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Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.

What works

  • Engaging story and characters
  • Faithful portrayal of young poirot
  • Good voice acting
  • Unique mind map deduction mechanic
  • Relaxing, narrative-driven gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited player freedom
  • Some illogical mind map connections
  • Lack of manual save and chapter select
  • Repetitive dialogue and ui sounds
  • Limited replay value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

  • Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express

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  • Lucifer Within Us

  • Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed

  • The Shivah

More autonomous

Games that feels like Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases but with more freedom over how you play

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  • Grim Fandango Remastered

  • Voodoo Detective

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  • Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

  • The Next BIG Thing

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Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Competence, Experimenting, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026