Let Bions Be Bygones

RPG· Choose Your Own Adventure· Interactive Fiction· Point & Click

Released Apr 2024

Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.

69% positive · 132 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $14.99

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Evaluation

Let Bions Be Bygones launched on April 30, 2024 with Acts 1 and 2, and delivered Act 3 as a free update on May 7, 2024, completing the full story with multiple endings. The developers then continued to polish and expand the experience: a May 13, 2024 update added additional ending variations and bug fixes, and a major localization update on October 9, 2024 added support for Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, and German. That October 2024 post outlined the team's remaining post-launch goals — gamepad support, Linux/Mac compatibility, Steam Deck support, and additional languages — but these are platform and accessibility improvements rather than new story content. The core narrative is fully delivered. The most recent developer communication was a Steam Awards nomination post on November 27, 2024, which celebrated the localization update and thanked the community. There have been no developer posts since that date. The goals announced in October 2024 (gamepad/Linux/Mac/Steam Deck support) have not been confirmed as delivered, but these are quality-of-life features, not story or content additions. The game's narrative content — Acts 1 through 3, all endings, and additional ending variations — appears complete as of October 2024. The silence since November 2024 is consistent with a small team wrapping up remaining technical platform work without formal announcements, and no outstanding content commitments remain unfulfilled.

Evidence

Act 3 released, completing the full game with eight unique endings. Developer expressed commitment to addressing any remaining issues.

news post · May 7, 2024 source content shipped

high

Game launched with Acts 1 and 2; Act 3 announced as a free update arriving May 7, 2024. Launch post also listed planned post-launch features: localization, controller support, and Steam Deck support.

news post · Apr 30, 2024 source content planned

high

Media

Details

Developer

Bohemian Pulp

Publisher

MicroProse Software

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Choose Your Own Adventure Interactive Fiction RPG Point & Click Cyberpunk Noir Detective Lore-Rich Choices Matter Multiple Endings Story Rich Pixel Graphics Dystopian Atmospheric Crime

About this game

""Welcome to the planet Terrahive. A planet that never should have existed. Completely encrusted in a disease called humanity. Corporate arcologies and space elevators shadow the layers of polluted man-made edifices. Overseen by ancient brains on apparatuses driven by greed, corruption, progress, and immortality."" - John Cooper

Create your unique story

Grow your character through choice-driven mechanics.
Make, break, and influence relationships.
No wrong choices, only consequences.
Unravel the grand finale of the intriguing cyber-noir story with multiple and drastically different endings.

Make choices from three personalities and build your skillset.

Whether you’ll:

Choose a logical, scientific approach,
Recklessly swing it with your gun as a partner,
or Empathically connect with the people,

you will shape your detective, and the world will react based on the persona you build.

A narrative Point & Click

A new take on the classic genre.
Focus on the story, narrative, and detective work.
Let us do the heavy lifting of making it worth your while with various, often harsh, consequences and numerous approaches to solutions.