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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express

Microids Studio Lyon · Microids · 2023-10-19

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ActionAdventureSimulation

Franchise: Agatha Christie · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 19, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 19, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Oct 19, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 19, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Oct 19, 2023 (Xbox One)

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.

Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express is an Action, Adventure and Simulation game released in 2023, priced at $39.99, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (84% of 1272 reviews).

10
playing now
84%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (10 downloads)
4.37★
PlayStation Store rating (950 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 205 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 25k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,272 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-80%
Microsoft Store$9.99-75%
GOG$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.19 at Fanatical (2026-04-11) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $40.99 · on sale 95 of 134 observed days · $0.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
767620232026Week of 2023-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4082026-09-15 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 31 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 36 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 20 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 25 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 22 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 37 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 23 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 37 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 32 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 12 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8811Oct 2023Aug 2026Oct 2023 — avg 88 · peak 255Nov 2023 — avg 34 · peak 89Dec 2023 — avg 35 · peak 94Jan 2024 — avg 30 · peak 100Feb 2024 — avg 17 · peak 47Mar 2024 — avg 23 · peak 88Apr 2024 — avg 11 · peak 39May 2024 — avg 17 · peak 65Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 51Jul 2024 — avg 21 · peak 57Aug 2024 — avg 13 · peak 39Sep 2024 — avg 19 · peak 79Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 43Nov 2024 — avg 36 · peak 127Dec 2024 — avg 63 · peak 162Jan 2025 — avg 42 · peak 146Feb 2025 — avg 41 · peak 143Mar 2025 — avg 21 · peak 58Apr 2025 — avg 21 · peak 72May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 91Jun 2025 — avg 17 · peak 53Jul 2025 — avg 22 · peak 68Aug 2025 — avg 19 · peak 61Sep 2025 — avg 19 · peak 55Oct 2025 — avg 24 · peak 77Nov 2025 — avg 28 · peak 77Dec 2025 — avg 28 · peak 85Jan 2026 — avg 50 · peak 194Feb 2026 — avg 28 · peak 83Mar 2026 — avg 23 · peak 78Apr 2026 — avg 18 · peak 42May 2026 — avg 23 · peak 70Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 82Jul 2026 — avg 26 · peak 73Aug 2026 — avg 20 · peak 74
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$7.192023-05-112026-10-152023-05-11 — best price $99.992023-11-03 — best price $33.992023-12-01 — best price $28.682024-01-06 — best price $35.892024-02-08 — best price $31.992024-03-06 — best price $39.992024-03-23 — best price $39.992024-05-01 — best price $25.992024-05-25 — best price $39.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-08-05 — best price $23.992024-09-12 — best price $19.992024-10-15 — best price $17.992024-11-19 — best price $15.992024-12-18 — best price $39.992025-02-04 — best price $9.992025-03-17 — best price $16.002025-04-07 — best price $39.992025-05-14 — best price $15.992025-06-18 — best price $11.992025-07-31 — best price $39.992025-09-15 — best price $11.992025-11-10 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-01-15 — best price $9.992026-03-09 — best price $9.992026-04-11 — best price $7.192026-05-06 — best price $9.992026-06-17 — best price $9.992026-07-22 — best price $39.992026-08-14 — best price $9.992026-09-05 — best price $9.992026-09-15 — best price $9.992026-09-25 — best price $9.992026-10-05 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
82.5%
earned "A mystery? No! A trifle for Poirot!"
39.8%
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

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-10-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)84251%28
Steam (Steam)63121%27
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)44129%27
PS4 (PlayStation)21166%28
Switch (Nintendo)210%0

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

Player tags

CrimeActionPuzzleAdventureDetectiveNarrationControllerStory RichExplorationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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