America, the end of the 1940s - the golden age of Hollywood. In Cole Phelps, a detective of the police department of Los Angeles, there is no quiet everyday life - in the booming metropolis thriving corruption and drug trafficking, now and then committed the murder and robbery. Phelps is a fair law, constantly battling with crime, taking root even in the ranks of his colleagues. Arson, racketeering raids, brutal murders, conspiracies - unraveling the tangle of crimes, meticulous police gradually will be selected to most closely guarded secrets of the criminal City of Angels ...

A dark and violent crime thriller, set against the backdrop of 1940's Los Angeles and utilizing revolutionary new facial animation technology, L.A. Noire blends the breathtaking action of chases and shootouts with true detective work including interrogations and clue-finding, as newly-minted officer Cole Phelps embarks on a desperate search for truth in a city where everyone has something to hide.