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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

2021

Should you play it?

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

What works

  • Engaging and immersive sci-fi noir story
  • Meaningful player choices with consequences
  • Well-crafted detective gameplay and puzzles
  • Beautiful pixel art and atmospheric music
  • Multiple endings encouraging replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • No manual save system limits replay convenience
  • Limited character customization and exploration
  • Some puzzles may be too easy or predictable
  • Minor bugs and interface quirks reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Lamplight City

  • Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

  • Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

  • Alicemare

  • My Big Sister

  • Tren0

Less intimate

Games that feels like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure but with less focus on close relationships

  • The Darkside Detective

  • Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri

  • Loco Motive

  • Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi

  • Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

  • The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure but with a stronger sense of community

  • Unusual Findings

  • Best Served Cold

  • Minds Beneath Us

  • Nut City Blues

  • The Red Strings Club

  • Booth: A Dystopian Adventure

More expressive

Games that feels like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure but with more self-expression and customization

  • 2064: Read Only Memories

  • Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

  • PEPPERED: an existential platformer

  • A Space for the Unbound

  • Song of Farca

  • Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026