Neon Inquest

Neon Inquest is a free noir visual novel you play in your browser, made by Grimm Legacy Labs. The snow has not stopped for two hundred days, and you are the deputy sent to hold the inquest nobody wants held. You sign in with Google or an email address when you choose to play, so that your file is saved and waiting for you on any device.

Your record opens the doors

There are no stats and no dice. What you have already done decides what you are allowed to try: an option can open because of a trait on your record, the coat on your back or something a person remembers about you. Cheat your way in, and you will see options nobody else ever does. Other options are hidden so well that you never learn they existed.

You wear your story

Start as a man, a woman or an android, then choose the skin, hair or plating that goes with it. Every coat, hat and forged badge you pick up is drawn on your character, and some of them change how the city treats you.

People who remember

The people you meet appear in the room with you and keep count of what you did. Bonds grow very slowly and are never a friendship meter: trust, debt, how much you have seen of each other and what cannot be undone combine into what you really are to one another. Your Relations page shows only the people you have actually met.

Files that close for good

The Case Files page holds the season and the special stories. Season 1 is planned as ten episodes, released one file at a time, and each one can close in more ways than one. Your choices are permanent, and later files can see what you did in earlier ones.

Drawn and scored in code

Every character, street and piece of music in the game is generated as you play. There is not a single image or sound file in it.

How to start

Open the game in a browser, sign in with Google or an email address, create your character and play through the prologue. Your Case Files open as soon as it is closed.

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Questions

Is Neon Inquest free to play?

Yes. The main story is free. Optional purchases add cosmetic looks, what-if replays and the one-time Supporter Edition, which includes extra stories.

Can I change a choice I regret?

No. Choices are permanent on your character. You can replay a closed episode for Neon Credits to see where the other road went, but a replay is only a what-if: your character stays exactly as they were.

Do I need to download anything?

No. Neon Inquest runs in a current desktop or mobile browser.

Who makes the game?

Grimm Legacy Labs, a UK sole trader. Support: grimmlegacies@gmail.com.