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Night Call
Developer Monkey Moon, BlackMuffin
Night Call is a 2019 noir-inspired adventure video game, co-developed by MonkeyMoon and Black Muffin, and published by Raw Fury. It was released worldwide on July 17, 2019, for PC platforms, and on June 24, 2020, for Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch. In Night Call, player assumes the role of a Parisian taxi driver who survived the actions of a serial killer, and is compelled to solve a murder mystery following his… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
225 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
139 positive · 44 negative
95% range 69–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 139 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
347 of 477 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
76% recommend · 139 yes, 45 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (559 of 750 positive).
Players praise the game's noir atmosphere and well-written dialogue. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the detective gameplay repetitive and lacking depth. [4][5][6] A few players report technical issues like poor optimization and bugs. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
It pains me to give this game a thumbs down, but I unfortunately departed this game feeling a tad disappointed. My initial impressions were great, the atmosphere, the customers and solving the first mystery was great, but upon starting the second one I had to realize that it's 90% copy-paste, and not in the fun roguelike manner. The framing of the stories is always the same, you play as a 40 something French-Arab …
- [12]
Night Call isn’t really a detective game, and I think that’s why I loved it. It surprised me in the most unexpected way. I was a bit unsure after the first crime, but the more I played, the more I was pulled into it. You might be asked to solve crimes, but you don’t do it by chasing clues ... you do it by listening. Talking to people, letting them talk, and sometimes just being there. It’s surprisingly calm for a …
- [1]
This game instantly immerses you in the noir vibe of nighttime Paris.Dialogues are brilliant - vivid, emotional, and incredibly engaging.Every passenger brings a unique story,and thanks to the excellent writing,they feel real and memorable.I think I will get all the achievements in the game one day.The melodies in the game are moody, stylish, ambient, and perfectly matched to the tone of the game.They create an …
- [2]
Nice character development on the citizen fare of nighttime Paris. Well-written dialogue without any discernible mistakes. Art is fantastic, great style. Enjoyable game. Got a really good feel for the primary character.
- [3]
Excellent style and atmosphere. No fiddly bits like upgrading the cab or whatnot, just pure, simple vibes.
Summarised from 34 of the 225 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
76% of the 184 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Night Call. The complaint that keeps coming up: repetitive gameplay across cases. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Night Call has received mixed reviews across all released platforms. David Wildgoose from GameSpot gave a positive review of the game. He praised the strong writing, which delivers moving and memorable scenes; Houssine as a protagonist, "who is full of surprising strengths and vulnerabilities"; and the "diverse and well-rounded" cast of characters. He felt that its minimal presentation suits the noir atmosphere conveyed by Night Call, although the frequent juggling of fares is detrimental to the enjoyable narrative. In his view, "Night Call's real strength is in the stories it tells about Paris, about the people who live there and the…
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Reactions
60 of 225 · most liked firstMore reviews like this one [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45764125/]here! It’s so very interesting to me that the games who don’t want to shake things up too much are willing to criticize the police as long as they’re represented by a woman. Such a strange and revealing confluence of institution and other. I was surprised at how misogynistic this game was, which sounds stupid at this point and maybe kind of is, but this one seemed like it was also trying to critique anti-Arab…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📢STREAM TIME 🔴 DAYTIME CALLIE DATIME CALLIE!!! are YOU ready to be an Ace Detective?? well too bad thats MY job but you can tag along anyway!!! we are trying out the game Night Call and whatever else tonight!! see ya NYOW!!! 🐈⬛💖 #Ad #Sponsor
neutral · AI labelView post →-How's your driving record? Clean? -It's clean. Real clean. Like my conscience. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver, 1976 I'm giving you a night call to tell you how I feel Yes, I'm gonna keep quoting Kavinsky's "Nightcall" throughout this review. Yes, it's low hanging fruit and yes, we'll go all, all, all night long -so deal with it. Or don't, I don't know, really. I like you, but to be honest: you were always a weird one. It's like there's something inside you, it's hard to explain. I guess I'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week, on the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope - @iamleyeti.bsky.social (Night Call, Flat Eye) calls for silence: how do encourage players to hold back, and let the other characters do the talking? Find out - if you'll only listen! - here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
neutral · AI labelView post →You start playing the game. It's called Night Call, or I'm Sorry.exe It's a first-person survival horror game inspired by Quaker, Resident Devil, and Silent Mill. It features a classic inventory system, a big mansion, slow and hardcore combat controls, and tons of puzzles.
neutral · AI labelView post →Even City of Light has dark moments. Night Call is a noir-inspired adventure video game, co-developed by MonkeyMoon and Black Muffin, published by Raw Fury. Story In Night Call you play as Houssine, Parisian taxi driver who during one of his usual fares gets attacked by a serial killer. Awakening from a coma, and with speedy recovery, Houssine back behind the wheel wants to discover an identity and track down his attacker. While game consists of 3 different story scenarios, all feature same…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It pains me to give this game a thumbs down, but I unfortunately departed this game feeling a tad disappointed. My initial impressions were great, the atmosphere, the customers and solving the first mystery was great, but upon starting the second one I had to realize that it's 90% copy-paste, and not in the fun roguelike manner. The framing of the stories is always the same, you play as a 40 something French-Arab taxi driver from Marseille who one one cold winter night gets attacked by a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like Night Call, but I can't recommend it. It has a very strong start, and the first few times I played I was really keen to boot it up. Unfortunately, after a few in-game days it becomes apparent that there really isn't very much going on: you pick up random passengers, some of them leave you with random clues, and at the end of the sixth day you have to accuse a suspect based on a vague hunch. The fact that the detective gameplay is so weak is really disappointing,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here I will leave the cat, friends who pass by can pet it and give it a thumbs up ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A taxi driver’s talk show on the night streets of Paris. In the confined space of a taxi, you, the driver, listen to various talkative passengers with different backgrounds and ideologies, hearing about the issues of modern urban life and sharing their perspectives. This offers a glimpse into a cross-section of contemporary city life. However, it is a bit unfortunate that the job of a taxi driver seems to have been chosen merely as a pretext to introduce these diverse characters, which results…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Later today (at around 17:30 Central European Time) I will be chatting with @iamleyeti.bsky.social on narrative design, game writing, and, certainly, Night Call. Perhaps even on A Plague Tale Requiem and Dordogne too. Watch us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/Nioxgxn...
neutral · AI labelView post →Night Call is a visual novel-taxi-driving-investigation game that has well written characters and honestly not much else. I liked it, but it only just barely ekes into a recommendation. The user interface can be buggy at times, refusing any input except exiting to a main menu, which happened several times to me. The overarching story of finding the serial killer who attacked you during one of your rides isn't very interesting. I don't feel like it's well implemented, as I didn't feel like there…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Night Call is mainly a detective themed game with dialogue, visual novel and noir aspects. I'd say that this game, unfortunately, fails to offer what you expect from a detective game as to gameplay, even though it has a very nice noir atmosphere. There are 3 serial killer case scenarios in the game and you try to collect information to find the killer as a taxi driver. You basically chose clients by using your navigator and try to get any kind of information from them about the killer. At the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is absolutely no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ reason why a visual novel should be maxing out my GPU, and yet this one does. For comparison, the notoriously well-optimized Sims 4 uses 45-ish percent of it. Can someone who knows more than me about this type of thing please check if this game is actually just malware using GPU to mine crypto or some ♥♥♥♥ like that? Because that's the only reason I can think of why this game would even be anywhere near as resource-intensive as it is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an excellent game, except for the lab cat passenger. If you pick up the girl looking for a cat just remember her face and exit the game, Do yourself that favor, and don't pick her up again. It's a game, and you don't need that story in your head.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing the first case "The Judge", I think I quite enjoyed the overall experience but I'm not sure I want to play anymore, for multiple reasons and therefore I can't really recommend this game fully. The only way I would suggest playing this, is by only doing free roam rather than the actual mystery cases. Firstly, after starting up the second case it starts exactly the same with the same characters in the same over-all situation, showing no sense of continuity or uniqueness. The only…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BTW this frame of Mills might be one of the most beautiful frames in this game It gives me strong "Night Call" by Kavinsky vibes which is what I imagine is playing on the radio while he's talking to Garcian xD One of those frames I really wanna redraw in my style at some point
neutral · AI labelView post →I understand that the variety in topics is part of representing the variety in the human nature of the passengers, their characters and their background. But the quality drop by some subevents is too huge. And while a driver must endure passengers and their boring or irrational stories in rl, it's just expecting too much from me in a game. Especially considering that the main stories don't compensate for boring subplots either and the 'investigation' is pretty much a passive experience.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🟢 Plug and Play Tested on: OnexPlayer Mini Pro 6800U [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42772030-Handheld-Friendly/] Follow Handheld Friendly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Deep, uncomplicated game play and compelling stories. If you like stories, and reading, this will be enjoyable. if you need action, go play a FPS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* with writer & narrative designer @iamleyeti.bsky.social of Night Call, A Plague Tale Requiem, and Dordogne fame. Find out more and take advantage of our early bird offer ➡️ www.d6learning.com/course/proto... #gamedev #narrativedesign
neutral · AI labelView post →Hmm, I'm not quite sure what to make of this game. Night Call definitely has its strenghts. Visually it's very atmospheric and the Taxi dialogues satisfy my inner voyeur and even tickle some quite philosophical itches. There's a bunch of very different characters to drive around each with their own interesting stories. However, actually you have to solve a criminal case, and thats where the game falls short. There are three cases to solve, which are not integrated in an overall story arc.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* with game writer & narrative designer @iamleyeti.bsky.social of Night Call, A Plague Tale Requiem, and Dordogne fame. Discover the course ⇢ www.d6learning.com/course/how-t... Live course presentation ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/1981846204...
neutral · AI labelView post →Night Call isn’t really a detective game, and I think that’s why I loved it. It surprised me in the most unexpected way. I was a bit unsure after the first crime, but the more I played, the more I was pulled into it. You might be asked to solve crimes, but you don’t do it by chasing clues ... you do it by listening. Talking to people, letting them talk, and sometimes just being there. It’s surprisingly calm for a game about crime. As you play, you get pulled into people’s lives ... their pain,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game instantly immerses you in the noir vibe of nighttime Paris.Dialogues are brilliant - vivid, emotional, and incredibly engaging.Every passenger brings a unique story,and thanks to the excellent writing,they feel real and memorable.I think I will get all the achievements in the game one day.The melodies in the game are moody, stylish, ambient, and perfectly matched to the tone of the game.They create an atmosphere of mystery, comfort, and a hint of melancholy.I love it.I am happy to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has 2 faces. One face is you the investigator. And this is total crap. There are no clues to gather. The game automaticaly gatthers them if there are any but some can be false clues. How it works is very illogical. Perhaps is better to just stick to the photos provided and try to pick those as clients as priority. At the end you are being asked to provide a name and that is a leap of faith there as you really have no real clue. So the investigative part is 1/10 The taxi…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amazing @iamleyeti.bsky.social, who's also responsible for beloved games Night Call and Dordogne, will be discussing narrative design and presenting his *How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* course on September 28. Join him here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1992750636...
neutral · AI labelView post →A real example of style over substance. Despite its interesting premise, it quickly becomes another "everybody's got a story" talking simulator with a dose of magical realism - and with nothing much to add. The detective work ultimately consists of making an educated guess, which just isn't that satisfying. The lo-fi artwork style is probably a case of "either you like it or you don't"... you can guess where I fall. It's just not stylized (or stylish) enough for me. It's also awfully optimized.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not a bad game - but this game has caused me SO many frustrations and crashes. I stuck to it because I am a completionist. I cannot delete a game if I don’t have all of the achievements. And this game would have been fun to do so in, if it wasn’t for all the horrible mistakes and CONSTANT crashes. It has been abandoned by developers, none of the bugs are being fixed. SO DON’T BUY THIS GAME, it is absolutely not worth your money OR your time. I NEVER cheat… but after leaving this game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad as a visual novel game but it has some issues with frame rate. I had the game capped at 60 fps with my video card driver, but somehow it bypassed that restriction and went unlimited when it's not focused (e.g. Alt-tab). Some people says you can fixed by disabling vertical sync from the in-game option which didn't work for me. I got it worked properly only when the game is set to 'Windowed mode' instead of full screen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallange #Games #GameDev #PromoSky Day 10: Night Call
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Dev Quote post I'm Anthony. Since 2009 I've been writing for games. My first release came out in 2019 with NIGHT CALL and since then I've been coming up with a lot of words for FLAT EYE, HARMONY: FALL OF REVERIE, DORDOGNE, and more. I've started in 2021 a narrative agency called actezéro.
neutral · AI labelView post →It made me cry twice, once at the ending and the other time when I realized this game takes place in France
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Night Call is a noir visual novel game about a night taxi driver who helps the police track down a serial killer. You only have 6 nights to solve the case. Publisher: @rawfury.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/680380/N... #indiegame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I really want to love the game, it starts off really fun, the concept is strong and the visuals are amazing. The problem is, the investigation part feels weak. Aside from the very first attempt, every piece of evidence fell into my lap pretty easely. A lot of the information is more or less obtained through sheer luck, and there's little replayability when every outcome and dialog is fixed. Especially, if failing a case, replaying already can have pretty much every suspect but one eliminated.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not an awful game, to be clear. The art and music evokes heavy noir themes, and the characters you meet generally feel well written and interesting to interact with, and I'd go so far as to say some of the stories are pretty touching. If that's the most important part for you, you'll probably enjoy the game well enough. The part that bothered me is the game presents itself as investigation to be solved, but I never really felt in control of what avenues to pursue or which suspects to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game, used to play on Xbox. I am a taxi driver.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I understand that visual novels are a thing and some people like them, but those types of games have a well written story and well made characters. This ain't it after playing a bit of the judge. The people you meet talk about random things, the replies you give sometimes don't match with what you actually say.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I...just can't recommend this game at anything more than $5. It's pretty, yes, and the music is not bad at all. But the story and gameplay just...do not stick the landing. If you're supposed to get clues and tips while driving people, that happens maybe once every three-to-four fares. Most of the time, after you drop someone off, you're going to be wondering what the hell just happened and if it was a profound waste of both you and your character's time. Weird stories that are nonsensical and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Learn *How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* with Anthony Jauneaud of Dordogne, Night Call & A Plague Tale Requiem fame! Join Anthony for a live course presentation & intro to writing for #gamedev on April 9. 𓂃🪶 Secure your free spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981846573...
neutral · AI labelView post →At its best, Night Call is an atmospheric thriller where you, as a cab driver, form connections with passengers in the night of Paris, while trying to figure out the identity of a serial killer who attacked you. Unfortunately, there's a major narrative design decision that almost made me quit the game with a groan. While most passengers are nicely written real people, some of them are played for laughs in a way that really spoiled the atmosphere for me. So, there you are, driving in the night…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's going to be one of those times, everyone obsessing about the one single game, right? Last month it was the poker game and now it's that Azure Archduke or whatever. In other news, I randomly bought Night Call and I'm loving it.
positive · AI labelView post →I'd definitely recommend this. There's a strong balance between the clue-gathering that keeps things interesting, and the time allowed for your character to explore the city and get to know different passengers. Not to sound sappy but the stories are really well-done and touching too. I'd love to purchase an expansion with more mysteries, if one ever becomes available.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Possibly one of the most stylish games ever? Night Call is very French and very Parisian and I absolutely recommend playing it in French if you can (although I'm sure the English translation is good too). It truly captures what France was like around 2016 (after the 2015 terror attacks and before Macron was elected) with an almost uncanny level of precision and vividness. Some of the characters in this are direct parodies of pundits and politicians that actually made me laugh out loud.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the concept of this game, but as someone who played the game back in 2020 and again now in 2023 I'm disappointed how buggy it still is. If you don't particularly care about having a complete achievement list then maybe you'd still enjoy it, although I had to restart a couple times because of bugs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introduction time! I'm Damien, indie game & and lead developer. I've worked on many super cool projects: - Steredenn: a rogueilke/shmup - Flipon: fast-paced match-3 - Night Call: non linear narrative game - Flat Eye: narrative management sim And more! Full list & links: dmayance.com
neutral · AI labelView post →A game that promised much to me, A murder to solve, a mystery to see, But as I played it for a while, I found it lacked the needed guile. The clues I gathered seemed so pointless, A predetermined story, no real progress, No clear picture of who committed the crime, A letdown of a game that many deemed sublime. The people I drove, had no relation to the case, Their stories proved futile, and did not increase pace, The only key to information that I could see, Was in predetermined…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Before I say anything further, game needs to be optimized. My GPU burns even tho I have a high end gaming PC. -Story is ok. Nothing new but not boring. Classic noir. -Well I like this kind of games and especially this kind of art style, so the game has its own charm. Maybe the character animations could use a little polish.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been thinking about Flat Eye again recently after rediscovering its wonderfully ambient soundtrack, and cor, more people should have played that game! A speculative management sim from the devs behind Night Call, I mean, what's not to like? store.steampowered.com/app/1358840/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Is a short story the first necessary step towards a narrative-focused game? @iamleyeti.bsky.social of Night Call, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and Dordogne fame certainly thinks so. ⌨️ Here's his 'Prototyping Video Game Narratives with Short Stories' course: www.d6learning.com/course/proto...
neutral · AI labelView post →4. Night Call I'll be the first to admit that Night Call is barely a game. For some reason, it's a murder mystery where you play a cab driver forced by the cops to help with the investigation. I'm just here for the atmosphere. The music. The strange Parisians that ride with you. That's my jam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice character development on the citizen fare of nighttime Paris. Well-written dialogue without any discernible mistakes. Art is fantastic, great style. Enjoyable game. Got a really good feel for the primary character.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice experience, perfect for a chill gameplay! I loved hearing each passenger's story and helping them, but also learning bit by bit about the driver and his past!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good story but i got bored😴
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introduction Night Call is a noir mystery visual novel game which takes place in Paris, France. The concept behind the game is brilliant but the execution is a bit lacking in my opinion. The game's lack of voice over and repetitive gameplay might turn some people away but overall I think it is a solid game. Gameplay & Art The story is pretty decent and follows the same concept for all 3 of the available cases. You play as a taxi driver named Houssine which were task to uncover the serial…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Late night driving doomer jazz If being a lonely and bitter private investigator in a noire world where it's always cold and raining is a fantasy of yours, give this game a try. The premise of the game is that you are an ex-criminal with a shady past that now makes his living by driving a taxi. You survive the murder of a serial killer and the police leverage the fact that they know your past to blackmail you into being an undercover investigator for them. You have not seen the killer nor the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fresh for 3½ hours. Then you start your second investigation and your part in it is a copy-paste job. My first investigation was meaningful, the clues made some sense. On my second one, I met 4 out of 5 suspects only once, barely got any clues and half of them had lines drawn to persons for seemingly no reason. Game also feels unfinished. Dialog proceeds to having arrived at destination and car stopped, the background still shows we're driving. Dialog tells client left notes on the seat worth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent style and atmosphere. No fiddly bits like upgrading the cab or whatnot, just pure, simple vibes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly, i just can't reccomend this game, especially at this price. The whole concept is cool, you're a taxi driver investigating a killer. You have to interview people and find clues and figure out who the killer is out of 5 possible suspects. In actuality, it's a visual novel on the light side of gameplay and even length. I found a lot of the stories you hear from passengers to be interesting, but they often use cancer a little too much, and while it's a common thing, it gets repetitive.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you to everyone who joined me for Night Call! I finished another great game! We switched to Sims, but it didn't work so I moved to Stardew! Thank you @kayliewitch.bsky.social for the raid! Tomorrow is Skyrim night! Raided into @sanguinethevampire.bsky.social playing STS2
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