Rough Justice: ‘84 - A Neon-Noir Crime Thriller Launches

Written by AG Staff — December 24, 2023 at 05:02

Rough Justice: '84 has officially launched today on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. Developer Gamma Minus and publisher Daedalic Entertainment have released this crime thriller game just in time for the holiday season. So, gear up to dish out some rough justice to small gangsters and big mobsters alike, all while chilling out to trippy synth-wave beats and building your detective agency to save Seneca City from its demise.

You can check out the game's trailer below:

The game is available for purchase on Steam.

Rough Justice: '84 is a unique blend of strategy, neon-noir crime thriller, and gritty detective game. The gameplay, inspired by tabletop board games, involves solving exciting cases and challenges that will test your mettle. These range from protection details and repossessions to dangerous fugitive recoveries. With its use of dice, cards, and puzzles in case-solving, the developers describe Rough Justice: '84 as “the video game adaption of a board game that doesn’t exist”.

The game's mature story unfolds in a hotbed of crime and violence. As ex-cop Jim Baylor, players will manage an up-and-coming security agency full of unique agents. While cleaning the criminal scum off the streets of Seneca City, players will slowly realize that something more sinister lurks behind the scenes. The more you dig into the city’s underbelly, the more evident it becomes just how rotten Seneca’s entrails currently are, controlled from the shadows by a gruesome neo-Nazi organization. This will be Jim's most challenging case yet, especially given his family tree.

Rough Justice: '84 takes players back to the 80s, a decade marked by liberation, economic growth, and the dismantlement of borders on one hand, but also political extremes, toxic ideologies, and oppression on the other. The multicultural team at Gamma Minus, many of whom have had experiences with these subjects, have put their heart and soul into the depiction of this decade, making Rough Justice: '84 more than just a game, but a passion project.