Fit check
Is Renoir worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy noir murder mysteries with supernatural elements
- Puzzle-platformer fans interested in manipulating phantom characters to solve environmental challenges
- Players seeking a story-led game with comicbook-style narrative scenes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused action rather than platforming and environmental puzzle solving
- Players who prefer open-ended exploration rather than retracing a character’s final movements
- Players looking for a colorful or lighthearted setting instead of a black-and-white crime story
Our take on Renoir
Ghostly backtracking defines the experience: Renoir revisits his own final movements while controlling phantoms to solve environmental puzzles and investigate his murder.
What is Renoir?
Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer inspired by 1940s film noir.
Detective James Renoir is murdered and returns as a ghost, determined to discover who killed him. His supernatural ability lets him direct nearby phantoms and use them to solve environmental puzzles. Light poses a danger, requiring careful movement through the city. Renoir retraces his final steps in the living world, recovering memories and searching for clues. The investigation takes place in a metropolis affected by crime, mafia influence, and political corruption. The murder mystery is presented through atmospheric comicbook-style movies, combining narrative scenes with platforming and environmental puzzle sequences.
How Renoir plays
- 01Phantom Control
- Renoir directs nearby phantoms to interact with the environment during puzzle sequences.
- 02Light Avoidance
- His ghostly form must move carefully and stay away from illuminated areas.
- 03Memory Reconstruction
- Retracing Renoir’s final movements reveals memories and clues connected to the murder.
- 04Comicbook Storytelling
- The investigation is presented through atmospheric movie scenes with a comicbook-inspired style.
Renoir compared to similar games
Jusant is an action-puzzle climbing game built around stamina management, route selection, and reaching the top of a tall tower. Renoir instead uses phantom control, light avoidance, platforming, and a murder investigation as the structure for its puzzles.
Renoir: platforms & release
Is Renoir worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy noir murder mysteries with supernatural elements. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused action rather than platforming and environmental puzzle solving.
Where can I download Renoir?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Renoir's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Renoir on?
Windows only.
