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L.A. Noire cover art

L.A. Noire

Team Bondi · Rockstar Games · 2011-11-08

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AdventureStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 20, 2011 (PlayStation 3), Nov 08, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 17, 2011 (Xbox 360), TBD (SteamVR)

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

211
playing now
86%
positive of 37k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (1043 ratings)
29h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 42h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

211 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps is an LAPD detective thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success. Corruption is rampant, the drug trade is exploding, and murder rates are at an all-time high. In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, racketeering conspiracies and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department to uncover a secret that could shake the city to its rotten core.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 211 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,855 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~232/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 1.5M–2.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 36,804 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.33 at Nuuvem (2014-11-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 14 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
38238220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3601222026-08-06 21:00 — 264 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 127 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 198 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 221 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 178 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 217 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 292 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 188 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 259 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 360 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 157 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 185 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 266 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 151 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 181 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 234 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 160 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 223 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 346 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 178 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 142 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 249 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 170 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 218 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 222 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 196 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 122 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 201 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 211 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$32.73$2.832015-01-012026-08-162015-01-01 — best price $2.832015-03-09 — best price $30.062015-04-20 — best price $20.492015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-11-10 — best price $19.992015-12-29 — best price $19.992016-03-10 — best price $4.002016-05-27 — best price $5.002016-08-08 — best price $26.142016-11-01 — best price $19.992017-01-14 — best price $5.992017-04-01 — best price $25.092017-07-22 — best price $19.992017-10-21 — best price $19.992017-12-17 — best price $6.992018-04-08 — best price $27.892018-08-13 — best price $18.992018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-02-25 — best price $9.002019-04-26 — best price $19.992019-09-05 — best price $19.992019-11-21 — best price $6.992020-01-08 — best price $18.992020-02-12 — best price $32.732020-03-31 — best price $19.992020-10-19 — best price $19.992021-03-12 — best price $29.992021-07-29 — best price $19.992021-12-04 — best price $19.992022-03-10 — best price $5.992022-11-22 — best price $6.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992024-04-08 — best price $19.992024-11-21 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992026-01-12 — best price $5.992026-08-16 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

13002026-08-26 19:15 — 67 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 130 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 116 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 100 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 21 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
67.8%
earned "Police Academy"
12.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller Support

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)103,54911%61
Xbox 360 (Xbox)85,8797%60
Steam (Steam)55,0655%60
PS4 (PlayStation)23,95316%63
Xbox One (Xbox)12,9287%62
Switch (Nintendo)2820%0
Xbox One (Xbox)12359%62
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

NoirCrimeActionMatureNudityMysteryAdventureCinematicDetectiveOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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