About P.E. Noire
P.E. Noire is a point-and-click adventure set in Sunnyside Elementary School, and you play the hall monitor. The halls are crawling with shady characters, and it falls to you to help the other students and keep the troublemakers in order.
Everything runs on the left mouse button. You walk the halls, talk to people, pick things up and work out what's going on. There's one useful warning: items in your inventory cannot be combined, so do not waste time trying.
You can play P.E. Noire online in a browser tab. A run takes about half an hour, and it was made for a jam, so it keeps to a tight little story.
How to Play P.E. Noire
- Use the left mouse button for everything: look, talk and pick things up.
- Walk the halls and speak with the students you meet.
- Help the students who need it, and keep an eye on the troublemakers.
- Pick up items and use them where they make sense.
- Do not try to combine items in your inventory. That's not supported.
What to Expect in P.E. Noire
Expect a light, playful adventure. A school setting and a hall monitor hero take the usual noir setup and make it funny, and the stakes stay small. You do not need to know a thing about detective stories to follow it.
The cast is full of shady characters, so there's always someone to talk to and a problem to deal with. Because you only click, the controls get out of the way and the game is about talking to people and thinking.
It's a compact jam game, with music by Grahm Nesbitt and everything else by one small team, so the tone stays consistent. P.E. Noire free in the browser makes a good half hour if you like short adventures with a sense of humor.
Tips for P.E. Noire
- Talk to everyone you meet. A school hall is full of people with something to say.
- Click on anything that looks interesting, since a hall monitor gets to poke around.
- Pick up items when you see them, but do not try to combine them.
- If you're stuck, walk the halls again. Things you missed are easier to spot the second time.
- Keep track of who is acting shady. It's the heart of the job.
Who Made P.E. Noire
P.E. Noire was made by Picogram and released on itch.io. It was made in GameMaker by Picogram for Pigsquad's Summer Slow Jam 2018, with music by Grahm Nesbitt. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the P.E. Noire page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is P.E. Noire free?
P.E. Noire is free. Press Play above and you're in.
How do you play P.E. Noire?
Use the left mouse button to do everything, from looking and talking to picking things up. Walk the halls, help students and deal with the troublemakers. Items in your inventory cannot be combined, so do not try.
What is the goal of P.E. Noire?
You're the hall monitor at Sunnyside Elementary School. Help your fellow students and deal with the shady characters who fill the halls. Along the way you piece together what's going on, one click at a time.
Is P.E. Noire a detective game?
Yes. It's a point-and-click detective adventure with a noir flavor, set in a school. You play a hall monitor instead of a private eye, so the mystery stays light, and your tools are talking, looking and picking things up.
Who made P.E. Noire?
Picogram made P.E. Noire and released it on itch.io. What you're playing here is that original build.
Can I play P.E. Noire on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook or laptop with a mouse or trackpad works well, since everything is left click. A phone may work in a browser, but a computer is the safe choice for a point-and-click game that depends on clicking small things.
Is P.E. Noire unblocked at school?
Try it and see. P.E. Noire unblocked loads in the browser with nothing to install, but each school sets its own filters.
Why is it called P.E. Noire?
It mixes a school subject with the noir style of old detective stories. The setting is an elementary school, and you play the hall monitor instead of a private eye, which is where the joke comes from.
