Where to get it

Steam

2013 · Adventure · Indie

Face Noir

A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he’s falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.

Released: 17 October 2013
Platforms: Windows macOS
Genres: Adventure Indie Point-and-click adventure Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Thriller Historical
Engine: Wintermute Engine
Country: Italy
Age ratings: PEGI 16
Time to beat: 9.5hmain story10hcompletionist

About

Face Noir is a point-and-click adventure puzzle video game developed by Italian studio Mad Orange and published by Phoenix Online Studios. It released in July 2013 for Windows.

Players say

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

The player assumes the role of Jack Del Nero, a detective who is falsely accused of killing a man who left a little girl in Jack's protection. Jack must clear his name, figure out who the little girl is, and who murdered the man.

Development

The game was developed by Mad Orange, an Italian studio consisting of Gabriele Papalini and Marco Sgolmin. It was localized by Phoenix Online Studios. Papalini and Sgolmin cited Italian cinema from the 1950s and works from actor Nino Manfredi. The game was released for Windows on October 17, 2013.