Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
Achimostawinan Games · 2023 · Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Investigation, Side Scroller, 3D
PC
Positive100% · 17
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About Hill Agency: PURITYdecay
The year is 2762 and you are Meeygen Hill, a tough as nails P.I., working in the neighbourhoods of one of the last major cities of North America. Life is all truant kids and cheating spouses until a dame barges in from the Risen City and changes your life. Her sister has been murdered and the cops are useless. It’s up to you to find out whodunit and it seems like this case go way further up than the banks of this one detective’s little neighbourhood in this Indigenous cybernoir narrative detective game.
What would our world look like on the brink of freedom from colonial oppression? Find out in this heart-pounding and atmospheric Indigenous cybernoir detective game! Play as Meeygen Hill, a hardboiled detective working in a thriving Indigenous (Néhinaw) Metropolis under the shadow of the towering NeXt Corps space elevator and it’s Risen City of elite citizens. Find yourself drawn deeper into conspiracy and intrigue after you take on the seemingly straightforward case of a murdered elite.Visit an Indigenous Future
Explore a never before seen cybernoir Indigenous future in a world inspired by pulpy noir mysteries, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade Runner. Immerse yourself in a world filled with colourful characters and saturated in the Cree language done up in neon. Wander the streets of Hill's beloved city or brave the deceptively bright Risen City and perhaps discover the origin of the shadow that looms over them both.
Be the Thinking Machine
In the Hill Agency You’re not just playing a detective, you are one. The game doesn't tell you if you are on the right track or even have the right perp, that's all on you. Uncover clues and find new witnesses and suspects by wandering the streets. Use the tools at your disposal to connect the clues and then make your accusations, if you have the nerve.
Grow Your Connections
There's more to this than going at it lone wolf style. Build Hill's networks back up and learn even more about the world and it's workings. Find ancient search terminals to uncover a history long forgotten to everyone, even the Risen City itself.
What Steam players say
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A beautifully written detective narrative wrapped in a stunning black and white aesthetic accented with selective hits of color. The game transforms the classic film noir genre with dystopian future tech akin to media like Bladerunner or Cyberpunk. The exploration of the collision between these two distinct worlds makes Hill Agency a captivating experience. I would highly recommend this title to anyone who appreciates a well balanced narrative.13 found this helpful
I found this game enjoyable with story/mystery, art style, and the Indigenous culture3 found this helpful
An amazing and important cyber-noir detective game trailblazing new ground in the genre and in gaming as a whole. Important because of the way it incorporates indigenous culture, sensibility and reality seamlessly into a post-colonial sci-fi future, from the incorporation of native language into neon signs to the way the protagonist is part of an 'urban neighborhood family' rather than the atomized, utterly alienated individual common to Western versions of the noir genre. As a fellow indigenous gamedev, I've been watching and waiting for this game for years and was not let down! The characters are memorable, gameplay is simple enough to understand, and the Sin City-esque desaturated world with flashes of color are stunning. Achimostawinan Games has hit it out of the park and into the Post-Colonial future, truly.2 found this helpful
Long time Steam user, first time reviewer. I think I am in within my first hour and I really like where this is going. A bit scared to make an accusation on the first case because what if I'm wrong?? It makes me want to come back and play some more. I want to know more of the story and the dialogue is great. I like the noir dectective style that is mixed in with the Cree culture and colors. If I must be honest, the input and UI is wonky at times (ie., character moves in opposite direction if button is down and the scene changes; the esc button should close the phone if its open), but its nothing that breaks the game. 9/10 so far.1 found this helpful
A great Indigenous indie game that folks should play.
Is neat.
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