Gripping story and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Rockstar really knows how to write unforgettable characters.”
Steam review · 35.2 h played ↗
L.A. Noire
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Team Bondi, Rockstar Leeds2011Detective · Mystery · Adventure
The verdict
A slow, atmospheric 1940s detective story with unique face-reading interrogations and strong writing, but the PC port is rough. Skip it if you want action or a hassle-free launch.
Great for
Fans of noir, story-driven detective games and slow investigations who don't mind patching the PC port
Main risk
Forced Rockstar launcher/account lockouts and a buggy 30fps PC port can stop you playing at all
What players love
Authentic 1940s noir atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The recreation of 1940s Los Angeles is incredibly immersive, from the music and fashion to the architecture and overall tone.”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗
Unique investigation and interrogation gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I love looking through the crime scenes, finding clues, piecing together cases as I go, interviewing witnesses and suspects”
Steam review · 50.9 h played ↗
Impressive facial animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the facial animation technology is still impressive when you remember just how old the game is”
Steam review · 34.2 h played ↗
Holds up and wants a sequel
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There are other detective games, but there is no game like L.A. Noire.”
Steam review · 119.6 h played ↗
Fixable with community patches
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Before playing, make sure to install the V-Patch mod in the game folder.”
Steam review · 149.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Forced Rockstar launcher and account
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Requiring users to have a Rockstar account and to install Rockstar Launcher in order to play a singleplayer game that has no actual reason to need them is a terrible decision.”
Steam review · 143 h played ↗
Poor PC port: 30fps cap, fullscreen and monitor bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“for one it doesnt even start on my main monitor and has no borderless mode to fix it, secondly the game is 30fps capped”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, padded and boring cases
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Game is ok at 1st, but gets boring as missions progresses. Repeatative missions”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Vague, frustrating interrogation system
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The interrogations get very vague later on and you can almost never guess what you are accusing the suspect of, doubting or what exactly you are finding true in the statement”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Locked out by Rockstar account recovery
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“If you've ever linked your Steam account to a Rockstar account, you'll need access to that email address in order to play this game”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Save data loss and weak save system
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Constantly lose save data, have played the first few desks several times and yet never able to beat the game because all my saves get deleted.”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable16 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel CPUs - Dual Core 2.2 GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz; AMD CPUS - Dual Core 2.4Ghz to Quad Core 3.2Ghz
Memory2GB to 8GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB or Radeon HD3000 512MB to Radeon HD 6850 1024MB
Storage16GB Available
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel CPUs - Dual Core 2.2 GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz; AMD CPUS - Dual Core 2.4Ghz to Quad Core 3.2Ghz
Memory2GB to 8GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB or Radeon HD3000 512MB to Radeon HD 6850 1024MB
Storage16GB Available
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