Jazzpunk is an adventure developed by Necrophone Games, released 7 February 2014 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.
What Jazzpunk is
Jazzpunk is an adventure game developed by Necrophone Games and released in 2014. It was published by Adult Swim Games. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is centered around a top-secret espionage agency operating out of an abandoned subway station in late 1950's Japan. The player takes the role of Polyblank, a silent protagonist. The game begins when Polyblank is mailed to the espionage agency in a human-shaped suitcase. He is then given several missions by the head of the organization, all of which begin by ingesting a dose of prescription medicine and which end with the protagonist sitting on a bench in a Zen garden, feeding breadcrumbs to Koi fish. The missions assigned to Polyblank are almost always bizarre and nonsensical, relying heavily on free association and references to older movies and video games. Tasks include…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 24 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Jazzpunk holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 79 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 4.1 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.80GHz Processor, 2 GB RAM and Video card with 512MB of VRAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.
What it launched against
Jazzpunk launched on 7 February 2014, within three weeks of The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Jazzpunk yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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