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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

Artefacts Studio · Microids · 2016-02-04

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Adventure

Franchise: Agatha Christie · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 09, 2009 (Nintendo DS)

The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".

4
playing now
81%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is a point-and-click adventure mystery video game developed by Artefacts Studio and published by Anuman under their Microïds brand for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in February 2016. It was later released for Nintendo Switch in October 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 107 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 77k–184k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,073 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.49-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.72 at GamersGate (2021-08-23) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 86 of 138 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
515120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-08-06 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.872016-01-142026-08-252016-01-14 — best price $22.392016-04-12 — best price $23.992016-07-20 — best price $7.492016-10-28 — best price $4.942017-03-30 — best price $2.182017-07-12 — best price $14.992017-12-12 — best price $3.892018-04-22 — best price $3.062018-08-10 — best price $3.422018-12-24 — best price $7.952019-04-30 — best price $14.992019-09-28 — best price $9.842020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-02-29 — best price $11.822020-07-14 — best price $2.992020-10-27 — best price $14.992021-01-14 — best price $8.582021-05-12 — best price $1.272021-08-07 — best price $11.962021-11-02 — best price $14.992022-01-24 — best price $14.992022-05-30 — best price $14.992022-10-10 — best price $14.992023-02-15 — best price $13.472023-06-25 — best price $14.992023-10-13 — best price $2.992023-12-18 — best price $12.542024-04-11 — best price $1.322024-06-27 — best price $2.242024-09-25 — best price $2.102024-12-21 — best price $1.952025-03-28 — best price $3.002025-07-18 — best price $14.992025-11-05 — best price $1.982026-02-02 — best price $14.992026-05-11 — best price $14.992026-07-26 — best price $12.632026-08-25 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3462026-05-30 — 16 pageviews2026-06-02 — 16 pageviews2026-06-05 — 16 pageviews2026-06-08 — 18 pageviews2026-06-11 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 18 pageviews2026-06-17 — 13 pageviews2026-06-20 — 15 pageviews2026-06-23 — 10 pageviews2026-06-26 — 9 pageviews2026-06-29 — 16 pageviews2026-07-02 — 21 pageviews2026-07-05 — 24 pageviews2026-07-08 — 17 pageviews2026-07-11 — 28 pageviews2026-07-14 — 29 pageviews2026-07-17 — 25 pageviews2026-07-20 — 10 pageviews2026-07-23 — 15 pageviews2026-07-26 — 20 pageviews2026-07-29 — 18 pageviews2026-08-01 — 16 pageviews2026-08-04 — 30 pageviews2026-08-07 — 10 pageviews2026-08-10 — 17 pageviews2026-08-13 — 16 pageviews2026-08-16 — 25 pageviews2026-08-19 — 19 pageviews2026-08-22 — 23 pageviews2026-08-25 — 19 pageviews2026-08-27 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
70.2%
earned "Cat's eye"
35.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)5,09029%15
Steam (Steam)4,89513%50
Xbox One (Xbox)2,40725%50
PS4 (PlayStation)16950%15
Switch (Nintendo)320%0

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

Player tags

NoirCrimePuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichSingleplayerThird PersonVisual Novel

Census log

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

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