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Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

Blazing Griffin · Microids · 2021-09-27

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Adventure

Franchise: Agatha Christie · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 27, 2021 (Mac), Oct 12, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 05, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 05, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

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

2
playing now
75%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
9.3h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

In his early years as a detective, a young Hercule Poirot is invited to a reception by the influential Van den Bosch family, for the announcement of their daughter’s engagement. But tensions among the guests run high as a snowstorm descends on the town, trapping everyone inside the manor. The happy event is soon marred by the murder of one of the guests! Poirot being in the right place at the right time immediately begins to investigate. What buried secrets and deadly rivalries will he uncover?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 26% of 11,313 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 28k–64k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,423 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.55 at GameBillet (2026-05-21) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 89 of 139 observed days · $0.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1622026-08-11 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.382021-09-272026-08-302021-09-27 — best price $24.992021-12-01 — best price $19.882022-02-13 — best price $19.882022-05-17 — best price $22.392022-07-29 — best price $22.462022-10-17 — best price $21.962022-12-16 — best price $12.492023-02-21 — best price $24.992023-05-08 — best price $22.492023-06-20 — best price $9.992023-08-18 — best price $7.992023-10-20 — best price $7.752023-11-26 — best price $4.802024-01-09 — best price $4.992024-03-07 — best price $4.992024-04-25 — best price $19.992024-06-05 — best price $19.992024-07-20 — best price $6.152024-09-09 — best price $2.722024-10-15 — best price $3.992024-12-13 — best price $2.002025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-03-28 — best price $4.002025-06-03 — best price $4.992025-07-28 — best price $2.992025-10-07 — best price $2.992025-11-20 — best price $2.992026-01-17 — best price $1.722026-03-17 — best price $2.002026-05-07 — best price $17.192026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-08-01 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
82.5%
earned "It wasn’t a burglary"
45.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,03524%46
PS4 (PlayStation)91964%47
Xbox One (Xbox)71038%46
Switch (Nintendo)430%0

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

Player tags

ActionMysteryAdventureDetectiveIsometricNarrationStory RichExplorationConversationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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