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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases is an Adventure game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 1438 reviews).

10
playing now
75%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
3.82★
PlayStation Store rating (369 ratings)
9.3h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 105 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–65k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,438 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 123 of 173 observed days · $0.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11311320212026Week of 2021-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2502026-09-15 00:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 16 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 21 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
386Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 38 · peak 159Dec 2021 — avg 22 · peak 60Feb 2022 — avg 14 · peak 46Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 48Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Aug 2022 — avg 18 · peak 41Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 39Dec 2022 — avg 16 · peak 46Feb 2023 — avg 12 · peak 52Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 51Aug 2023 — avg 14 · peak 38Oct 2023 — avg 16 · peak 77Dec 2023 — avg 23 · peak 61Feb 2024 — avg 11 · peak 35Apr 2024 — avg 8 · peak 28Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 38Aug 2024 — avg 15 · peak 58Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 34Dec 2024 — avg 22 · peak 56Feb 2025 — avg 16 · peak 56Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 30Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 39Oct 2025 — avg 13 · peak 39Dec 2025 — avg 15 · peak 48Feb 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 23Jun 2026 — avg 8 · peak 29Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.382021-09-272026-10-142021-09-27 — 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 $19.992026-09-09 — best price $1.992026-09-29 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-09-30 (Steam store data)

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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