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Hauma - A Detective Noir Story
Developer SenAm Games
Hauma is a deduction visual novel set in Munich. Discover a conspiracy amongst the upper echelons of society alongside former detective Judith, while visiting real locations in a comic-inspired look. From the Steam store page
73 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Sep 9, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
49 positive · 19 negative
95% range 60–81%
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| Steam reviews | 49 | 19 | 0 |
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5 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
93 of 136 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 73 · most liked firstI'd rather preferred to give this a thumbs up, but after finishing the game, I'm thoroughly in the 'do not recommend' portion now. The game is centred around a protagonist that finds herself in a mystery to solve that her late grandfather couldn't. Said protagonist slowly gets obsessed over it and the player has a point-and-click style sort of way to get through this game. I like the deduction system, the elements, the environments and the travelling. Looks and sounds good so far. First, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game looks amazing. And it has pretty good voice acting. Here stops the list of qualities, as far as I can tell. The puzzles are nonsensical, the UI is sadistic... It seems the devs didn't want you to figure things out by yourself, but rather just wanted you to be frustrated and confusingly click around until you stumbled upon whatever nonsense they had in mind. Add to that a bunch of random characters who are about as sympathetic as mosquitos on a hot summer night and about as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish I could give a 'neutral' review because I really cannot totally recommend the game and I really don't want to give it a full negative review. Pros: Music was really good and added a nice ambiance to the story. Art was great looking and the action sequences were amazing because you get to step back and watch the moment unfold. The overall story was pretty good, I enjoyed the concept and the backstory they built. There is a dog and you can pet it. I got to punch a Nazi which was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The storytelling in this game is atrocious. [Mild spoilers first chapter] You cannot just put into a game that some terrorist blows up a beer tent during Oktoberfest, presumably with people inside, and then have the main character go home like nothing happened. The entire game is full of plot devices like this. Oh you lost your memory - handy that your grandpa's journal has a scorpion skin cigarette inside that is an antidote to the poison that made you loose your memory. The entire clue…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story feels like a bad parody on the Davinci Code. Puzzles were too obscure and required a lot of guesswork. Voice acting is too exaggerated and half the time doesn't match character's displayed emotions. Listening to dialogue options sounds like listening to a set of unrelated recordings, because sometimes they go from one extreme emotion to another within the same scene - first dialogue option makes the character panic, second one he's talking as if it's a casual chat in a cafe. Main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an adventure visual novel, Hauma: A Detective Noir Story looks great. The graphic novel art style, with splashes of bright colours used against black backgrounds to complement the genre’s cynicism and moral ambiguity, is the best thing going for this VN. A few more action lines could have accentuated movements in the static art panels, but the art was what kept me playing. Sadly, Hauma: A Detective Noir Story had me at “noir”, but lost me at story. I’ve always enjoyed the noir genre. With…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT THE SAME STORY AS THE HAUMA PROLOGUE. Ngl. That makes me so mad. It's practically a scam or at least false advertisement. I played that prologue and loved it. The story of that and worldbuilding is amazing. So I got this thinking it'd be the continuation and... nope. Entirely different thing, with much MUCH lesser quality. Don't waste your money. If you do here's my review of THIS game: Starts really good and intriguing... then it just flops. It's a slow downfall…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this game because... well, honestly, you could've named this 'Computer Virus - A Detective Noir Story' and I would still go "Ooh, a Detective Noir story!" and buy it. It's an engaging story with simple but effective - and occasionally just a tiny bit confusing - gameplay, fantastic artwork throughout, and despite some surface level faults (occasional unclear gameplay, really could have used a closing voiceover narration explaining the aftermath of the ending, which instead happens…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautifully crafted game for all adventure and visual storytelling fans. Having played just a while, I'm really excited to see how the story continues to unfold.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a long-standing unpatched game-breaking bug, see Discussions.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd say yes to this game if I were able to finish it. Unfortunately, there's a hotspot bug in Jager's office that makes finishing the game totally impossible unless you restart from the beginning. Hard pass.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out our [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/36364102-Horny-Hentai-Festival/]Steam curator , [url=www.youtube.com/curatorhhf/]YouTube channel and [url=twitter.com/hhfcurator]Twitter! A deduction story in Munich. Nice unique anime artwork, nice gimmick to find the clues, full-voiced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Travel to Munich and uncover a conspiracy in a detective point & click quest with an innovative inventory mechanic where you can connect objects, memories and thoughts. Gameplay: https://youtu.be/b8coJjcvQoo For the most part, a point & click type of game, but you’ll need to collect all the clues, to revisit multiple locations, construct your own conclusions as to what happened and to tie everything together. The gameplay making you think outside the box. All the clues and items you collect…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got hit the the bug in jaegers office and i can't continue the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full run takes about 3.5 hours, unfortunately it has a game breaking bug where you just get stuck inside a room and all interactive objects disappear, reloading doesn't work, so you either had a backup save or you have to restart the game and hope it doesn't happen again, not sure why they didn't fix it yet as I see a lot of people encountered the bug, including me. That aside it's a nice little detective game, lots of puzzles that require thinking and paying attention to what's happening in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a down-on-her-luck, druggy German ginger filled with righteous angst? Ever fantasized of repeatedly kicking an unconscious, suspected Nazi-sympathizer with your BIPOC friend? Then look no further! This game will waltz you through a by-the-numbers epic confirming all your biases in an impossibly convenient and consistent fashion. Free yourself from the burden of questioning your priors and establishing true conviction in your beliefs. Embrace the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi everyone! I'm super chuffed to announce that Hauma - A Detective Noir Story is out now! I did a few words 😄 Do you like Noir? A little bitty of supernatural? A whole lot of ARG/Davince Code-like playing with facts and fiction? Or do you just like really cool comic-style games? This is for you 🔥
unlabelledView post →Update: The devs are actually working on the issue after I reported it, and they made a workaround available on the discord. This game is broken, there are soft locks lying in wait for you here and there which will render your save unplayable. Other than that, it was at times entertaining if not very good writing. You follow a trail of breadcrumbs left hundreds of years prior and somehow are left untouched even though many are in very public places and are exposed by increasingly dubious…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thumb down for the time being because I had the misfortune of encountering a game-breaking bug in the police station. Since I didn't have the will to throw my 4 hours of playtime into the bin and start anew I had to join the devs' Discord server to fetch a savefile that brought me only more problems because the toolbox wasn't where it was supposed to be, so I had to change the savefile to make it appear but then I couldn't go to the Oktoberfest location. At that point I said "♥♥♥♥ it". If the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game got me hooked from the first illustrations I saw. It plays in Munich and as a local you feel very much connected with the scenery. It's a graphic novel with some Lucas Art game attitudes. You combine things in your inventory to solve puzzles but you are not just combining objects but also abstract things like what you saw or discovered. Pros: - Great art style - Tough main character - Good voice actors Cons: - Like in LucasArt oder Sierra adventures some of the puzzles are not as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great experience so far! Really like the dense atmosphere, the professional voice acting (which is crucial for this type of game) and the underlying tension.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7/10,decent story, cool art style ,splendid voice acting, good game , give it a try
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is ok Story is engaging and the art is good A bit short There is at least one game breaking bug at JAEGER'S OFFICE
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had high hopes and probably unrealistic expectations since I had been waiting for Hauma's release. Apart from the art-style and voice acting being good, I can't find anything good about it. The story was too straightforward, bland and predictable. Almost insulting.. The bugs given the short playtime were disappointing too. Especially the game breaking bug at detective's office . I had to join the game's official discord server to get a last saved game file and start it from there. Too many…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In terms of story, art, style and general ambience, Hauma was good and entertaining. It made me want to visit Munich. In terms of game play, the basic idea of "combine ideas to solve mysteries" was good, but the execution left a lot of room for improvement. I ran into a bug where a certain scripted event wouldn't be triggered, until I ran back and forth several times. There were some action sequences where the wrong choice simply would get you killed and you just had to retry until you got it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing story and characters and the artstyle is simply gorgeous!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has such a unique art style which I absolutely love! I also really like the connection between a visual novel and detective game. The humour in this game is pretty fun and I enjoyed uncovering all the mysteries and riddles. Definitely recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommended! I love how the developers intertwine Munichs history with a compelling narrative. I am also very positively surprised by the quality of the voice acting and the beautifully drawn comic panels. Just give it a try and you will not be able to stop unraveling a mystery that involves suspicious accidents, Nazi history, Oktoberfest and much more!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a way, the headline tag (a detective noir story) is untrue; it's not about hardcore noir detectives with fast fists, though there's some of that. There's a paranormal aspect to it, which is the crux of the story, and while the protagonist is kind of a bad-ass, noir is not the main theme. I also feel that, even though Munich is the setting, and some aspects of that are used well, I missed seeing characteristic Munich settings... Assamkirche, Residenz Palace, even the excellent subway system.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just a point click game with comic art style 🎮Gameplay: 2/10 📖Story and Character Narration: 9/10 🎨Graphics and Art Design: 10/10 💡Creativity and Innovation: 9/10 ⌛️Playtime: 3 hours Just a point click game with comic art style but still a good story. Atleast they should have gave a little bit of afterstory BUT For a 79 cent game, it was a great value in terms of content and graphics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is bugged and got stuck in the story without a working save file, so i can not recommend this game, although the story and style was very much to my liking.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Intuitive puzzles for the most part and a multi-faceted storyline that puts a lot of action into a few hours. The comic book art style is fantastic, and the cut-scenes gain a lot from it. Judith is an effective leading character and her conversations with the side characters are of high quality, convincingly acted and with good voice acting. The gameplay is simple point-and-click and I like how the numerous items and notes all build upon the mystery.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, Hauma was a pretty good visual novel with nice visuals, full English voice-overs and a great soundtrack. We play as Judith, an alcoholic former detective with some anger issues who was unjustly forced to resign from the force. One day, she receives a mysterious letter that shakes off her depression and push her to investigate a conspiracy. Gameplaywise, there are a few puzzles to solve and an interesting but simple investigative deduction minigame (the mindboard) that allow us to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The fantastic artworks, interesting story and great voice acting really managed to absorb me! Absolute recommendation!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've waited for Hauma for so long and it finally released! I'm really impressed by the author had tried to integrate Munich local history into a myth tale . I love to see this kind of visual novel (in fact it looks more like a point-and-click adventure) with such a cool art style and rich story! Also, great voice acting! Congratulations on the release! *TOAST* TO YOUR HEALTH *HIC*
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far I am intrigued by the story here. I do like that the game is fully voice. Brings the characters to life as a result. The art is pretty good as well. I quite enjoy that comic book style. Solid for the price tag. Gameplay here: https://youtu.be/nkrzBThkmXY
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Depite what devs say, the game breaking police station bug is still here in 2026. I actually liked the lead's personality. No she's not a sweet girl but she is an entertaining character. The game mechanics are terrible. Slow and frustraiting. In an attempt to align with its genre of detective noir, the writing takes an extremely *american* detective noir slant and lacks the creativity to adopt a german lens to the logic of these characters' actions, despite what the setting may imply. Can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just a point click game with comic art style but still a good story. Atleast they should have gave a little bit of afterstory
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't really run into the bug that people spoke about in the reviews (or maybe I did but worked around it somehow?) but I like the characters in this game. The plot was pretty straightforward and I didn't really think much but there were some times I had to look up a walk through to pass. Pretty standard game, liked the voice acting enough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art style is reaaally nice, I like the general gritty character of the protagonist and the story with the local references feels very catchy. All in all a good one!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm so in love with this game (and judith). the voice acting was top notch, the puzzle solving was satisfying and the art style is just gorgeous !! i definitely recommend and i hope we get to see more of these characters in the future!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game with a beautiful artstyle and engaging story & voice acting. very excited to see how the story will unfold. (I'm still early in the game) everything very mysterious so far :o also really love the setting, made me very excited to start googling about the actual history of the town :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very cool to have a mystery adventure located in Munich
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful art style, really good voice acting, wonderful story. I'm not a big fan of visual novels, but I really enjoy playing Hauma.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Breaker bugs in multiple places. Lost the two hours of progress I had made and won't start over.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good ideas, but rough execution Hauma is a combination of a visual novel and a point-and-click inventory puzzle game. You play as Judith, a detective who was kicked off the force a few years ago after nearly dying in a motorcycle accident. But Judith believes the accident was actually an attempt on her life, and as she sets out to find proof, she’s drawn into something far more dangerous… There’s a lot to like about this game. I like the characters, especially the tension between Judith and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately Hauma - A Detective Noir Story isn‘t as fun as I‘d hoped 😔 The puzzles can be infuriatingly random. And the story is more Broken Sword than a cool thriller like the trailers suggested. Oh well, gonna be a dud every once in a while
unlabelledView post →Beautiful visual novel with an intriguing story. The voice actors are doing a great job, also everything is voiced. Really enjoyed playing it so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good looking game with interesting art style and german pronunciation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the art style and atmosphere the game builds. The clue combination feature gives the game a very nice touch.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very small spoilers hidden, personally I don't think they affect the story too much. I usually like it when the prologue and the game itself aren't the same thing. However, it would've been great if they had been a little bit more connected. The game alludes sometimes to things that happen in the prologue, but they're admittedly too short or small. I dont' think it should've been too much, because I also think this game should work on its own without needing to play the prologue to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's horrible. From pointless story to strange mechanics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hauma – A Detective Noir Story is a visual-novel adventure that approaches noir from a grounded, contemporary angle, exchanging the rain-soaked alleyways of classic hard-boiled fiction for the cultural and political underbelly of modern Munich. Developed by SenAm Games and published by Assemble Entertainment, it follows Judith, a former detective whose life has unraveled long before the game begins. Instead of stepping into the shoes of an eager investigator, players inhabit someone reluctant,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did the devs forget that German players exist? The voice acting is great and this is no slight to the voice actors, but it seems borderline insane to me that they didn't have a German at least check it. The main character cant even pronunce "Wolpertingerbräu" and instead says "Wolperbrey". Neither "Oktoberfest" nor "Wiesn" are being pronunced correctly either. Imagine a game set in London, but the VA says "Lindan" everytime instead and that goes for every German word in this. Given that these…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All in all, a thumbs up. Best voice acting I've heard in a very long time, clever dialogue, and gorgeous comic art. The story gets very convoluted for little reason in the end (big WTF when the credits roll), but, I honestly loved the gameplay and deduction dynamic. Easy recommend for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just a solid game. Beyond the cool art style, Hauma does a great job of keeping things simple not over complicating clues and thoughts. None of puzzles feel impossible either. story and pacing is definitely an issue at points, but this still was a pretty enjoyable point and click mystery. Definitely a 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this. Very decent visual novel/ choices-matter game. Great voice acting across the board, good story and excellent artwork throughout. I completed it within 6 hours but veterans of the genre would probably do it within 3-4 hours I would think. Not a lot of replayability as I think there is only one true ending - I wasn't offered repeat playthroughs to get other endings. Still, a superbly entertaining game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall I was satisfied, but where does the Prologue fit in?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was great way to spend a couple of hours. I genuinely hope there's a sequel.
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