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Tails Noir cover art

Tails Noir

Eggnut · Raw Fury · 2021-06-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 08, 2021 (Mac), Feb 09, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 28, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jun 08, 2021 (Xbox One)

Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

Tails Noir is a 2021 Adventure, Indie title priced at $4.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Mixed (67% of 3471 reviews).

3
playing now
67%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
4.01★
PlayStation Store rating (3,249 ratings)
5.6h
to beat · rushed 5.5h · completionist 12h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Tails Noir is a 2021 noir role-playing indie video game by Canadian developer EggNut and published by Raw Fury. It was released for Microsoft Windows in June 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in October 2021, and on Nintendo Switch in February 2022. A prequel, titled Tails Noir Preludes, was released in February 2023 on Windows.

Trailer

Tails Noir trailer thumbnail

Tails Noir - Fan Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 209 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity up 70% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (731 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 70k–157k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,492 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
GOG$4.99-80%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.53 at GameBillet (2024-08-30) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 114 of 157 observed days · $1.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
43443420212026Week of 2021-06-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
593Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 59 · peak 423Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2021 — avg 6 · peak 36Dec 2021 — avg 8 · peak 25Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 19Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 17Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 28Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 44Feb 2023 — avg 13 · peak 45Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 27Jun 2023 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2023 — avg 11 · peak 41Oct 2023 — avg 7 · peak 27Dec 2023 — avg 10 · peak 25Feb 2024 — avg 8 · peak 24Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 23Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$3.532021-06-082026-10-152021-06-08 — best price $17.992021-09-09 — best price $22.492021-11-26 — best price $18.742021-12-24 — best price $13.292022-03-11 — best price $11.652022-05-03 — best price $20.992022-07-02 — best price $20.992022-08-16 — best price $24.992022-10-27 — best price $12.492022-12-22 — best price $6.242023-02-15 — best price $20.432023-04-24 — best price $7.492023-06-19 — best price $7.392023-08-25 — best price $7.492023-10-18 — best price $22.492023-12-22 — best price $4.772024-02-21 — best price $4.992024-04-19 — best price $3.952024-06-29 — best price $5.002024-08-18 — best price $3.992024-09-16 — best price $24.992024-10-16 — best price $4.992024-11-21 — best price $3.992024-12-12 — best price $4.992025-01-04 — best price $4.162025-03-14 — best price $21.252025-04-22 — best price $22.392025-07-16 — best price $4.992025-10-01 — best price $4.992025-11-28 — best price $4.892026-02-03 — best price $20.722026-04-03 — best price $5.292026-04-27 — best price $24.992026-06-08 — best price $22.392026-07-31 — best price $3.942026-08-27 — best price $4.992026-09-12 — best price $24.992026-09-28 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

73132026-05-29 — 32 pageviews2026-06-02 — 38 pageviews2026-06-06 — 36 pageviews2026-06-10 — 34 pageviews2026-06-14 — 38 pageviews2026-06-18 — 25 pageviews2026-06-22 — 28 pageviews2026-06-26 — 33 pageviews2026-06-30 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 27 pageviews2026-07-08 — 21 pageviews2026-07-12 — 33 pageviews2026-07-16 — 26 pageviews2026-07-20 — 34 pageviews2026-07-24 — 38 pageviews2026-07-28 — 33 pageviews2026-08-01 — 40 pageviews2026-08-05 — 42 pageviews2026-08-09 — 32 pageviews2026-08-13 — 24 pageviews2026-08-17 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 29 pageviews2026-08-25 — 24 pageviews2026-08-29 — 23 pageviews2026-09-02 — 34 pageviews2026-09-06 — 34 pageviews2026-09-10 — 20 pageviews2026-09-14 — 24 pageviews2026-09-18 — 36 pageviews2026-09-22 — 15 pageviews2026-09-26 — 33 pageviews2026-09-30 — 23 pageviews2026-10-04 — 31 pageviews2026-10-07 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
62.8%
earned "Act 1"
16%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-06-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Windows (Xbox)4,2868%26
PS5 (PlayStation)1,99125%27
Steam (Steam)1,2797%26
PS4 (PlayStation)1,02917%27
PS4 (PlayStation)49025%27

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

NoirCasualMysteryAdventureDetectiveConspiracyStory RichConversationSingleplayerSupernatural

Census log

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

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