Neo Cab

A wonderful game, but rather pricey, with about 3 euros per hour, if you only play one route.

Remains surprisingly restrained with the identity politics to focus on the much more universal themes of corps vs people and rich vs poor. The dialogue is good enough where you feel like you know the characters just from one conversation, you like them when you're supposed to like them and are relieved when some don't turn out to be as bad as they initially appear - that's not an easy thing to manage. I found myself seeking out certain people to talk to them again or indeed make amends.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and finished it in one sitting. I'm too lazy, and I have too many games, to play it again right now (I got the good ending anyway) but I absolutely cared enough about the characters to look up the conversations and endings I missed.

I enjoyed the storyline very much. The gameplay needed some getting used to as it is really very basic, but overall it was nice and very much worth the price! Especially since I was emotionally invested in the story, I liked that.

I would have really liked this, but I want to make other people aware that this game is very glitchy. I think the game has a path it expects you to follow, and so when you're in dialogue scenes I found my character frequently referencing things that hadn't happened in my playthrough, or that had happened entirely differently. The game also works on a management system of controlling your cash and battery levels, but sometimes I would 'buy' battery and then the cash would go but the battery wouldn't increase, and I had an instance of visual strobing where the image flicked very quickly back and forth between two frames.

This is an atmospheric and touching game that hooks you from the very beginning. The beautiful visual style, deep dialogues, create a unique mood. This isn’t just a game — it’s an emotional journey. Highly recommended for fans of narrative-driven and thoughtful indie games.

I'm a big fan of visual novels, but I stopped playing because I couldn't actually choose what I wanted to say. Yikes. Don't give us the option to choose it if you actually can't. I didn't get far, can't say for the rest of the story.

amazing storyline, got me hooked immediately. got me thinking about many things about our lives and society.
the graphics is chefs kiss. might also replay to try out different outcomes. totally recommend!

good title overall, but the inability to make dialogue choices in the last part of the game is disappointing....end is forced, quite dishonest of developers

Solid game, exactly what I was looking for after playing games like Cloudpunk, VA-11 Hall-A, and Citizen Sleeper 1 and 2.

this game with stellar voice acting could bee GOATed, without, not so much.

Great environment, excellent writing and enjoyable character development + exploration.
Will be playing through again to explore more of the dialog trees.

Highly recommend this to visual novel fans.

My goodness I am totally divided and at odds with myself over this game, but one feeling I can clearly identify is that I'm very disappointed with Neo Cab and it can only be recommended under 2 conditions, either bought at a drastically reduced price and without great expectations, or if you get the game for free. It could be helpful for studies or research purposes if someone wants to develop a VN game, you can draw inspiration from the idea/concept and the visuals, but most of all, it should teach you not to make the same mistakes. The writing isn't the worst I've ever come across but most of it felt flat and vague, kind of disorganized, unmethodical and half-baked.

It's almost sad how potential was wasted here, some of those grossly produced errors almost ruined everything for me, in the end it was something between quite okay to unsatisfying, less impressive. So dear people from Chance Agency, if you give us options to answer then please don't mess around with it, offer something or don't do it at all. Saving progress often doesn't work properly which is annoying as hell. And I'm also very ambivalent about the music, I don't want to say it's bad, just too average for my taste and didn't feel coherently fitting, and sorry for that but also a little insubstantial.

The illusion of free choice, which is horrible as much as it can be.

The writing was so bad I had to refund it.

Yeppers.

Game teases you with inaccessible dialogue options irrespective of your prior choices.

a: Say something reasonable
b: Lay a massive fart
c: Say something friendly

(Unfortunately you have lost control of your anus and the farts are on their way. To progress the game please choose option b.)

Horrible writing.

Had my doubts because it starts out just so damn *millennial*, but I liked the weirdos I got to meet.

I liked it, can't say much more. Some nice commentary and all.

DEI hating on AI

Horrible Writing, horrible characters. I have 15 hours on the game because I wanted to get achievements, but I do not recommend it.

"I'm a quantum statistician, my job makes me both rich and poor at the same time."

The characters we have to drive around are wonderful, well-rounded, quirky, interesting, sometimes annoying. The best part of the game.
Story seem good so far, just like the music and the art style: not astonishing, but does its job to support the core gameplay.

A lovely, innovative visual novel that I happily dove into! It felt fresh, fun and interactive. The UI was neat, I felt more role-play, immersive aspects than some simple click-and-read VNs. I loved the stories that unfolded with each pax (passengers), the main story, your choices and the different impacts, the places you stayed; it felt like a lived in world and I (playing as Lina) was apart of it.

Would gladly come back and play through it again and again to view each pax's stories / different outcomes!!

It took me a while to get into this game but once I did I ended up having a lot of fun. I really enjoyed getting to know all the different passengers and learning more about them. I managed to get quite attached to some of them and get really exasperated by others which sounds like an authentic driver's experience so well done, I say! I've managed to perfect the game but still haven't met everyone so I'll probably be back to do that at a later point. I need a bit of a break from Los Ojos now but I liked the worldbuilding here as well as the main themes and am quite pleased I stumbled upon this game. It was an interesting and thought provoking experience.

A very fun game with narrative options which I love!! A great storyline, lovely illustrations and so colourful. Recommend this game!

Honestly didn't even finish the game like I was hoping for a type of game like Valhala or Coffee Talk which has really decent writing and still has a mini game style to it. The writing is lackluster, predictable.

It gives the vibe of someone who dislikes everything in their life and blames it on everyone else.

very well made fun short story game! im interested in each character and i even get invested in some of the side characters and their stories. you get to choose who you bring in your cab so you can fully immerse yourself in a specific storyline. <3 oona

Good game, but I think I enjoyed just driving and chatting with the passengers more than the main story. Some of the mini-stories with the passengers were original, and some were just very chill. Also, I didn’t like Savy at all.

The main story is too predictable and boring due to the poor characterization of Savy; the climax of the plot is more like a textbook of emotional manipulation and how to counteract it lol
Side stories of passengers are much more interesting, but unfortunately you would need to replay the game multiple times in order to read all of them.
Also, I think the max money you can make in this game allows you to stay at Babylon for two nights. It is sad that the option disappears after staying there once.

I'm disappointed.

This game has a lot of potential, but it doesn't live up to it. I initially played the demo on switch back in 2020, I didn't buy the full version at the time but it always lingered in the back of my mind. I bought it on sale for $2 which, in my opinion, is the only reasonable price for this game.

It isn't a very involved game, there's not much other than clicking dialogue options and picking what passenger you're picking up and where to fuel up. I completed the game within about 2 hours, and spent an hour or so in the pause menu.

The dialogue is misleading, in that it leaves you with the illusion of choice. Many times options are barred by emotional state or they just simply aren't the right one, and will lead you back in a dialogue loop to the right option.

The ending was very anticlimactic, I don't like that the ending was basically out of your hands and out of sight.

I really and truly think this game had so much more potential, I'd love to see an improved sequel one day. The characters that you have the most interaction with are written well, and I did feel like I had a connection to those characters, but others just felt like place holders. The aesthetic is nice and I enjoyed the art style, but we don't see very much at all, 90% of what you see is the back seat of the car, which doesn't really make sense considering how nice the art is.

Pretty simplistic and a little rough around the edges, but I still found the story enjoyable - at least the version I got on my first playthrough. Even if I won't spend any time exploring alternative storylines, I think I got my money's worth.

Love this game! Futuristic vibes with dialogue that makes you think and laugh.

It feels like we barely scratch the surface of this world before the game ends: I wanted to know more! Still, the art is great, it tackles important resonant themes of technology and worker exploitation, and there's a nice mix of resource management and dialogue challenges. The focus on facial expressions might be a little off-putting but it's a big part of the gameplay and I think are animated very well. The cast of characters is interesting as each has their own story and dilemma you can choose to help out with. I hope we get a sequel, as I don't think this game quite went as deep as it could have.

A casually dystopian visual novel that delivers on the expected experience.

The "main story" is intriguing enough in a very straightforward way. But what really gives the game a genuine sense of immersion and entertainment, is the various characters/customers you meet.

Positively surprised at how captivating this game is! There's def some jankiness to it, with how the dialogue plays out sometimes and also the cuts between scenes skipping text from time to time for example. But over all I thouroughly enjoyed this! Very good writing, interesting concepts and intriguing characters. Also made me question my own character irl a bit, and that is a huge compliment! Love it when games stir up shit inside!

have you ever heard of global warming someone needs to stop that guy he keeps opening the door to my greenhouse and peeing on my marigold flowers

Still love it with multiple play throughs. It is a rich world and I love the general vibe. It feels oddly topical with the recent weaponization of cell phones and pagers, while also being just removed enough from our world. I also really enjoyed the soundtrack. I would happily invest in a sequel.

Only did one playthrough of the game so far, but I did enjoy it. I'd recommend it for someone looking for a chill game. It does kind of make you think. The story was interesting enough to keep me engaged.

Good writing, decent story and great characters. Loved it.

I picked this up on sale and really enjoyed it. Great visual novel with lots of interesting characters and conversations.

I don't care the negative reviews, I really enjoyed this game. At the end, that's what matters right?
The story is really immersive and perfect to chill. VERY relaxing. I just wish it had more background scenes or you could explore and see more cause the general vibe is really beautiful. Awesome game :) Would buy if it had a sequel.
PS: Buy it on sale!

gud gaem

Really decent, give it a try on discount

Great game! Quick enough to finish in a few days, but looks like there will be plenty of variety to play multiple times for fun. If you are in to narrative storytelling games, give this a go. And who knows, maybe one of these realities I WILL be a quantum witch after all ;-)

Very intricate visual novel with opportunities to "choose your fate". Rich characters, relevant, thoughtful narrative. RISE!!!!!

I wasn't expecting much when I bought it, I thought I'd like the games vibes and the world, but the story was surpisingly very gripping :}

indie games sure keep surprising me, and you can tell there was much love poured into this. def reccomend.

Neo Cab's broader social critiques really hit the mark. We play Lina, a cab driver trying to make it day to day in a not-to-distant-future where surveillance, technology and capitalism have all but removed every last freedom for the individual.
The gameplay is relatively simple but with only a 4 hour runtime, it doesn't need to be anything more. However, the broader personal narrative for the protagonist and the limited options we have at expressing our own agency within the story left me frustrated. Maybe it was my decisions throughout the game that caused my Lina to become everyone's doormat, but the story resolved in a way where I never had the chance to stand up for myself, no matter how much I wanted to, and that left a bitter taste in my mouth.
I would certainly recommend Neo Cab and I would be keen to hear about other's experiences with the game.

Cyberpunk Uber simulator but as a San Francisco visual novel set in cyber Los Ochos. It's obviously written by Leigh Alexander and her narrative voice shines through. The graphics are beautiful especially for something made in Unity. The atmosphere and music is nice although it can be slow at times. You're basically exploring the narratives of your customers which are delivered episodically. The final emotional battle between Savvy and Lina owes a lot to the insult sword fights from Monkey Island.

Worth playing if you've got it in your backlog and worth a buy if it's 85% off. It'll last you a quick night or two. It just kind of ends without anything visible occurring on camera. Sometimes it feels weirdly prescient like the germophobe and giant worms before COVID and the Dune remakes. Most of the passengers are jerks in a San Francisco techie/tedious revolutionary kind of way. It's definitely written by an American, not a single passenger sits in the front passenger seat.

Pretty much everything Fellow Traveller publishes seems to be worth a look and is very highly polished. Suzerain and The Pale Beyond are both better as games than Neo Cab, but it's no slouch and worth a look.

what a waster of time and she made me drive 6 days