Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Skip · Narrative · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 35, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 9.3h
- Value
- $2.15/hr
- Reviews
- 76% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 580, DirectX 10-compatible video card. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $1.99. That was November 2024. Its cuts run 75 percent off as a rule. There have been 50 in the 5 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 46 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 88 percent of its genre. On the same math Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express ($39.99, scores 46) and Sherlock Holmes The Awakened ($39.99, scores 42) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
This site sampled 577 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written September 2021 to August 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 9.3 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
82% start to 11% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
14 players online when we last checked, on Sep 26, 11:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
the game is monotonous and the gameplay is constantly the same, quite boring unfortunately. The most frustrating part though, is connecting the clues in the mind map. Nearly half of the combinations make absolutely no sense and leave you frustrated because there is no objective way to know two seemingly random and completely different points are connected.
I played this game for about 8 hours in 2023, but it frustrated me too much to continue. I came back determined to finish it and, to be honest, I should have just left it alone. There are parts of this I quite enjoyed. The characters are interesting and the voice acting is well done. Large parts of the plot are intriguing and engaging, though the ending wasn't the sort I generally enjoy. The problem with this game...
If you are a fan of H.P. series or any other detective theme game or show, I highly recommend this game, The graphics are beautiful, UI is well designed, music is well suited and beautiful, and most importantly the story and the pacing just keep you wanting to play more. Well done.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases scores 35/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1573720/agatha-christie-hercule-poirot-the-first-casesReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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