The Beat: A Glam Noir Game is an investigative thriller where players take on the role of a closeted gay cop who is investigating a murder in a city’s gay scene.
“Black Rock Beach was a real cruising area that became famous in 1977, when it was discovered that the police were training their most attractive, male officers on how to seduce men, and then sending them undercover to make arrests. The public uproar was one of the factors in homosexuality being largely decriminalized in the state of Victoria in 1980. In the game, the cruising area is an amalgamation of several beaches, but we make sure to include the distinctive geology of Black Rock.”
Sounds like a low-fi nostalgic twist on a similar narrative to the Pacino film, Cruising! Check out the trailer for the game after the jump. It’s giving early PC game. You can play the game today via stream on its official website.
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