Adventure · November 8, 2011

L.A. Noire (2011)

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Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood’s Golden Age, LAPD detective Cole Phelps is 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. Solve brutal crimes, plots, and conspiracies inspired by real crimes from 1947 Los Angeles, one of the most corrupt and violent times in L.A. history, as you attempt to find the truth in a city where everyone has something to hide. Utilizing revolutionary facial animation technology that captures every nuance of an actor’s facial performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire blends breathtaking action with true detective work for an unprecedented interactive experience.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume34.0k Steam reviewsTop 6% in Adventure
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 70%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 25% of Adventure titles
Concurrent peak150 playersTop 17% in Adventure by live player count
Engagement hours24 h averageTop 14% for session depth among Adventure

Peer Adventure titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Detective · 994
  • Crime · 698
  • Open World · 669
  • Noir · 660
  • Adventure · 577
  • Story Rich · 529
  • Mystery · 449
  • Investigation · 420
  • Third Person · 414
  • Singleplayer · 363
  • Cinematic · 357
  • Action · 338
  • Atmospheric · 307
  • Mature · 280
  • Nudity · 162

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 34.0k reviews

29.3k positive · 4.8k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

29.4k

Peak concurrent players

150

Adventure releases from 2011

8 Adventure titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

24h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

60

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 8, 2011
DeveloperTeam Bondi, Rockstar Leeds
PublisherRockstar Games
Base price$5.99 -70%
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player

Editions & Packages

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