Normality
A sinister force now controls the city of Neutropolis. A once-thriving city full of beauty and light, Neutropolis has been reduced to a a stagnant pit of apathy. As Kent Knutson, a shameless dreamer and one of Neutropolis’ most awkward citizens, you have been imprisoned for a week and are now under home arrest for that most sinister of crimes: whistling in public. You must get out of your home and explore the vast city of Neutropolis and solve the riddle of a nation’s apathy. Point and click with the unique voodoo doll interface and be rewarded by motion capture sequences as you gather clues and solve puzzles. Chuckle at the bizarre plot and chew carpet while your brain wraps itself around puzzles that are greater than the sum of their parts. If you manage to understand the mystery that shrouds Neutropolis, you’re only halfway there…
Why is the city so controlled? Why does the most successful company in town make furniture? Why can’t penguins fly? Who is Brian Deluge? How can you solve the riddle of the mystery of the clue of the puzzle that shrouds Neutropolis?
Features:
- Explore the incredibly detailed city of Neutropolis that is anything but a normal place
- Amble freely through unique and surreal locations made with impressive attention to detail
- Challenging puzzles with multiple and sometimes twisted and bizarre, solutions
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
This game came out on the same year I was born, and that's wild. You can tell it's ancient with how minimal the effects are, the blurry voices, and the pixel retro graphics that was the best compatibility on the old Windows PC.
The movements and animations are smooth, but expect some pixel specs like any game released before the 2000s. There's a lot of interactive content and dialogue, although some of the MC voice lines can get repetitive.
The cut-scenes is where the animations really shine, and the game's humour. It feels like I really am taking a dive into the old times, before I was even born. Plus with the low price that it's at, Normality is a game you can't miss if you're into the old-style retro graphics and humour from the 90s.
Steam User 0
Kooky and delightful, as long as you know what you're getting: A crude, borderline unfinished point-and-click adventure crammed haphazardly into Duke Nukem 3D's Build Engine. It's a mess from a bygone era, and I mean that in the most affectionate way possible. Certainly not for everybody, but if any part of that description intrigues you, you're gonna love it.
I also strongly recommend downloading the North American voice acting patch. Corey Feldman has never delivered a hammier performance than this. I'm not sure anyone has.
Steam User 0
It's funny, but other than the theme, I don't see much difference between this and other adventure games. I didn't have te patience to play it through. Go for it, if you are interested in classic adventure games.
Steam User 0
Funny little gem from the nineties. Rather simple game-play and there is no way you can fail or be caught. Its a rather nice story driven adventure.
Steam User 0
Explore a gritty and dark dystopian world in this 3D adventure game: In a near future, the whole humanity became apathetic after a corrupted governement enslaved the people in this post-indus.... HANG ON A MINUTE?
Steam User 0
absurd, yet somehow not out of the realm of reality, especially now.
i was able to restore the US ENG dub with a mod on the Guides page, so check that out if you haven't already.
the controls were a little difficult to get a hold of, but I managed.
pretty much none of this script has aged poorly. good on you, writers! kent's uniqueness has charmed me.
Steam User 0
I bought this game when it came out but doubt I will replay it.