Renoir

About

Renoir is a 2.5D puzzle platformer where you play as a ghost detective hunting his own killer. The game mixes environmental puzzles with stealth as you manipulate phantoms and avoid light sources. Set in a metropolis choked by corruption, the story follows James Renoir’s haunting journey through his past. Players navigate shifting perspectives and memory fragments to piece together clues. Combat is absent, focus is on logic and timing as you backtrack through scenes from his life. The game’s film noir vibe seeps into every shadowy corridor and rain-slicked alley. Controlling ethereal echoes adds a clever twist to platforming challenges. With 9 achievements and a steep climb to 100% completion, the rarest trophy Speedrun sits at 3.4% unlock rate. Players praise the atmospheric puzzles and moody visuals, though the learning curve can trip newcomers. A lean, cerebral experience for those who like their adventures with a dash of ghostly grit.

Storyline

James Renoir was a police officer, serving in the main precinct in a metropolis rotten with crime and violence. The influence of the mafia families had even spread through the corridors of city hall like poisonous weeds, all the way to the highest levels of political power. The police, paralyzed by the city’s corrupt government, were powerless to do anything about it – mere toys in the hands of the true power. However, with a new, young and aspiring politician in city hall, things take a turn for the better and Renoir is promoted to Detective for his effort in the fight against crime. With his new-found access to better classes of society, he eventually meets the woman of his dreams. But just as everything seems to be heading in the right direction, two shots ring out, turning his world upside-down. Solving this case is now the only thing that matters to him, because as he sits with his back against a cold gravestone, he realizes that the body six feet down is his own... Now a ghost, Renoir possesses a unique ability that allows him to control phantoms around him and use them to solve environmental puzzles. Seeking justice from the shadows, he must tread carefully and avoid light at all costs. James’s ghostly form must backtrack over his last steps in the world of the living, recollecting his memories and searching for the clues that will lead him back to his murderer.