Tales of the Neon Sea

 PC
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    85
    Tales of the Neon Sea doesn’t take any risks with its narrative, but presents a beautiful story and even more beautiful world to the player. Immersive cyberpunk surroundings and interesting puzzles can be captivating, even in the light of the unfinished story that should be continued in a few months.
  2. The Games Machine
    Jun 7, 2019
    65
    Tales of the Neon Sea makes the cyberpunk arguments of Blade Runner its own, embedding them in a valuable work in pixel art, and managing to give us back some of that sound old 1980s science fiction that, for one reason or another, continues to fascinate us. The gameplay, however, is plagued by repetitive mechanics and some puzzles suffer from a bad translation from Chinese into English.
  3. Games.cz
    Jun 24, 2019
    60
    This is not a Chinese Blade Runner. You might be forgiven for thinking so after the brilliant beginning, but it goes downhill rapidly, folding under the weight of boredom and frustration. Regardless, fans of cyberpunk and absurd humor might find something to like here.
  5. IGN Spain
    May 3, 2019
    60
    An interesting adventure that draws us to a distopical (an pixelated) future in the veins of classic sci-fi movies like Blade Runner, but it becomes less and less interesting the more you play it.
  6. The Indie Game Website
    Apr 30, 2019
    60
    Overall Tales of the Neon Sea looks (and sounds) good and packs a considerable amount of playtime, but the lack of an original take on the genre and the truly annoying puzzles blocking progress can’t be ignored, as the latter takes away much of the atmosphere and immersion.
  7. Adventure Gamers
    Sep 23, 2020
    40
    A positive late-game change in design ethos and cute atmospheric graphics can’t save Tales of the Neon Sea from a lack of story coherency, tedious gameplay, and poor writing.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. kantlax
    Jun 9, 2021
    6
    The art is great.
    A great atmosphere of pixel art and cyber punk.
    But I must say that history didn't catch me and I found the gameplay    The art is great.
    A great atmosphere of pixel art and cyber punk.
    But I must say that history didn't catch me and I found the gameplay repetitive and I little bit confusing.
    A good option to try if you like pixel art and some puzzles.    … Full Review »
  2. Babutto
    Jan 9, 2020
    9
    Pros.:
    - the world you really believe in;
    - characters; - CATS! - beautiful merge of Chinese and English; - story. Cons.: - several    Pros.:
    - the world you really believe in;
    - characters;
    - CATS!
    - beautiful merge of Chinese and English;
    - story.

    Cons.:
    - several puzzles seem too hard or not clear to comprehend;
    - the game is not complete.

    I really recommend the game to any fan of cyberpunk and pixel art.    … Full Review »
  3. umud_abdulov
    Apr 16, 2021
    10
    If u enjoy cyberpunk and pixel art games, what are you waiting for?! Go and play this masterpiece. Breathtaking storyline, interesting gameIf u enjoy cyberpunk and pixel art games, what are you waiting for?! Go and play this masterpiece. Breathtaking storyline, interesting game play, A LOT OF cute cats! What else you need for happiness? Generally this game looks very beautiful, the soundtrack suits the atmosphere very well. The only minus is that the storyline in the end just looks a bit not complete. I would like to hope there will be continuation.… Full Review »
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