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Loco Motive
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I LOVE point and click adventure games and have played many in my time, and when I say this is a great game and you should play, you best believe I'm telling the truth! The animation is fantastic, the characters are…”
“This is a mash of Agatha Christie, ♥♥♥♥ Tracy, and MacGuyver--except strip any and all gravitas out of that mix and replace it with pixellized slapstick. This is fun and weirdly light for a murder mystery, and the…”
“I enjoyed this game! Lovely characters, great story, and I love the puzzles! The voice acting was great, the animations were expressive, and I enjoyed wracking my brain around for solutions to different objectives. Some…”
38 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I LOVE point and click adventure games and have played many in my time, and when I say this is a great game and you should play, you best believe I'm telling the truth! The animation is fantastic, the characters are…”
“This is a mash of Agatha Christie, ♥♥♥♥ Tracy, and MacGuyver--except strip any and all gravitas out of that mix and replace it with pixellized slapstick. This is fun and weirdly light for a murder mystery, and the…”
“I want to say this game is a good entry to point and click adventure games. I appreciate the help line aspect and how simple the story is. I personally felt underwhlmed at the story and wished it could of had more…”
35 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“This is the perfect game. The voice acting and the cartoon art are great. It really reminds me of Agatha Christie's style. A locked-room mystery on a train where anyone could be the murderer.”
“I LOVE point and click adventure games and have played many in my time, and when I say this is a great game and you should play, you best believe I'm telling the truth! The animation is fantastic, the characters are…”
“I enjoyed this game! Lovely characters, great story, and I love the puzzles! The voice acting was great, the animations were expressive, and I enjoyed wracking my brain around for solutions to different objectives. Some…”
30 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“This is the perfect game. The voice acting and the cartoon art are great. It really reminds me of Agatha Christie's style. A locked-room mystery on a train where anyone could be the murderer.”
“I LOVE point and click adventure games and have played many in my time, and when I say this is a great game and you should play, you best believe I'm telling the truth! The animation is fantastic, the characters are…”
“I want to say this game is a good entry to point and click adventure games. I appreciate the help line aspect and how simple the story is. I personally felt underwhlmed at the story and wished it could of had more…”
11 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I want to say this game is a good entry to point and click adventure games. I appreciate the help line aspect and how simple the story is. I personally felt underwhlmed at the story and wished it could of had more…”
“Incredibly fun game. Great art direction, very rich yet readable pixelart graphics, very atmospheric, jazzy music. The plot and the mystery is quite engaging, but just being on board the train is incredibly immersive…”
“I enjoyed this game so much! The art, the music, the voice acting, the story (great humour) and gameplay were so well thought out, detailed and done with love! The UI and quality of life features were also very well…”
19 of the 91 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Nearly an hour in, with the prologue and act 1 completed. At that point I've had to solve maaayyybe one puzzle, if I'm being generous with the definition. Otherwise I've clicked through dialogue (so much dialogue, none…”
“I enjoyed this game! Lovely characters, great story, and I love the puzzles! The voice acting was great, the animations were expressive, and I enjoyed wracking my brain around for solutions to different objectives. Some…”
“I’d give it a 7 out of 10. A charming little adventure, fully voiced, with witty humor and a wide variety of characters, but unfortunately also a couple of poor puzzle sequences and a lot of running back and forth. It’s…”
9 of the 91 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“There was nothing specifically bad about this game, but I was left just kind of annoyed when the credits rolled. I didn’t laugh or even push a little air out of my nose even once. My standards aren’t super high either -…”
“I want to say this game is a good entry to point and click adventure games. I appreciate the help line aspect and how simple the story is. I personally felt underwhlmed at the story and wished it could of had more…”
“Nearly an hour in, with the prologue and act 1 completed. At that point I've had to solve maaayyybe one puzzle, if I'm being generous with the definition. Otherwise I've clicked through dialogue (so much dialogue, none…”
7 of the 91 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Nearly an hour in, with the prologue and act 1 completed. At that point I've had to solve maaayyybe one puzzle, if I'm being generous with the definition. Otherwise I've clicked through dialogue (so much dialogue, none…”
“I really enjoyed playing this whodunit game. It has nice storyline with a few plot twists, and good humor. Some chapters were relatively easy, while others were very difficult. At times i found it quite hard to figure…”
“Its a fun well crafted point and click adventure with nicely done voice acting. The puzzles arnt too hard, only 4 or 5 had me stumped. If you are into this type of game genre then this one is definitely worth a go.”
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I guess it must be a good game considering I finished it in almost one sitting. And I'm quite critical when it comes to adventure games. Great job!”
“So I played the demo first before the full game came out. I remember it was a really simple game but the train setting, the puzzles, the art style were very memorable. Fast forward, I found the full game here and didn't…”
“This is a great, funny, point and click in the classic style with more polished modern gameplay. Runs great on a steam deck. I finished in 10 hours. The train setting and agility to run cuts down on the tedious walking…”
Counted across 91 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Loco Motive is an enjoyable point & click adventure game that is, with few exceptions, very linear, and relies heavily on dialogue, but makes up for it with clever twists, excellent voice over, and charming humor. [h2]Story[/h2] Lady Unterwald is dead! She was murdered on board…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“What a homage to many things. For one, there are references to movies like Titanic, Citizen Kane, MacGyver, Monty Python, etc. One of the biggest references is to the movie Brazil: a puzzle motif includes the pipes system from the movie, and there is a character who enjoys…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“A point and click adventure with all of the thrills, twists, and turns of an old-school detective mystery thriller. There were two puzzles in particular that had iffy logic, but aside from that, the game was quite enjoyable. The accompanying music and artstyle also really drew…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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End Of Summer Blog
Hey everyone, how’s it going? It's been a few months since our last update, but we have a few news bits to share! First up, Loco Motive has passed another big milestone: 60,000 lifetime copies sold si
Over 50,000 Copies Sold - Thank You!
Hey everyone, we wanted to share some good news!Loco Motive has officially sold over 50,000 copies since launch, across PC and Nintendo Switch! 🎉We’re also excited to share that we’ve reached another
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Happy Holidays! - End Of Year Blog
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1.0.6 - Simplified Chinese localisation is here!
Hey everyone! We’re excited to announce that Simplified Chinese language support is now available for Loco Motive!Over the past few months we’ve been working closely with Albert Wei (Clair Obscur: Exp
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Mystery · Point & Click · Comedy · Pixel Graphics · Investigation · Detective · Story Rich · Adventure · 2D · Narrative · Funny · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , German, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Official site | https://locomotivegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 (64bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-4160 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system