Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Released Feb 2016
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".
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Evaluation
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders launched on February 4, 2016 as a self-contained adventure game adapting the classic Agatha Christie novel. The developer shipped a few post-launch patches in early 2016 addressing bugs, graphics, and language support, followed by a notable feature update in October 2020 that added 4K support, 60FPS, reworked UI elements, and improved sound design. That October 2020 update represents the last substantive work done on this specific game.
The developer news feed also shows announcements for other games in the Artefacts Studio / Microids portfolio — including Hercule Poirot: The First Cases (announced July 2021) and Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile (released September 2025) — but these are separate titles, not additional content for The ABC Murders. No DLC, expansions, or future updates for this game have been announced at any point.
The store description describes a complete, self-contained experience with no mention of ongoing content, seasons, or additional chapters. There is no DLC listed for this game. The game launched as a finished product and received only maintenance and quality-of-life improvements post-launch. It is complete.
Evidence
Major quality-of-life update shipped adding 4K support, 60FPS, reworked UI, improved sound design, and new tutorials. This is the last substantive update to the game.
Game launched on Steam on February 4, 2016 as a complete, self-contained adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Microids
Achievements
50
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. The player embodies the famous Hercule Poirot in a 3rd person perspective adventure game packed with mysteries. Once again, the private detective will find himself up against a mysterious opponent who goes by the name of "ABC".
Observe, question and explore everything possible in order to make the smartest deductions and understand the murderer’s plans!
Your weapon is your knowledge. Your wits will be put to the ultimate test!
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. The player embodies the famous Hercule Poirot in a 3rd person perspective adventure game packed with mysteries. Once again, the private detective will find himself up against a mysterious opponent who goes by the name of "ABC".
Your intelligence will never have been so challenged!
You will have to explore many crime scenes in various cities set in beautiful surroundings across the United Kingdom. Leave no stone unturned when it comes to cross examinations and deadly puzzles!Observe, question and explore everything possible in order to make the smartest deductions and understand the murderer’s plans!
KEY FEATURES :
- Examinations: The player can collect information by examining suspects and paying attention to what they say, how they say it and how they feel.
- Puzzles: The player will have to solve puzzles in order to obtain more clues.
- Brain Deductions: Depending on the clues collected, the player will be able to make deductions and find out more about the murderer.
- Timeline: As the player draws conclusions and progresses through the story, he can use Poirot's Timeline. This means that Hercule Poirot can build a timeline with all the relevant events revealed during the investigation.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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