DeTechtive 2112 feels like a gorgeous set of environments looking for a game, if my casual run through the first half of its story missions is any indication.
Developed by Turkish indie outfit M11 Studio, it's a stealthy isometric shooter about a depressed noir detective in a very snazzy jacket, solving crimes in post-WW3 England.
I was eager to try it out when it dropped on Steam this week, but sadly I've got to deliver a warning rather than a recommendation.
While the trailer and screenshots don't lie—this is a slick-looking, smooth-running game set in some impressively grimy future city streets—that's about all you're getting out of DeTechtive 2112.
While there's so much that could have been done with the concept of an old-school private eye on dangerous high-tech streets, what you get here is more like Hotline Miami with a concussion.