The jolly bunch of lowbit weirdoes The Poppenkast, normally the proprietors of short (and I mean short… 3 hours short) game development competitions, are running their first big compo, the theme of which is “Game Noir” (quoth: “game noir = film noir but then a game”). The competition is already a couple of weeks in , but the deadline has been extended until march, so if you’re itching to make something, here’s a good reason to do it. There’s even a very functional and useful prize involved!

The Poppenkast BIG COMPO on The Poppenkast Forums

There’s also a somewhat related article on Gamasutra from last year called “Is The Industry Ready For Its ‘Game Noir’?” that’s pretty interesting.

There are already a few interesting entries in the works. Hit the jump for a few sneak screenshots.

In Another Brothel by Hideous

“The Great Red Herring Chase” by aeiowu and jiggmin

ACE DICK(?) by Hempuli