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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express

2023

Should you play it?

Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.

What works

  • Engaging detective story with modern twist
  • Well-integrated puzzles and mind map system
  • Good voice acting and character design
  • Immersive atmosphere and music
  • Long playtime with additional story content

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing and excessive backtracking
  • Unskippable and slow dialogue
  • Some puzzles feel irrelevant or tedious
  • Linear gameplay with limited player agency
  • Voice acting accents sometimes inconsistent

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

  • Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony

  • Shadows on the Vatican - Act I: Greed

  • Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

  • LumineNight

  • Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

More autonomous

Games that feels like Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express but with more freedom over how you play

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Lost Horizon

  • Grim Fandango Remastered

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

  • The Next BIG Thing

  • The Journey Down: Chapter Two

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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express: 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