Oh goodness, teammates, we have one: an enticing video game. Noirmancer is a first-person solo stealth simulator, deeply influenced by the classic Thief, where you play as a tough detective with otherworldly powers. Picture Humphrey Bogart, if Humphrey Bogart were a character from Dishonored. Here are some actions you can perform: glide through the air, morph into mist, incapacitate alerted guards with pew-pew motions, and toss down telekinetic mats to act as (conveniently sound-dampening) surfaces.
It may seem like a chaos, akin to one of those Marvel comic book move sets that need to be heavily trimmed for a coherent movie adaptation, but the playful stage magician hand animations and midnight jazz sound effects truly elevate the experience. Rather than swinging a blackjack (noirjack?), you’ll lull henchmen to sleep with a snap of your gloved fingers and a clang of cymbals. Forget about Bogart – this is Penn or Teller, whichever of them has more agile knees.
