Tache Noire

Incredible game. A true immersive sim with a huge world, tons of non-linear exploration, and really satisfying combat. The enemies feel great to fight against, and the physics are just fun. It does have quite a few bugs, the optimization isn’t great, and the art style isn’t for everyone, but considering this was made by a single dev with a Coke, some chewing gum, and a dream, it’s seriously impressive. I loved this game. We need more games like this, and it deserves way more recognition. This is what I’d call a VIDEOGAME!!!

Fantastic experience - rough around the edges, but made with a lot of heart. Things I loved * Some levels are absolutely fantastic; the puzzles are consistently entertaining, and the Dawn Apartments in general are peak horror; claustrophobic, terrifying, intricate level design with very high tension and ambiance. * Exploration is deep and rewarding - especially how you're freely allowed to sequence break if you're creative enough. * The story is intriguing and has the same dreamlike/madness quality as games like Silent Hill 2 Things I didn't like * Buggy/janky. Heroic effort from a single dev, but the game definitely feels quite janky; never enough to ruin the fun, but you will encounter enemies going out of bounds, walking through walls occasionally, even respawning on occasion. My submachine gun and auto pistol both refused to reload most of the time so I couldn't use them. The sliding doors in some lategame areas are lethal and don't like to open (note to anyone reading: if you spam "pick up/throw" while looking in the direction you want the door to go, they'll move quickly) * Lack of enemy variety - the base enemy type is great, but it's also 90% of what yo…

Very buggy and janky, but a great game overall

Really interested in this game but saves can't be loaded, they just crash.

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I am very disappointed; I wanted to like the game because I enjoy the retro aesthetic and manual reloading ideas, but the reloading in this game is absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥; it does not ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ work. I am standing still and clicking on the spent casing to reload, and it doesn't eject it until I have clicked the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing ten times, with EVERY BULLET. How the ♥♥♥♥ does this game have 95% positive? Is KB+M just not working correctly? I legitimately do not understand. I am able to eventually reload, but this is just flat out badly designed. If reloading were actually responsive, then I would have likely had a blast playing this, but it just isn't and I am not going to waste time clicking every single casing ten times before it finally registers.