Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express

Steam Deck Playable

Microids Studio Lyon · Exploration · Oct 19, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

84%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 202 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Characters are great.
202 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are fantastic.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There are a few puzzles to solve during the gameplay, but nothing actually challenging, they're all very basic puzzles (for instance the famous "Hanoi Tower" puzzle)
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The only positives I can mention are the decent visual style, good English voice acting, and the attempt to add variety to the classic story by introducing a second detective and a post-trial investigation.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters202 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
84%
Interface17 reviews
65%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.