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L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files cover art

L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files

Rockstar Games · 2017-12-15

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 24, 2019 (PlayStation VR), Dec 13, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 15, 2017 (SteamVR)

L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files places you directly in the shoes of Detective Cole Phelps as you solve brutal crimes, plots and conspiracies inspired by real cases from 1947 Los Angeles, one of the most corrupt and violent times in L.A. history.

1
playing now
48%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Set against the seedy and violent underbelly of 1940’s Los Angeles, L.A. Noire is the story of decorated veteran and newly minted detective Cole Phelps as he investigates an escalating series of cases inspired by real-world crimes. Each successfully solved case brings Phelps greater success, but also brings him closer to the dark criminal heart of post-war L.A.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 32% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 29k–70k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,165 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.39 at WinGameStore (2020-06-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 30 of 61 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-11 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.12$10.492017-12-022026-08-172017-12-02 — best price $29.992018-08-30 — best price $22.492019-02-28 — best price $29.992019-07-17 — best price $15.002019-09-28 — best price $27.642020-01-22 — best price $14.992020-03-26 — best price $27.592020-08-28 — best price $14.992020-12-17 — best price $14.992021-03-01 — best price $12.752021-05-18 — best price $29.992021-08-13 — best price $12.752021-10-25 — best price $15.002021-12-20 — best price $14.992022-03-01 — best price $30.122022-06-06 — best price $14.992022-08-05 — best price $14.992022-10-08 — best price $12.902022-12-13 — best price $13.202023-04-06 — best price $29.992023-07-18 — best price $26.282023-09-07 — best price $26.762023-12-18 — best price $29.992024-02-22 — best price $26.282024-04-08 — best price $26.762024-06-08 — best price $26.762024-08-17 — best price $26.762024-10-29 — best price $26.762025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-10 — best price $14.992025-04-29 — best price $26.762025-06-26 — best price $13.202025-08-12 — best price $26.282025-10-29 — best price $26.762026-01-16 — best price $12.902026-04-20 — best price $13.502026-07-14 — best price $29.992026-08-17 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
26.5%
earned "One For The File"
3.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR Only

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)90531%21
Steam (Steam)6505%20

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

Player tags

VRNoirCrimeActionNudityAdventureDetectiveOpen WorldStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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