The Low Road
A point-and-click adventure about corporate espionage, lies, and blackmail
XGen Studios · Released Jul 26, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 153
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Aug 21, 2018
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Low Road?
This 2D point-and-click adventure follows rookie spy Noomi Kovacs as she starts work in the automobile industry in 1976. You play as Noomi and her supervisor, Turn, gathering industry secrets through object interactions, branching conversations, and puzzles that include first-person sequences.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark comedy and morally questionable protagonists
- +you prefer approachable puzzles over demanding brainteasers
Not for you if...
- −you want a lengthy campaign rather than a short adventure
- −you prefer action to extended conversations
What players say
75% of 153 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style, voice acting, and soundtrack. They criticize slow movement and rigidly scripted tasks that limit when actions are allowed. Some also report overly loud music and a lack of audio settings.
Screenshots and trailer
The Low Road system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.0GHz dualcore
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 Compatible Video Card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- 16:9 monitor recommended
Does The Low Road have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Low Road run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French.
Does The Low Road use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Casual
- Adventure
- Indie
- Point & Click
- Detective
- Female Protagonist
- Retro
- Investigation
- Cartoony
- Mystery
- Funny
- Puzzle
- Story Rich
- Great Soundtrack
- 2D
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 21, 2018 · The Low Road Update
- Aug 31, 2017 · The Low Road Patch Notes
- Aug 31, 2017 · The Low Road Patch Notes
2 DLC available.
