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Murder on the Marine Express cover art

Murder on the Marine Express

1564 Studio · 2021-07-30

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Text

Releases: Jul 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 30, 2021 (Linux), Jul 30, 2021 (Mac), Sep 01, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 01, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 01, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!

93%
positive of 80 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.54★
PlayStation Store rating (169 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

The St. Joachim Academy for elite girls booked the maiden voyage of the new Marine Express submarine train, which runs along the ocean floor from the sunny California all the way to the Japanese coast. The journey seems like the perfect opportunity to enjoy the beautiful underwater views, learn a bit more about marine biology and, ultimately, relax from the usual school life. However, the idyllic travel turns into a nightmare when one of the accompanying teachers appears dead in his room. Who could have killed the most popular and beloved professor in the academy? Ranko Togawa, a grumpy stude(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 29,676 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 80 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2024-01-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 1 of 6 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720212026Week of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$1.492026-09-102026-10-152026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-09-17 — best price $4.992026-09-24 — best price $1.492026-10-01 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Japanese

Player tags

AnimeDramaCasualComedyLinearMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichText-Based

Census log

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

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