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Noir Syndrome

Noir Syndrome

Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.

Released Jun 4, 2014 Developer Glass Knuckle Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieAdventureRPGNoirPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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66.7%positive183 reviews
Recommended · 68 found this helpful

“Noir Syndrome is one of those games that falls into the quirky category of "For its price, it's pretty good." In spite of the claims of the developer, to say that each playthrough of Noir Syndrome generates a new and unique procedurally generated Murder Mystery story is a bit of…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“The thing I really liked about this game, is that I as I got to understand the dynamics of the gameworld / exploration elements, I started finding the clues I needed faster, and succeeding more. Like Binding of Isaac, it's less about a single play that weaves a story, as the way…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 155 found this helpful

“Noir Syndrome is an interesting game. It tries to bring in something new to the Rogue-lite market, by putting you in the shoes of a private detective. From there, you have several places to visit to gather clues and suspects, while trying not to step on the wrong faction's toes.…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Dec 22, 2015
Steam Winter Sale

Noir Syndrome is 60% off for the Steam Winter Sale. Grab the game at just under $3. Happy Holidays everyone! - Dave

Dec 22, 2015
Steam Winter Sale

Noir Syndrome is 60% off for the Steam Winter Sale. Grab the game at just under $3. Happy Holidays everyone! - Dave

Jun 11, 2015
Steam Summer Sale

Noir Syndrome is 50% off for the duration of the Steam Summer Sale! This is a great opportunity to pick up the game for just a few bucks. Have fun with the rest of the sale everyone! - Dave

Jun 11, 2015
Steam Summer Sale

Noir Syndrome is 50% off for the duration of the Steam Summer Sale! This is a great opportunity to pick up the game for just a few bucks. Have fun with the rest of the sale everyone! - Dave

May 30, 2015
Defragmented - our next project - is now on Kickstarter!

Hey everyone. As I had mentioned in the last major update, I've been devoting most of the past year to working on a new project . I'm still supporting Noir Syndrome - answering questions, helping user

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Facts & details

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GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · RPG · Noir · Pixel Graphics · Detective · Procedural Generation · Mystery · Rogue-like (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000), or dedicated GPU with OpenGL Support, 1280x720 or above Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: OpenAL-Compatible Additional Notes: Tends to run well even on many low-end machines