Tales of the Neon Sea
Pixel-art detective adventure investigating murder in a cyberpunk city
YiTi Games · Published by Thermite Games · Released Apr 29, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 4,048
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 45 in 30 days
- Players
- 8
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Mar 13, 2025
What is Tales of the Neon Sea?
This point-and-click adventure follows Rex, a former cop turned detective, through a neon-lit cyberpunk city. You explore locations, inspect evidence, interact with characters, and solve puzzles while investigating a murder linked to a robot rebellion. You can also control his cat, William, to reach places Rex cannot.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring detailed pixel-art cyberpunk settings
- +you want a story-driven detective mystery with puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast-paced action to slow investigation
- −you dislike frequent puzzles interrupting the story
What players say
84% of 4,048 reviews are positive · 77% of 45 in the last 30 days
Players praise the detailed pixel art, cyberpunk atmosphere, and mystery. Some find the puzzles repetitive or disruptive to the story, and several report bugs that stop their progress.
How many players finish Tales of the Neon Sea?
24% of Steam players have unlocked «Case Closed», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Tales of the Neon Sea system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 730, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tales of the Neon Sea?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 730 OR Radeon HD 4830
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2300
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 650 OR Radeon HD 7750
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Tales of the Neon Sea have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Tales of the Neon Sea run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 58
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal.
Does Tales of the Neon Sea 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Pixel Graphics
- Cyberpunk
- Story Rich
- Point & Click
- Investigation
- Detective
- Surreal
- Dystopian
- Walking Simulator
- Puzzle
- Parody
- Exploration
- Emotional
- Noir
- Atmospheric
- Sci-fi
Recent updates
- May 4, 2023 · May 4th: solved issues of getting achievements
- Dec 14, 2019 · 14/12/2019 Update
- Oct 12, 2019 · The third big update
- Jun 6, 2019 · Update 6.6
- May 3, 2019 · Update 5.03
1 DLC available.
