Software:Tales of the Neon Sea

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Short description: 2019 video game
Tales of the Neon Sea
Windows cover art
Developer(s)Palm Pioneer, YiTi Games
Publisher(s)Zodiac Interactive, Boke Technology Co., Ltd, Thermite Games
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Windows, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4
Release
Genre(s)Adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Tales of the Neon Sea is an adventure video game developed by Chinese studio Palm Pioneer. It is a retro-styled pixel-art game in a cyberpunk setting.

Gameplay

The goal of Tales of the Neon Sea is to walk around in search of clues and solve a series of puzzles and brain teasers.

Players assume the role of Rex, a hard-boiled detective, to investigate a case. The protagonist is forced to use mechanical prosthetics due to injuries. He can use electronic eyes to scan objects and analyze corpses during investigation.

In some scenes, players will control the protagonist's assistant, William the black cat, to enter areas inaccessible to Rex to explore or collect items.

Plot

Set in a neo-noir metropolis where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust, the storyline follows Rex, formerly a veteran police detective accepting random jobs as a private investigator to make ends meet.[7]

Development

The game was successfully crowd-funded through Kickstarter in 2018.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic62/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Adventure GamersStarStar[10]
IGN Spain6/10[12]
Gamer Sky8/10[13]

Upon release, Tales of the Neon Sea received mixed reviews by users and critics.

On review aggregate OpenCritic, Tales of the Neon Sea had an average 61 out of 100 review score with 13% approval rating based on 8 reviews. The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Accolades

In 2018, Tales of the Neon Sea won the award for "Excellence in Visual Art", and was nominated for "Excellence in Narrative" and "Best Game Grand Prize" at IndiePlay China Independent Game Competition.[14][15] The game won the awards for "Most Innovative Game" and "Best Game Design" from Indie Prize at Casual Connect Asia 2018.[16] In 2019, the game was nominated for "Visual Excellence" award at BitSummit.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Romano, Sal (14 March 2019). "Tales of the Neon Sea for PC launches April 30". https://www.gematsu.com/2019/03/tales-of-the-neon-sea-for-pc-launches-april-30. 
  2. ↑ Gregson-Wood, Stephen (19 October 2020). "Tales of the Neon Sea is an upcoming cyberpunk-themed adventure game that's heading for iOS". Steel Media. https://www.pocketgamer.com/tales-of-the-neon-sea/tales-of-the-neon-sea-is-an-upcoming-cyberpunk-themed-adventure-game-thats-headi/. 
  3. ↑ Dellosa, Catherine (3 August 2021). "Tales of the Neon Sea, now a TapTap exclusive, is coming to Android globally on August 5th". Steel Media. https://www.pocketgamer.com/tales-of-the-neon-sea/tales-of-the-neon-sea-now-a-taptap-exclusive-is-coming-to-android-globally-on-au/. 
  4. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea". Microsoft. https://www.xbox.com/games/store/tales-of-the-neon-sea/9NKZJ5LCXSSZ. 
  5. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea". https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Tales-of-the-Neon-Sea-2367679.html. 
  6. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea". Sony Interactive Entertainment. https://store.playstation.com/en-gr/concept/10004912. 
  7. ↑ A Throwback Detective Adventure Game Set In A Cyberpunk Future . Kotaku
  8. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea". https://www.metacritic.com/game/tales-of-the-neon-sea/. 
  9. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea". OpenCritic. https://opencritic.com/game/7669/tales-of-the-neon-sea. 
  10. ↑ "Review for Tales of the Neon Sea". 23 September 2020. https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/37772. 
  11. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea - Recensione". 18 May 2021. https://www.thegamesmachine.it/tales-of-the-neon-sea-pc/tales-of-the-neon-sea-recensione. 
  12. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea - Análisis". 3 May 2019. https://es.ign.com/tales-of-the-neon-sea/149106/review/analisis-de-tales-of-the-neon-sea-para-pc. 
  13. ↑ "Tales of the Neon Sea - Review (in Chinese)". https://www.gamersky.com/review/201904/1178410.shtml. 
  14. ↑ Tales of the Neon Sea, a pixel-art cyberpunk adventure is set to release April 30th on Steam . savingcontent.com
  15. ↑ Tales of the Neon Sea takes the “Excellence in Visual Art” award at indiePlay 2018. Steam
  16. ↑ Indie Prize China Winners Revealed at Casual Connect Asia 2018. wwgdb.com
  17. ↑ Announcing the BitSummit 7 Spirits Award Nominations . bitsummit.org
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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