A Death in the Red Light (2024)
- Developer
- Mystery City Games BV
- Publisher
- indie.io
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 3.5 of 5, 49 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A raw, stylized noir point-and-click adventure through Amsterdam's seedy underbelly, where grim crime scenes are undercut by dark humor and the player's investigation is wide open.
darkly comicnoirstory richpoint & clickopen world investigationatmospheric1980s settingnonlinear detective work
What players say
Players are split on this puzzle game. Many enjoy the variety of puzzles and noir setting, but others say it is overpriced at 1.5-2 hours, too easy for experienced players, and the puzzles feel disconnected from the story. Several reviews also report bugs that softlock progress and accuse the game of using AI-generated art.
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