Genesis Noir

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Developer: Feral Cat Den
Release Date: March 26, 2021

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'Genesis Noir' Kickstarter Campaign Successful

by Rainier on Feb. 16, 2018 @ 12:00 a.m. PST

Genesis Noir is a noir adventure game set before, during, and after the Big Bang. To save your love, you must stop the expansion of the universe.

Genesis Noir is an adventure game with an emphasis on exploration, tactile interactions, and generative art. You will wander around 3D starscapes and 2D vignettes. You will collect cosmic clues solve little puzzles and play with particles. You might even destroy the universe.

In Genesis Noir, you will discover worlds familiar and alien. Explore nebulae, asteroid fields, black holes, primordial Earth, and jazz cafes. You will become acquainted with the massive, the microscopic, and everything in between.

The gameplay of Genesis Noir blends visual storytelling and interaction into one seamless experience. The space between cutscene and gameplay is dissolved through surreal scene transitions.

Play with generative systems and discover what they create. Express yourself by planting seeds, transforming landscapes, creating and destroying stars, or improvising a jazz duet.


With hours to spare, New York based developer Feral Cat Den managed to get its Genesis Noir kickstarter fully funded at a little over $46k.

Genesis Noir takes place on Earth, amongst the darkness of space light years away, and even in higher dimensions. 

Play as No Man, a watch peddler stuck in a deterministic hell, as he gets caught up in lust and crime. Explore our universe. Witness the history of mankind. Discover a way to destroy creation. Find comfort from a glass of gin. Search for an escape from it all.

Along the way you'll meet Miss Mass, an alluring jazz singer who attracts all who come close. You'll track down Golden Boy, a narcissistic artist who loves to create and destroy. You might even encounter Siren Sapien, a formless femme fatale, dangerous and perceptive.

Genesis Noir features the music and sound design of Skillbard, a London-based team of composers and sound designers. They work in film, television, games, sound art, pop music, and sonic branding.

Skillbard are members of Late Night Work Club, a collective of independent animators and musicians, and have provided music and sound design for the Strangers and Ghost Stories anthologies. They have also recently completed the sound design for Rubber House and Cartoon Network's Lasso and Comet.

Key Features

  • Explore the Cosmos: Players will discover a world unlike any other in Genesis Noir. Explore nebula, asteroid fields, black holes, primordial earth, and jazz cafes.
  • Experience a synthesis of animation and interactivity: The gameplay of Genesis Noir blends visual storytelling and interaction into one seamless experience. The space between cutscene and gameplay is dissolved.
  • Enjoy a mixture of 2D and 3D visuals: Genesis Noir combines beautiful hand drawn animation and simple 3D worlds to create a unique visual aesthetic.
  • Play with generative art inspired interactions: Play with generative systems and see what they create. Play and express yourself through simple interactions.

Genesis Noir is in development for PC, currently scheduled for release in Dec. 2019.


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