Agatha Christie (video game series)

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.

Agatha Christie
Genre(s)Adventure
Hidden object game
Developer(s)AWE Productions
DreamCatcher Interactive
Blazing Griffin
Floodlight Games
Oberon Games
Black Lantern Studios
Publisher(s)The Adventure Company
DreamCatcher Interactive
Hullabu
Tri Synergy
Microids
Platform(s)Windows
Wii
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Nintendo Switch
iOS
Android
First releaseAgatha Christie: And Then There Were None
September 30, 2005
Latest releaseAgatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases
September 27, 2021

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:

Release Title PC Console Handheld / Mobile Developer Publisher Work Based On Metacritic Score Ref
2005 Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None Windows Wii — AWE Productions The Adventure Company And Then There Were None (1939) 68 [2]
2006 Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express Windows — — AWE Productions The Adventure Company Murder on the Orient Express (1934) 60 [3]
2007 Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun Windows Wii — AWE Productions The Adventure Company Evil Under the Sun (1941) 66 [4][5]
2007 Agatha Christie: Peril at End House Windows
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]
2008 Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile Windows
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]
2009 Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly Windows — iOS Floodlight 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]
2009 Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders — — Nintendo DS Black Lantern Studios The Adventure Company The A.B.C. Murders (1936) 53 [10]
2010 Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington Windows — Android
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]
2016 Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders Windows
Linux
macOS		 PlayStation 4
Xbox One		 Nintendo Switch
Android
iOS		 Artefacts Studio Microids The A.B.C. Murders (1936) 69 [13]
2021 Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases Windows PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Xbox Series		 Nintendo Switch Blazing Griffin Microids Poirot's Early Cases (1974) 75 [14]

References
  1. "Who is Nordic Games?". Polygon. 22 April 2013.
  2. "Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. Emma Boyes (22 March 2007). "Poirot investigates again on PC". GameSpot UK. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  5. "Evil Under the Sun – The Next PC Game in the Agatha Christie Series" (PDF). The Adventure Company. 22 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  6. "Agatha Christie: Peril at End House". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. "Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. "Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. "Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  10. Christopher Brown. "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders". Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  11. "Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  12. "Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  13. "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  14. "Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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