Adventure · October 3, 2019

Neo Cab (2019)

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Neo Cab is a visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. You play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your very first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Is she in grave danger... or just the flakiest friend ever? Either way, now you need to find cash, a place to crash, and some answers. Your only leads are the diverse cast of characters you pick up in your cab, but getting them to open up isn’t always easy. The anarchist punks don’t trust you, the corporate yuppies don’t see you, and the cops won’t leave you alone. But if you can balance honesty, empathy, and your own emotional health, you might just learn their secrets. Can you survive late-stage capitalism long enough to save your friend? STAY ON THE ROAD. STAY ON THE SEARCH. STAY HUMAN. Every pax is a puzzle. Whether you like them or not, everyone has their own story to tell. Lina’s best course for survival is to keep driving. Piece together what has happened to Savy as you help Lina navigate the city grid. Each passenger interaction will affect Lina’s mood; as her emotions become more intense, some choices will be taken away, while other choices will be unlocked. Neo Cab features a branching narrative with pax stories written by Leigh Alexander, Kim Belair, Bruno Dias, Duncan Fyfe, Paula Rogers & Robin Sloan. Featuring an original soundtrack by Obfusc (Monument Valley, House of Cards).

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Visual Novel · 305
  • Cyberpunk · 304
  • Interactive Fiction · 290
  • Story Rich · 285
  • Atmospheric · 282
  • Choices Matter · 282
  • Noir · 281
  • Multiple Endings · 279
  • Conversation · 273
  • Point & Click · 271
  • Stylized · 249
  • Sci-fi · 241
  • Comic Book · 241
  • Emotional · 222
  • 2.5D · 211

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.5k Steam reviewsTop 83% in Adventure
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 82%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 77 — top 64% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 79% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 2.5k reviews

2.0k positive · 477 negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.3/10

Curator recommendations

2.1k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“A game designed not just with the sort of clean and simple choice-based interface that could be grasped by many, but also calling to attention to the mini emotional mind games that occupy — and wreak havoc on — our day.” Los Angeles Times “Keeping a sense of humanity matters in this world. Interaction is rare, but the key gameplay component.” Forbes “A game about the connections between people and the creeping advance of artificial intelligence in a near-future city.”…

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 3, 2019
DeveloperChance Agency
PublisherFellow Traveller
Base price$2.24 -85%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

18

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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