NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
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Very Positive (29) - 96% of the 29 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
All Reviews:
Very Positive (2,055) - 93% of the 2,055 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Mar 24, 2022
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“In March 2022, I'm ready to call it my game of the year”
94/100 – PC Gamer

“Confident, biographical and bewildering, NORCO is a narrative experience filled with exquisite, beautiful details.”
100/100 – Gameshub

“★★★★★ Gorgeous pixel art drenched in oil-slicked shades of meloncholy”
5/5 – TheGamer

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About This Game



NORCO is a Southern Gothic 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.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game contains instances of violence, suicide, substance use and mature language.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Iris/AMD Vega 8 or equivalent
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11
    • Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Discrete GPU / Nvidia 1050 or equivalent
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS Big Sur
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5Ghz or equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Iris or equivalent
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS Big Sur
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5Ghz or equivalent
    • Graphics: Intel Iris or equivalent

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