The wait is finally over
This has been a pretty awesome year for indie games, with titles likeCult of the Lamb,Immortality, andWe Are OFK, just to name a few. One game has stuck with me since I reviewed it all the way back in March, and still remains one of my favorites to come out in 2022: the Southern Gothic narrative adventureNORCOthat was “inspired by first-person pixel noirs like Déjà Vu & Snatcher and rooted in years of research,”according to the game’s creators. Set in a dystopian cyberpunk version of New Orleans, Louisiana, the game takes you on a journey through the infamous “Cancer Alley,” an area of Mississippi that accounts for a quarter of the US’s petrochemical production.
Now, the game’s developer Geography of Robots has announced thatNORCOis finally coming to consoles with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One release on October 20. You can also play on Xbox Games Pass, if that suits your fancy. I obviously ownNORCOon PC already, but I’m super excited for this release, because it means the game will be accessible to more players — and this game deserves all the hype it can get, if getting hype for old-school point-and-clicks is your thing.
NORCO is a point & click narrative tour of a distorted South Louisiana, inspired by first-person pixel noirs like Déjà Vu & Snatcher and rooted in years of research. You can find it here:
— geographyofrobots (@roboticgeo)June 06, 2025
A press release from publisher Raw Fury provides more in-depth details on the game:
“NORCOis the debut title from developer collective Geography of Robots.Lead creator Yutswas born and raised inNorco, Louisiana, an acronym for New Orleans Refining Co., located in the so-called ‘Cancer Alley,’ a stretch of the Mississippi that accounts for 1/4 of the US’s petrochemical production. The game blends real locations, personal stories, and Southern Gothic literature with a captivating original soundtrack featuring a guest track by Southern metal Band THOU.”
If you’re at all interested in checkingNORCOout on your favorite console, I can’t recommend it enough!
