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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

Point-and-click detective adventure tracking a killer across Britain

Artefacts Studio · Published by Microids · Released Feb 4, 2016

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 3,089
Recent reviews
Mixed
66% of 15 in 30 days
Playing now
7
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
5 years ago
Oct 6, 2020

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders?

A third-person, point-and-click detective adventure adapted from an Agatha Christie novel, set at crime scenes across the United Kingdom. As Hercule Poirot pursues a killer known as ABC, you examine scenes, question suspects, solve puzzles for clues, and use deductions and a timeline to piece together events.

For you if...

  • +you want a slow-paced, story-led point-and-click mystery
  • +you enjoy examining clues and making deductions as Poirot

Not for you if...

  • you want challenging deductions without frequent guidance
  • you dislike lengthy dialogue and deliberate pacing

What players say

81% of 3,089 reviews are positive · 66% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the Christie adaptation, Poirot's voice acting, and the art style. Common complaints include slow pacing, overly guided deductions, uneven puzzles, and awkward controls; some players report bugs that block progress.

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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor
AMD/Intel dual-core processor running at 2.2 GHz
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
Memory
2048 MB RAM
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor
AMD / Intel Dual-Core processor running at 3.0 GHz
Graphics
ATI/NVIDIA dedicated or mobile graphic card with at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support
Memory
3072 MB RAM
DirectX
Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
50
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Gamepad not enabled by default
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil.

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