Pixel Noir (PS4, PS Vita, PC, Mac)

A project in Manhattan, NY by SWDTech Games
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Your hallucinations may hold the key to redeeming yourself. Take to the streets and prove your innocence in this JRPG-inspired game!
Backers: 1914
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32

Funded: $61,212 of $30,000
Dates: Sep 16th -> Oct 21st (35 days)
Project By: SWDTech Games
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Latest News

Pixel Noir Gets February Full Release Date

January 19th - via: rpgamer.com
Developer SWDTech announced that its detective RPG Pixel Noir will fully release for PC, Mac, and Linux on Steam on February 8, 2024. The full release was previously set for January 18, 2024, but has undergone a last-minute delay. The game will still be fully playable at MAGFest in Maryland on January 18-21, 2024, with DRM-free copies available to purchase. (Read More)

RPGamer - News Bulletin - Indie Update

December 4th - via: rpgamer.com
RPGamer's indie update column returns for its twenty-first edition of the year. Included in this edition are 8-Bit Adventures 2, Schatte: The Witch and the Fake Shadow, Where They Cremate the Roadkill, Pixel Noir, and Blue Omen Operation. (Read More)

Add Ons!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone!We made up a quick image outlining the add on options we will be offering!  Check it out!  If you have any questions, feel free to message or leave a comment and we will answer them as quickly as possible!THANK YOU SO MUCH... (Read More)

Update 17: DRM FREE! Reward Tiers! Stretch Goals! ITS THE FINAL STRETCH!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Guys, we are in the final 15 hours and sitting at 198% FUNDED! It's been an amazing journey and a testament to how much you guys believe in what we're trying to build with Pixel Noir. Thank you so much!  We've made some crazy progress since meeting... (Read More)

Update 16: Audio Design

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks, Kunal here! The whole team is blown away by the progress since our last update! We’ve moved from 166% funded to 183+% funded! We’ve also been Steam Greenlit in under 2 days! To sum up: IRL reaction from the entire team We’ve got less... (Read More)

Update 15: Party System and Skills!

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you guys, we passed $50,000!! This means that we can now make plans to port to Nintendo 3DS!!! We are blown away thinking about how far we've been able to come with your help! FINALLY, a wind pun we can appreciate! We've got 3 days to get... (Read More)

Update 14: Heart Forth Alicia Cross Over & Vance Royal pt. 2

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Well folks, we are already 1 day into our final week and you guys are DESTROYING UNIVERSES :O We jumped nearly 10% to 163% funded in a matter of hours today! This unbelievably puts us in stone's throw of unlocking the 3DS stretch goal! We hope... (Read More)

Update 13: NEW DEMO, Steam Greenlight, Branching Stories, and The Case System!

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody! We are officially in our final week on the Pixel Noir campaign as y'all continue to BARREL ROLL through these stretch goals! Since the last update a couple of days ago, we've moved from 143% to 155%!! You guys are incredible--we are now... (Read More)

Update 12: Shovel Knight Crossover Announcement!

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody! I've got some VERY exciting news today! Indie game development is a community and working together is one of the strongest pillars we have as developers. That said, we've been contacting indie devs who have been an inspiration to us... (Read More)

Update 11: Linux Support, New Reward Tiers, AND BEYOND!

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks! Tim & Kunal here! You guys continue to surprise us every day! Over the past few days, we jumped up ANOTHER couple of stretch goals, clenching both Expanded Story Pack 2 AND Comic Book Cutscenes! Next up is the 3DS eShop version which,... (Read More)

Update 10: Vance Royale Short Story and Kickstarter Updates!

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Tim here!I wanted to put out a mini update for you all detailing some things we have coming up for the second half of the Kickstarter campaign! We also have a treat for you: the first half of a Pixel Noir short story :) Stream Tonight... (Read More)

Update 9: Boss Battles

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi y'all! We're doing great! 132% funded with 15 days left--only 8% more until Expanded Story Pack 2 is unlocked! To quote a great man with a machine gun for an arm: Barret, you're so meta...you were literally on top of a train earlier Moving on,... (Read More)

Update 8: CRDTech Mini-Game

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody! AMAZING job moving us past not only ONE but TWO stretch goals over the past few days!! CRDTech and Expanded Story Pack 1 are officially UNLOCKED! Visual representation of how you guys unlock stretch goals With a little over two weeks,... (Read More)

Update 7: BATTLE UPDATE

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, we have been doing an amazing job--blasting through our first two stretch goals in a couple of days! Thanks to you, both an Xbox One port and NEW GAME+ are officially unlocked! It happened all so quickly that we didn't even get a chance to... (Read More)

Update 6: GUNS.

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Seriously everyone. Thank you. We are still all vibrating at probably UNSAFE levels from making our goal the other night, and from all of the continued love and support you all are giving us! Barely having had time to celebrate, we're already well on... (Read More)

Update 5: 100% FUNDED

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there--Kunal here! Make sure to read all the way through this update for a big surprise announcement and also for details about today's FANSTORM! Okay, so without further ado...  That’s right folks! Thanks to your amazing support and resolve,... (Read More)

Update 4: The Deeper Story (& details about FANSTORM)

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to everybody for the pledges, the well-wishes, the shout-outs on social media, the requests to publications like Kotaku asking for coverage of Pixel Noir! We’ve noticed that we have quite a few superfans too that are spreading the... (Read More)

Update 3: Lessons Learned

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
GUYS! 71% funded and not even a full week in!! Y’all have the momentum of Bullet Bill rampaging through Rainbow Road! Thank you all, once again! We here at SWDTech cannot tell you how much we adore all of you and how happy we are to have you here... (Read More)

Update 2: Inventing Pinnacle City

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW. 55% funded in less than 72 hours!!! Seriously guys, we are floored (and probably dead from shock..call the medics if you don’t see another update in another couple of days X_X)! Pinnacle CityWe wanted to take some time to tell you more about... (Read More)

Update 1: Houston, we have LIFTOFF!

September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
WE MADE IT! We are absolutely thrilled to be back on Kickstarter and wow, what a reception! We're not even at the 24 hour mark and we're nearly a quarter of the way there!! ::silently freaking out:: We really want to thank you for being among the... (Read More)

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