Tails Noir
- Developer
- EggNut
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Released
- 08 June 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £20.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: point and click , puzzle , role playing rpg , adventure , indie , visual novel
Unfold the mysteries of a dystopic animal society inhabiting retrofuturistic Vancouver in a noir stealth adventure coming in 2019. Backbone is a pixel art cinematic adventure with stealth and action elements. As a private investigator Howard Lotor you are set to solve detective cases, interrogate witnesses, explore the intriguing retrofuturistic Vancouver, and sneak your way to safety using smell-based stealth mechanics. Backbone collides the visual and social contrasts of film noir with anthropomorphic animals and dystopian fiction. Crawl through the dark alleys of pixelated Vancouver, and experience the impactful storyline focused on themes of power and prejudice.
Best gaming PC for Tails Noir in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Tails Noir today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Raw Fury on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 7 |
| CPU | Multi-core 1.8GHz or faster | Multi-core 2.5GHz or faster |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 760 or equivalent | Nvidia GTX 950 or equivalent |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Tails Noir?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Multi-core 2.5GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 950, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.