Night Call
A mysterious serial killer stalks the streets of modern-day Paris. The body count rises, and the police are no closer to catching the culprit. You are a taxi driver and survivor to the killer’s most recent attacks, having barely escaped with your life. You have seven nights to help find the killer, or the police will pin it on you. These next few shifts will be far from ordinary or safe… Night Call is a non-linear, narrative-driven noire investigation game. You are no detective, but you do have a gift. Around you, people feel more at ease. They talk. They share their thoughts, their emotions, their stories… their secrets. To passengers, you are more than just a driver; you are also a friend, a confidant, a shrink. A voyeur catching a glimpse under the masked but very real lives throughout the City of Light. And you’ll need to play these roles well if you want to catch the killer. Use the limited time you have available each night to gather clues while earning money to pay your bills. Drive passengers to their destinations, hear their stories and choose your responses carefully—some are just regular people with a tale to tell, while others might reveal a clue that’s key to your investigation. Follow the right leads to uncover new info about the suspects, and don’t forget to make enough money to buy gas and pay your bills.
Game Discussion
Steam User 5
I'd definitely recommend this. There's a strong balance between the clue-gathering that keeps things interesting, and the time allowed for your character to explore the city and get to know different passengers. Not to sound sappy but the stories are really well-done and touching too.
I'd love to purchase an expansion with more mysteries, if one ever becomes available.
Steam User 4
Very nice experience, perfect for a chill gameplay! I loved hearing each passenger's story and helping them, but also learning bit by bit about the driver and his past!
Steam User 4
Nice character development on the citizen fare of nighttime Paris. Well-written dialogue without any discernible mistakes. Art is fantastic, great style. Enjoyable game. Got a really good feel for the primary character.
Steam User 14
A taxi driver’s talk show on the night streets of Paris. In the confined space of a taxi, you, the driver, listen to various talkative passengers with different backgrounds and ideologies, hearing about the issues of modern urban life and sharing their perspectives. This offers a glimpse into a cross-section of contemporary city life.
However, it is a bit unfortunate that the job of a taxi driver seems to have been chosen merely as a pretext to introduce these diverse characters, which results in a somewhat flimsy role for the investigator.
Steam User 3
This game has it's own vibe, you'll be immersed into this game and the night life of a cab driver and you won't even realize until you check the time on your phone IRL. And don't even get me started on the soundtracks, next level. 10/10.
Steam User 2
This was very well written and loved meeting some many of the characters, from the usual people coming home from work or a night out, to the downright unusual and sometimes even creepy! All though I didn't like how repetitive it got, sometimes finding yourself having the same interaction with the same characters on different cases.
Steam User 2
Brilliant game. It is already some years old, but I can still recommend it to everyone that likes detective stories and story telling as such. The passengers do not all contribute to the murders portrait or motive, but they tell their own stories to the driver, as if he would be a bar keeper in the night and their tongues would have got loosened by some alcohol.
I can imagine that some people would tell taxi drivers stories like this, even though some of it might be too confidential to tell it to a complete stranger. Emotional people could still be upset enough to do so. It gives the dialogues a certain tension to watch quite private worries and feelings. Some thoughts are suddenly not so seldom anymore and don't seem weird at all.
The people in your backseat are getting closer to you while you don't need to take care of them, but their life touches yours, inspires you, reflects yourself, confirm your thoughts. The game could have had more episodes in its story, I would have enjoyed it even more then. I grabbed the game pretty cheap and I think it was absolutely worth the money.