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Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile

Microids Studio Lyon · Microids · 2025-09-25

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Adventure

Franchise: Agatha Christie · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 25, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 25, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 25, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Death on the Nile is an adventure-detective game, offering a fresh twist on Agatha Christie’s famous story. Set in the lively 1970s, play as Hercule Poirot and detective Jane Royce as they solve two connected mysteries. Dive into a journey filled with intrigue, deception, and unexpected revelations.

75%
positive of 263 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
84/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
9h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 47% of 12,879 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.3k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 263 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $15.99 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 38 of 63 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520252026Week of 2025-09-25: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-03: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$13.442025-09-252026-09-052025-09-25 — best price $28.482025-10-03 — best price $30.152025-10-28 — best price $31.992025-11-16 — best price $39.992025-11-25 — best price $29.992025-12-04 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $27.992026-01-05 — best price $30.152026-01-11 — best price $39.992026-01-15 — best price $27.992026-01-23 — best price $27.992026-02-28 — best price $39.992026-03-05 — best price $27.992026-03-16 — best price $39.992026-03-19 — best price $25.992026-04-03 — best price $39.992026-04-10 — best price $18.732026-04-22 — best price $39.992026-05-06 — best price $27.992026-05-14 — best price $25.992026-06-02 — best price $39.992026-06-11 — best price $39.992026-06-17 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $19.992026-07-06 — best price $39.992026-07-14 — best price $19.992026-07-22 — best price $39.992026-07-27 — best price $19.992026-07-31 — best price $13.442026-08-03 — best price $39.992026-08-14 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
80.3%
earned "Right on time"
24.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)26943%31
Steam (Steam)18013%30
Xbox Series (Xbox)7613%30
Switch (Nintendo)110%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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