Nine Noir Lives

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"Wait - did you say the Knitty Kitty Club? Where all the criminals hang out?

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Developer:
Silvernode Studios
Release date:
07 September 2022
Recent Steam reviews:
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (113)

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Description



"Wait - did you say the Knitty Kitty Club? Where all the criminals hang out?"
"Not all of them, Tabby. I’m sure some hang out in...uh, dark alleyways, and large empty warehouses down at the docks, and such."


Welcome to Meow Meow Furrington, capital city of cats, home of the world's biggest ball of yarn...and hotbed of crime. You are Cuddles Nutterbutter, feline private investigator and owner of two perfectly normal-sized paws, the doctor said so.

After agreeing to take on a last-minute case for the Chief of Police, you and your plucky assistant find yourselves investigating a murder that risks upsetting the careful balance between the city's two most powerful crime families: the Montameeuws and the Catulets.

Cuddles will need to use every skill he's learned - as well as his definitely-not-smaller-than-average paws - to poke, lick and talk his way through to the heart of the mystery...before some very dangerous cats decide to take matters into their own paws. Which, to clarify, are absolutely regular-sized.

Key Features

  • Play through a charming comedy-noir storyline inspired by every cat ever, with fewer cat puns than you might expurrct.
  • Explore the unique and intriguing city of Meow Meow Furrington across over eighty attractive, hand-drawn screens.
  • Interact with over twenty-five hilarious characters.
  • Discover a whole new dimension to everything in the game by using your wits tongue. Lick first, and ask questions later. Questions like "what did you expect that to taste like, Cuddles?"
  • Experience the city from two very different perspectives as you switch between Cuddles and his capable assistant, Tabby Marshmallow.
  • Laugh and learn about the world of Furth with over a hundred thousand words of fully-voiced dialogue.
  • Solve puzzles both fun and fiendish - but never unfair.

Simple, Lighthearted Fun

Silvernode Studios is a two-man team, and Nine Noir Lives is our love-letter to point-and-click adventure games. We've been playing them for decades, and we love them - so we're making one. Combining our favourite elements of everything that came before, we hope to mix it up into something deeply entertaining.

While we've drawn on film noir for the story's inspiration, we're leaning much more towards the comedy side of "comedy-noir". Expect some serious topics, addressed seriously - but we don't want to burden the whole game down under the weight of unrelenting grittiness. We feel that there's enough of that in the world already.

Fun comes first, and we aim to be funny before all else, with comedy inspired by the likes of Taika Waititi. We strive for humour that anyone can appreciate, and writing that won't force you to mute your speakers when playing in public. So snuggle up with your favourite floofball and discover Nine Noir Lives!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows Vista SP1
Processor:
2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series, Geforce 9400 Series with at least 512 MB VRAM
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
5000 MB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

recommended*

OS *:
Win 7, 8, 10
Processor:
2.6 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory:
3 GB RAM
Graphics:
ATI Radeon HD 4500 Series, Geforce 9400 GT or higher
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
5000 MB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

User reviews

tonylanniri
Recommended | 05 Oct 2024
11.9h played

I have to tread lightly here because P&C Adventures are my very favorite type of game! This certainly seems to have all of the best elements. The graphics are perrrfect, the characters are amazing, there are 1,000s of

Helpful: 6
Mögbär
Not recommended | 11 Sept 2023
26.9h played

Not a bad game, but not good enough to actually recommend it. The music is pretty good, art is well done if a bit cheap looking; characters are mostly likable and voice overs are alright, with only few instances of

Helpful: 4
sr3905
Recommended | 28 Jan 2024
13.1h played

This was a lot of fun! If you like who-dunnits with a sense of humor than you will like this game. The lead character Cuddles is both endearing and annoying in a good way....at times. lol

Helpful: 0
AlyssaLCP
Recommended | 01 Apr 2024
17.2h played

Nine Noir Lives is a gorgeous expression of all the years of hard work the devs put into this game. For anyone that enjoys the Inspector Waffle games, Nine Noir Lives takes a different spin on the cat detective

Helpful: 3
upperclasslemon
Recommended | 08 Oct 2023
11.1h played

If you are a fan of point 'n click adventures, play it. Great story beats, good puzzles, well executed theme and humor. Good game length too (found it longer than most other point 'n clicks). Recommended!

Helpful: 0
slobbergob
Not recommended | 02 Dec 2023
14.4h played

This is very much a "story-first" kind of game, so the "puzzle to redundant, silly dialogue" ratio very heavily favours the latter, but younger players should love it. All dialogue seems available, that is to say there

Helpful: 2