Norco
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…
Norco is an adventure developed by Geography of Robots, released 24 March 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It currently starts at $4.94 at Humble Store. The main story takes about 6.4 hrs to finish.
What Norco is
Norco is an adventure game developed by Geography of Robots and released in 2022. It was published by Raw Fury. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Explore a world of detail-rich and atmospheric pixel art born from the petrochemical landscapes of South Louisiana. Navigate your way through a world of uncertainty and moral ambiguity as you venture deeper into the swamp to unravel the threads left by your brother. Fight, sneak, or fast-talk your way past any hometown bullies, security contractors, or death cults that stand in your way. Bust into a refinery with your robot friends. Immerse yourself in the eclectic, atmospheric soundscapes of Gewgawly I. Explore vast scenic landscapes of pulsing nightlife and eerie solitude. Recruit a wild-eyed river dog.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 35 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Norco holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 97% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Players rate it 85, 7 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.4 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $4.94, that works out to about $0.77 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 or AMD equivalent, 4 GB RAM and Intel Iris/AMD Vega 8 or equivalent. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.94 at Humble Store, 67% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Norco launched on 24 March 2022, within three weeks of Tunic, Ghostwire: Tokyo, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Gran Turismo 7. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Tunic, Ghostwire: Tokyo, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Gran Turismo 7.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Norco yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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