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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
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".
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Clue-solving and investigation” (27 of 78 reviews) and “Faithful Poirot novel adaptation” (26); the most common complaint is “Handheld, repetitive investigations” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
27 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Klasik bir dedektiflik deneyimi sunan, hikaye odaklı bir yapım. Hercule Poirot olarak alfabetik sırayla işlenen cinayetleri çözmeye çalışırken, ipuçlarını birleştirip çıkarımlar yaptığımız “dedüksiyon” sistemi oyunun en…”
“I really enjoyed the game, especially the cel-shaded art style and the slow, relaxing pace. It’s also a great pick for the Steam Deck. Unfortunately, I haven’t read any of the books yet, so I couldn’t relate to the…”
“First off, the art style really stands out. It feels like you’re playing through a graphic novel, which fits the dramatic murder-mystery theme really well. Gameplay-wise, it’s pretty straightforward. You explore crime…”
26 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Klasik bir dedektiflik deneyimi sunan, hikaye odaklı bir yapım. Hercule Poirot olarak alfabetik sırayla işlenen cinayetleri çözmeye çalışırken, ipuçlarını birleştirip çıkarımlar yaptığımız “dedüksiyon” sistemi oyunun en…”
“As someone who enjoys games, puzzles, mystery & murder, and Agatha Christie! I recommend this game to you if you're the same way. The story line kept closely to the original plot but you get a more interactive feel to…”
13 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed the game, especially the cel-shaded art style and the slow, relaxing pace. It’s also a great pick for the Steam Deck. Unfortunately, I haven’t read any of the books yet, so I couldn’t relate to the…”
“As someone who enjoys games, puzzles, mystery & murder, and Agatha Christie! I recommend this game to you if you're the same way. The story line kept closely to the original plot but you get a more interactive feel to…”
“First off, the art style really stands out. It feels like you’re playing through a graphic novel, which fits the dramatic murder-mystery theme really well. Gameplay-wise, it’s pretty straightforward. You explore crime…”
10 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“As someone who enjoys games, puzzles, mystery & murder, and Agatha Christie! I recommend this game to you if you're the same way. The story line kept closely to the original plot but you get a more interactive feel to…”
“Very good story, characters and great, it's an easy game when it comes to controls, and has the challenge you would want in a detective game.”
“Super fun! My second Poirot game (just finished Orient Express) and it's slight age does show in slower loading times and a small number of bugs, but overall super enjoyable! As far as detective games go, it wasn't too…”
9 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Sherlock holmes on a budget and made for kids, very meh but its short so guess its worth it”
“Amazing graphics and gameplay. Got me into her books — which ended up costing more than the game itself because now I want the entire collection. Definitely recommend, especially on sale.”
“Solid 7.7/10 Fun game with a thrilling story line and worth a buy.”
17 of the 78 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Klasik bir dedektiflik deneyimi sunan, hikaye odaklı bir yapım. Hercule Poirot olarak alfabetik sırayla işlenen cinayetleri çözmeye çalışırken, ipuçlarını birleştirip çıkarımlar yaptığımız “dedüksiyon” sistemi oyunun en…”
14 of the 78 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“First off, the art style really stands out. It feels like you’re playing through a graphic novel, which fits the dramatic murder-mystery theme really well. Gameplay-wise, it’s pretty straightforward. You explore crime…”
12 of the 78 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Klasik bir dedektiflik deneyimi sunan, hikaye odaklı bir yapım. Hercule Poirot olarak alfabetik sırayla işlenen cinayetleri çözmeye çalışırken, ipuçlarını birleştirip çıkarımlar yaptığımız “dedüksiyon” sistemi oyunun en…”
12 of the 78 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros : - Good detective story !!! - Good voice acting Cons : - Not very many music tracks - Graphics seem like mobile game with not very good porting. Too many loading screen - Weird controller scheme”
10 of the 78 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Super fun! My second Poirot game (just finished Orient Express) and it's slight age does show in slower loading times and a small number of bugs, but overall super enjoyable! As far as detective games go, it wasn't too…”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Based on Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders book this game contains the real represantion of Hercule Poirot from Agatha mind.. Have to admit at first i was a bit dissapointed as wasn't expecting the game to be a clicker (As i played before the Death on the Nile and Orient…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Ah, Hastings, always you are full of the charitable feelings for the young ladies who are beautiful, hmmm? As for me, I am always full of the charitable feelings to the old ladies that have the maladies. Title: Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders Publisher: Microids Released: 2016…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“To be fair, I somewhat enjoyed playing this with my kid However, I can't say it's a good game Feels very bland and static in its look at thing, gain clues, answer question mecanism That does not feel like detective work... If you only could have more impact on which questions…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Detective · Point & Click · Mystery · Puzzle · Based On A Novel · Singleplayer · Investigation · Crime · Story Rich · Noir · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | http://www.agathachristie.microids.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: AMD/Intel dual-core processor running at 2.2 GHz Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: ATI/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support DirectX: Version 9.0c Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard