – resolution, fullscreen, v-sync, FPS limit, HDR, and HDR max brightness slider.
Video settings – resolution scale, view distance, anti-aliasing, post-processing, shadow, global illumination, reflections, textures, effects, foliage, and shading.
Three game difficulties – Easy, normal, and hard.
Single and multiplayer modes.
The game has an awesome cyberpunk-like aesthetic, from the character portraits to the filters, the game looks really good.
Your character is fully voiced.
Minimap with objective markers.
A 3D game world with an isometric viewpoint.
Loadout lets you choose two weapons, ammunition, and up to four equipment.
Levels and cases will have particular Loadout requirements.
In-game character interactions which you can fast forward or skip.
Hover text and button prompts over people and interactive points on the screen.
Twin stick shooter gameplay with Detective adventures chucked in.
Tutorial segments as you play along with pop-ups with videos or images.
Shooting has laser pointers to make it a bit easier to aim.
You can pause the game.
Dead bodies can be picked up and moved or hidden in cupboards etc.
Every case/level can be completed with action or stealth.
End of case breakdown and score. Here you can restart the case or end the case.
Full stealth with strangle deaths, enemy radars, and line of sight indicators.
The bass-heavy soundtrack changes in and out of combat.
A wide range of weapons and equipment adds variety to what you can do on a case.
It’s a visual treat for the eyes.

: Street smarts keep you alive…hopefully.

: choose your next destination wisely

DeTechtive 2112 Review Cons:

You cannot remap the controls.
No Colourblind settings.
Most of the time it’s just your character with voice work and everyone else has grunts.
Text and button icons are so small it’s hard to make out a lot of the time.
It’s hard to do stealth as you cannot move the camera and you are never sure what will give cover and what won’t.
The style of the game can obscure enemies and interactive points, items, etc as it all blends together.
Never always sure when the game has been saved.
Ai pathfinding is not always great and they have amazing aiming but lack any spatial awareness.
Short game taking a couple of hours to go through.
Little replay value.
Any type of lag in Co-op is a game-breaker.