Obscure

Sockpuppet Noir

90% positive of 21 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by LizardFactory, Very Tall Garden Gnomes. Published by LizardFactory.

About the game

Step into the shoes of Frank Sockowski, private detective, and explore the gritty world of New Drawer, a wolly unsettling and corrupt city. Three delicious cases await your sleuthing skills, each with unique roster of colorful socks and murderous plots.

Tagged by players

Parody
Noir
Detective
Dark Comedy
Dark Humor
Investigation
Interactive Fiction
Crime
Text-Based
Visual Novel
Choose Your Own Adventure
Surreal

What players say

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Obscure

Sockpuppet Noir

90% positive of 21 Steam reviews

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Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by LizardFactory, Very Tall Garden Gnomes. Published by LizardFactory.

About the game

Tagged by players

Parody
Noir
Detective
Dark Comedy
Dark Humor
Investigation
Interactive Fiction
Crime
Text-Based
Visual Novel
Choose Your Own Adventure
Surreal

What players say

Recommended
So this is going to be a bit of a mixed review. I LOVE the idea, the puns and dialogue are really funny, and I think the amateur voice acting is quite charming. What really sold me on the game was the following line: "...filmed on a green screen, and put into the game". - I assumed that during the dialogue, when the puppets speak, it would look like the puppets are actually talking with their mouths based on that,…
30 min played when written. 31 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Only played through the first case so far but it is nice and consistent in the logical deduction. Following clues and evidence allows you to make clear choices without getting mired in ambiguity. And the humor is great. Well done, LizardFactory!
48 min played when written. 11 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I can't in good conscience recommend this game as it clearly uses AI Generated assets with no AI Disclosure statement. On top of that there are clearly typos and bugs throughout the game. I loved the concept of Sockpuppet characters but those might actually be the only human made assets besides the voices. Update: They added the disclosure and said they will be replacing the AI art which is a step in the right…
26 min played when written. 29 found it helpful.
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