# Games like NORCO

> The closest matches to NORCO: Tails Noir, BROK the InvestiGator, Kathy Rain, Gemini Rue, and The Drifter. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tails Noir](https://imho.run/games/865610/tails-noir) — Also Noir and Investigation, like NORCO. 1,434 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/865610/)
2. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — Shares point and click adventure with NORCO. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
3. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Shares point and click adventure and environmental puzzles with NORCO. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
4. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like NORCO. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
5. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — A frequent pick in NORCO players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
6. [Chicken Police - Paint it RED!](https://imho.run/games/1084640/chicken-police-paint-it-red) — Shares dialogue tree interaction and point and click adventure with NORCO. 674 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084640/)
7. [The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales](https://imho.run/games/1432100/the-bookwalker-thief-of-tales) — Shares point and click adventure with NORCO. 544 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432100/)
8. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Investigation, like NORCO. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
9. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — A frequent pick in NORCO players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
10. [Citizen Sleeper](https://imho.run/games/1578650/citizen-sleeper) — Shares story driven narrative with NORCO. 6,169 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/)
11. [Genesis Noir](https://imho.run/games/735290/genesis-noir) — Also Noir, like NORCO. 679 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/735290/)
12. [The Blackwell Legacy](https://imho.run/games/80330/the-blackwell-legacy) — Shares point and click adventure with NORCO. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80330/)
13. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as NORCO. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
14. [Black Mirror I](https://imho.run/games/292930/black-mirror-i) — Also Gothic, like NORCO. 431 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292930/)
15. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Noir, like NORCO. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
16. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — A frequent pick in NORCO players' libraries, and another Adventure. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
17. [The Excavation of Hob's Barrow](https://imho.run/games/1182310/the-excavation-of-hob-s-barrow) — Shares point and click adventure with NORCO. 1,857 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/)
18. [Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today](https://imho.run/games/339190/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today) — Shares point and click adventure with NORCO. 432 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339190/)
19. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Investigation, like NORCO. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
20. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Same atmospheric mood as NORCO. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
21. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Noir, like NORCO. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
22. [Call of the Sea](https://imho.run/games/1042490/call-of-the-sea) — Also Investigation, like NORCO. 2,379 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/)
23. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same atmospheric mood as NORCO. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
24. [The Case of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/1677770/the-case-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Investigation, like NORCO. 6,283 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1221250&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1221250&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1221250&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1221250
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1221250
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About NORCO

NORCO is a point-and-click adventure developed by Geography of Robots and published by Raw Fury, released in 2022 at $14.99. Set in the industrial swamplands and sinking suburbs of South Louisiana, the game blends dystopian, noir, and gothic tones into a mystery-driven narrative. Players navigate a pixel-art world using dialogue-tree interactions and environmental puzzles while exploring a surreal, increasingly distorted landscape. Reviewers describe the experience as bleak and emotionally heavy, with players highlighting the beautiful pixel art, immersive soundscape, and rich story and characters as particularly compelling. The game is verified on Steam Deck and holds a 94% positive rating from 1,675 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1221250
- **Developer:** Geography of Robots
- **Publisher:** Raw Fury
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 24, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 89
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1221250&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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