Agatha Christie (video game series) explained

Agatha Christie
Developer:AWE Productions
DreamCatcher Interactive
Blazing Griffin
Floodlight Games
Oberon Games
Black Lantern Studios
Microids
Publisher:The Adventure Company
DreamCatcher Interactive
Hullabu
Tri Synergy
Microids
Genre:Adventure
Hidden object game
Platforms:Windows
Wii
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Nintendo Switch
iOS
Android
PlayStation 5
First Release Version:
First Release Date:September 30, 2005
Latest Release Version:Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Latest Release Date:October 19, 2023

The Agatha Christie series is a series of adventure games developed by AWE Games and published by The Adventure Company and DreamCatcher Interactive, based on the works of the English mystery writer Agatha Christie.

Profile

The first three games were developed by American developer AWE Productions and published between 2005 and 2007 by The Adventure Company, a division of DreamCatcher Interactive. In 2006 Dreamcatcher Interactive and its intellectual property was bought by Austrian publishing company JoWooD Entertainment. Since the acquisition, DreamCatcher has continued to launch titles both under The Adventure Company and DreamCatcher labels including the fourth game in the Agatha Christie series (which was co-developed by AWE Productions and Black Lantern Studios for the Nintendo DS handheld console and was published by Dreamcatcher).

Four hidden object games were developed by Floodlight Games and published by Oberon Games between 2006 and 2010.

In 2011, both DreamCatcher Interactive, and its parent company, JoWood Entertainment went into administration and their assets were absorbed into Nordic Games[1] (which was later re-branded as THQ Nordic). The company did not acquire the rights to Agatha Christie games in the process.

In August 2013 the French video game publisher and distributor Anuman Interactive announced that its adventure label Microïds had purchased the rights to use Agatha Christie novels. The game, titled Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders was developed by Lyon-based Artefacts Studio and published in February 2016.

In September 2021 Anuman Interactive released a prequel, titled Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases, developed by Blazing Griffin.

The following games in the series have been released:

ReleaseTitlePCConsoleHandheld / MobileDeveloperPublisherWork Based OnMetacritic ScoreRef
2005WindowsWiiAWE ProductionsThe Adventure CompanyAnd Then There Were None (1939)68[2]
2006WindowsAWE ProductionsThe Adventure CompanyMurder on the Orient Express (1934)60[3]
2007WindowsWiiAWE ProductionsThe Adventure CompanyEvil Under the Sun (1941)66[4] [5]
2007Agatha Christie: Peril at End HouseWindows
macOS
Floodlight Games
Oberon Games
Red Marble Games (macOS)
I-play
Tri Synergy (re-release)
Microids (re-release)
Peril at End House (1932)N/A[6]
2008Agatha Christie: Death on the NileWindows
macOS
Floodlight Games
Oberon Games
Red Marble Games (macOS)
The Adventure Company
I-play
Tri Synergy (re-release)
Microids (re-release)
Death on the Nile (1937)49[7]
2009Agatha Christie: Dead Man's FollyWindowsiOSFloodlight Games
Oberon Games
Hullabu (mobile version)
The Adventure Company
I-play
Tri Synergy (re-release)
Microids (re-release)
Hullabu (mobile re-release)
Dead Man's Folly (1956)N/A[8] [9]
2009Agatha Christie: The ABC MurdersNintendo DSBlack Lantern StudiosThe Adventure CompanyThe A.B.C. Murders (1936)53[10]
2010Agatha Christie: 4.50 from PaddingtonWindowsAndroid
iOS
Floodlight Games
Oberon Games
Hullabu (mobile version)
I-play
Tri Synergy (re-release)
Microids (re-release)
Hullabu (mobile re-release)
4.50 from Paddington (1957)N/A[11] [12]
2016Agatha Christie: The ABC MurdersWindows
Linux
macOS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Android
iOS
Artefacts StudioMicroidsThe A.B.C. Murders (1936)69[13]
2021Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First CasesWindowsPlayStation 4
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Nintendo SwitchBlazing GriffinMicroidsPoirot's Early Cases (1974)75[14]
2023Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London CaseWindowsPlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Nintendo SwitchBlazing GriffinMicroidsPoirot's Early Cases (1974)65[15]
2023Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient ExpressWindowsPlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Nintendo SwitchMicroidsMicroidsMurder on the Orient Express (1934)75[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who is Nordic Games?. Polygon. 22 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None. GameSpot. 6 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express. GameSpot. 6 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Poirot investigates again on PC. Emma Boyes. GameSpot UK. 22 March 2007. 19 June 2007.
  5. Web site: Evil Under the Sun – The Next PC Game in the Agatha Christie Series . . 22 March 2007 . 19 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083353/http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac/press/releases/pdf/euts_pr_2007mar22.pdf . 28 September 2007 . dead .
  6. Web site: Agatha Christie: Peril at End House. Mobygames.com. 6 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile. Mobygames.com. 6 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly. Mobygames.com. 6 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly. GameSpot. 6 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. Christopher Brown. 19 February 2009.
  11. Web site: Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington. Mobygames.com. 6 January 2023.
  12. Web site: Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington. GameSpot. 6 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. Mobygames.com. 6 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases. Mobygames.com. 6 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case. Mobygames.com. August 29, 2023.
  16. Web site: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express. Mobygames.com. October 19, 2023.