Chinatown Detective Agency is a point-and-click adventure game set in a cyberpunk version of Singapore 2037. Take a look at our cheats and tips to get help in the game.
You play the protagonist in Chinatown Detective Agency, a former Interpol officer named Amira Darma, who is beginning a new career as a private investigator based in Singapore's Chinatown district. Following a referral from her former boss, her first case is for a businessman trying to locate an accountant who has fled the country. Subsequently, she takes on a series of cases from a wealthy heir to return stamps from his philatelist father's collection to their originating countries. As she solves cases across the world, she begins to unravel a web of conspiracies back at home.
Below is a collection of hints and tips that will help you to progress in the game. These include why you should have quick access to the internet and why you should spend money wisely. As well as these hints and tips, we also have a Beginners Guide here which goes into more details on some of the tips we have below:
Throughout Chinatown Detective Agency there will be puzzles you will need to solve, you will be asked to find the origin of text or images that come from a specific book or location, respectively. If you do not know the answers of the top of your head you will need to do a quick Google search in order to find the information you need for the answer. Keep in mind that these puzzles may be timed so make sure you can access Google fast.
You will begin Chinatown Detective Agency with a decent amount of cash which is given to you as a loan. It is important to remember that there are plenty of things which will require money so make sure you spend it wisely. These include paying the bills to keep the business open, traveling, and hiring.
It is recommended that you have a notepad handy as Chinatown Detective Agency can become a confusing game and having pen and paper to write down puzzling information regarding what's going which you can refer to later will help you considerably. The game does have an in-game notepad that keeps track of some items and dialogue that you have managed to obtain. This can be found in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Take a look at our Beginner Tips and Tricks page to get additional help in Chinatown Detective Agency.
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There are 16 achievements for Chinatown Detective Agency on Xbox One.
Achievements | Award |
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The Veteran Detective Get the good ending | 125 |
Ace Get the best ending | 150 |
Down The Rabbit Hole Finish the first three missions. | 50 |
The Fixer Choose to work with Rupert full time | 50 |
The Tigress Choose to work with Tiger Lily full time | 50 |
The Reformer Choose to work with Keeran full time | 50 |
Thieves in the Night Finish Rupert's case | 50 |
Sibling Rivalry Finish Tiger Lily's case | 50 |
Hostile Takeover Finish Keeran's case | 50 |
The Fall of Man Shoot Kon | 50 |
Did You Try Turning It Off And On Again? Destroy Propsero | 50 |
Father And Son Convince Kon to turn off Prospero | 50 |
Frequent Flyer Take a total of 30 flights | 50 |
The Tourist Visit 12 different cities | 50 |
Not Bad, Gumshoe Finish a game without Mei Ting's help | 50 |
Hardboiled Get the least ideal ending | 75 |
Click here to see them all.