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Tales of the Neon Sea
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “detailed neon pixel world” (37 of 77 reviews) and “engaging cyberpunk mystery” (34); the most common complaint is “uneven, shallow noir writing” (12). 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
37 of the 77 reviews raise this.
34 of the 77 reviews raise this.
21 of the 77 reviews raise this.
8 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Cyberpunk pixel adventure puzzle game about a hard-boiled detective and his cat investigating robot disappearances linked to a gruesome old serial killer case he wasn’t quite able to solve. Despite being a…”
“loved the artstyle and the storytelling/ the puzzels are challenging enough to feel acomplished when finishig and fun enough to not rage quit. I got so immersed into the story I finished it in 2 evenings after work and…”
“I found this game to be incredibly engaging. I highly enjoyed the art style and found the story to be fun and inventive. The puzzles were fun and reasonably difficult except for a few cases where the process to solve…”
7 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Visuals and audios are the most well-designed in this game - very Cyberpunk and pixel style. There are a bunch of small nice things in the game, making the world detailed and complete. I also like the idea of having the…”
“It's not a serious cyberpunk story by any means, but it is a fun one. I didn't expect to be dealing with the cat mafia for example! There is some point and click, a bit of simple platforming and some puzzles to solve,…”
“A pleasant surprise. Great game!. Good artistic design(Pixel Art), good history, good characters and decent soundtrack. Is a very good game. Special mention for spanish language support (Subtitles).”
12 of the 77 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
10 of the 77 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a toss up. It's an interesting story, it's interactive but you may as well be reading it off your screen. You can explore a bit and uncover the story, but you don't have much choice as a player, and if you…”
“It's not a serious cyberpunk story by any means, but it is a fun one. I didn't expect to be dealing with the cat mafia for example! There is some point and click, a bit of simple platforming and some puzzles to solve,…”
“I found this game to be incredibly engaging. I highly enjoyed the art style and found the story to be fun and inventive. The puzzles were fun and reasonably difficult except for a few cases where the process to solve…”
9 of the 77 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 77 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 77 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“the only downside of this game is the fonts of text and lack of fanbase, other than that its genuinely a amazing game if ur looking to be a detective”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Good story and fun puzzles. Reminded me of old school point and click games like the King's Quest series. Overall I am a fan of the game and hope they make another. If you get stuck in the ship like I did try changing the language to Chinese until you get past that point and…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“For how deeply this goes on sale, it was certainly a bargain and worth the price. It started off with a very enticing beginning where the player is introduced to the main conflict, as well as the controls. Probably integrated teaching the system better than most other games that…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“My score: 6/10 IMPORTANT NOTE: Despite the game's score of 6, I'm giving it a thumbs down because of a well-known soft-locking bug that has remained unfixed since 2019 — which is frankly unacceptable. To circumvent the bug (spoiler hidden) . Overview I fell victim to a…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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
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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, Indie |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Cyberpunk · Point & Click · Story Rich · Investigation · Kickstarter · Surreal · Dystopian · Detective · Walking Simulator · Crowdfunded · Parody (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal |
| Achievements | 58 |
| Official site | https://www.thermitegames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 730 OR Radeon HD 4830 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: