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Genesis Noir
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “striking cosmic visual style” (43 of 80 reviews) and “cosmic noir love story” (30); the most common complaint is “simple repetitive clicking” (25). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 80 reviews raise this.
30 of the 80 reviews raise this.
28 of the 80 reviews raise this.
6 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Amazing celestial noir vibe with really cool gameplay and music. Every puzzle feels very different from the previous and it's always interesting to solve them. Never played a game like this before. Truly unique and…”
25 of the 80 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
12 of the 80 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“A very stylistic game that unfortunately lacks substance and depth in its narrative and themes. It is very nice to look at and has a very promising and intriguing start that ultimately fails to deliver. In my opinion,…”
8 of the 80 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“A very stylish experience but not so much a game. The biggest positives this time around are the visuals, artstyle, story, and music, which ooze creativity though the story can get cryptic at some points. The only…”
“Got this for free after waiting a half decade. Enjoying it so far but I feel like it's a game you play for 15-30 minutes at a time until it's over. I feel like you have to be in a certain mood to want to play it as…”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“An incredible visual and auditory experience. I also appreciate its poetic and abstract nature. I found several game breaking bugs in some levels, though.”
“Lovely little game! a cosmic journey that blends physics, culture, religion, and love. very romantic and imaginative. I did run into a few bugs which prevented me from moving on, and I had to restart some chapters.…”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Gameplay is not that fun, but the artwork, story and music still made me enjoy this a lot.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Genesis Noir is, in my opinion, a really good game for a very specific kind of person. It is one of those games that will only reward you so far as you're willing to meaningfully engage with its themes and put in the effort to understand what it's conveying. Honestly, other than…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“As many others have said. I really wanted to like this game. The subjects fascinate me.. the storyline was mysterious.. the soundtrack was unique.. All of my necessary game boxes were checked. so why didn't I like this? In the simplest terms.. EVERYTHING felt like a chore.. And…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-05 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Noir · Point & Click · Story Rich · Exploration · Puzzle · Stylized · Atmospheric · Surreal · Hand-drawn · Space · Adventure · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Official site | http://genesisnoirgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.6 GHz or higher Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R9 285 (or equivalent) or GeForce GTX 560Ti or newer DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 4 GB available space