Detective game set in 1947 Los Angeles where you play as LAPD officer Cole Phelps working cases across five divisions—traffic, homicide, vice, arson, and more. You investigate crime scenes for clues, chase down leads, and interrogate suspects using a facial animation system that lets you read expressions for lies. Your performance in questioning and evidence gathering determines how much of each case's story you uncover. The cases draw from real crimes reported in LA newspapers that year. Post-war corruption runs deep here: the drug trade's booming, murder rates are spiking, and you'll confront dirty cops alongside mobsters. Plays in color by default but offers a black-and-white mode as a nod to the noir films that inspired it. If you want detective work that hinges on reading people rather than just shooting them, this delivers.
