Adventure · February 4, 2016
Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders (2016)
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders Your weapon is your knowledge. Your wits will be put to the ultimate test! The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. The player embodies the famous Hercule Poirot in a 3rd person perspective adventure game packed with mysteries. Once again, the private detective will find himself up against a mysterious opponent who goes by the name of 'ABC'. Your intelligence will never have been so challenged! You will have to explore many crime scenes in various cities set in beautiful surroundings across the United Kingdom. Leave no stone unturned when it comes to cross examinations and deadly puzzles! Observe, question and explore everything possible in order to make the smartest deductions and understand the murderer’s plans! KEY FEATURES : Examinations: The player can collect information by examining suspects and paying attention to what they say, how they say it and how they feel. Puzzles: The player will have to solve puzzles in order to obtain more clues. Brain Deductions: Depending on the clues collected, the player will be able to make deductions and find out more about the murderer. Timeline: As the player draws conclusions and progresses through the story, he can use Poirot's Timeline. This means that Hercule Poirot can build a timeline with all the relevant events revealed during the investigation.
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.8k Steam reviews | Top 75% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 82% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 81% |
| Metacritic | 67/100 | Genre average 77 — top 89% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 5 h average | Top 63% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Adventure · 94
- Detective · 78
- Point & Click · 64
- Mystery · 53
- Puzzle · 36
- Based On A Novel · 27
- Singleplayer · 26
- Investigation · 23
- Crime · 22
- Story Rich · 19
- Noir · 13
- Third Person · 9
- Visual Novel · 5
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Polish
- Russian
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
Full audio (3)
- English
- French
- Portuguese - Brazil
Reception Metrics
Steam community
82%Mostly Positive · 2.8k reviews
2.3k positive · 510 negative
Metacritic
67/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.1/10
Curator recommendations
1.9k
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Release & Availability
| Release date | Feb 4, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Artefacts Studio |
| Publisher | Microids |
| Base price | $1.49 -90% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
5h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
Achievements
50
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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