NORCO
Geography of Robots · 2022 · Point & Click, Pixel Graphics, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Mystery
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About NORCO
Search for your missing brother through the surreal, oil-stained suburbs and swamps of distorted South Louisiana, following a fugitive android into a mystery that spirals across generations and blurs the line between memory, technology, and nature. Stunning painterly pixel art, haunting sound design, and a cast of unforgettable characters anchor this contemplative narrative adventure rooted in Southern gothic and classic point-and-click adventure games.
NORCO is a point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Louisiana. Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother's death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orleans.
Immerse yourself in a surreal and uncanny South Louisiana
NORCO’s painterly and cinematic pixel art draws the player into its quotidian sci-fi world of disappearing swamplands, labyrinthine oil refineries, and other landscapes inspired by the titular town of Norco, Louisiana and other parts of Greater New Orleans. Sink into the rich field recordings and sound design by fmAura and a driving, post-industrial electronic score from Gewgawly I.Unravel a mystery in a world haunted by the past and threatened by the future
What starts as a straightforward search for your missing brother quickly spirals into a multigenerational mystery. The lines between salvation, memory, technology, and nature bleed together into a uniquely compelling, contemplative narrative rooted in Southern literature, pulp fiction, and point & click adventure games both classic and contemporary.Explore alongside sharply drawn characters with deep roots, rich backstories, and complex motives
A chaotic bayou pirate, bar-stool private detective, escaped security android, and your stuffed childhood monkey will all offer assistance in an eroding and uncertain world. Solve puzzles, fight your way past corporate security goons, and infiltrate an influencer cult squatting an abandoned mall on the outskirts of New Orleans.
Disclaimer: Though inspired by real-world themes, NORCO is entirely fictional and not intended to represent any actual individuals, entities, or events.
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What Steam players say
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Excellent writing and characters. Laugh out loud funny at times in the later half of the game. Two spots where I got stumped, but Google searches resulted in hints from the Devs to figure it out - mostly due to lack of Blue Icons on your Head Map place - specifically the gate with the drone. A couple dialogues at the end for newly-appearing characters seemed to have homogenous flavor/flair for them, but otherwise everything was written beautifully and wrapped me into their world. It may be a bit slow to start, but if you dedicate the time to reading it you will become engrossed. Explore. Enjoy. 9/10 would recommend3 found this helpful
amazing the mystery and the writing are top notch. felt heavy, raw, and extremely bleak. whats worse than our reality? an extremified version of it. its a story [spoiler] about oil companies greed, religion extremism and the Extreme lengths of not governing AI and its repercussions. [/spoiler]2 found this helpful
Excellent game, thought provoking, fantastic sound design, beautiful use of color, characters that you care for and keep you engaged. A great blend of metaphysical lore, dystopian sci-fi, and reality. Really loved playing this.2 found this helpful
SUPERDUCK might be my favourite idea in the whole wide world1 found this helpful
Such tasty atmosphere, one of my favourite sci-fi point and clicks ever. So beautiful and surreal, it sticks with you for a long time - if still unconvinced see "Get downers from Santa Claus" achievement.
This was, by far, the best visual novel experience I've ever had. Beautiful visuals, great writing, strange in the best way possible, interesting use of gameplay elements so going through is always enjoyable and never boring throughout its ~8h playtime. I would it give it a 9/10 easily.
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