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The Last Express Gold Edition

Adventure

Developer Dotemu

The Last Express is a 1997 adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner and published by Broderbund for PC. Players take on the role of an American who accepts an invitation from a friend to join them on the Orient Express, days before the start of World War I, only to become involved in a maelstrom of treachery, lies, political conspiracies, personal interests, romance and murder, upon boarding the train. The game is… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

196 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

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78
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
317 of 393 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

A classic adventure with a rich story, but this port has serious issues.

Many players praise the game's unique real-time mechanics, deep story, and memorable characters, calling it a classic ahead of its time. However, this Gold Edition is widely criticized for a broken interface, missing sound effects, and bugs that ruin the experience. [3][7][31]

Some players recommend seeking out the original version instead, as the port is described as a downgrade that feels cheap. Despite the flaws, the underlying game is still considered a must-play for genre fans. [8][30][35]

Praised story and characters · unique real-time gameplay · atmosphere and setting
Criticised broken interface and controls · missing sound effects and bugs · poor port quality

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  • Steam user Steam user …5667Steam reviews · Jul 17, 2014 · 5 h played

    A fantastic adventure mystery game unfortunately let down by bugs, incompatibility issues and superficial additions that spoil the atmosphere of the original experience.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8770Steam reviews · Dec 13, 2014 · 1 h played

    Note on my playtime: I keep the original version of this around at all times and have completed it over a dozen times over the years. I got this thinking it would be the same and I was sorely mistaken. Compare starting a new game in this to starting a new game in the original. Within 10sec of you getting in control you'll see how horrible this version is. Just find and play the original. There are no improvements to be had here and this version is a dog's breakfast of Facebook generation…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8891Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2015 · 2 h played

    I love this game. One of my all time favorites. This version is unfortunately broken. Issues I've noticed in the first hour of playing are: Missing sound effects and sounds that sound worse than the original somehow (open a window on a moving train and theres suddenly silence, all ambiet noise gone. close the window and hear the train again) , Buggy cursor that wont change context (always stuck on left arrow or turn around for example), and also there are some strange resolution issues.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4498Steam reviews · May 4, 2019 · 5 h played

    Oldie but goldie The Last Express is a very unique game. When i played it for the first time it was kind of hard for me to understand the gameplay mechanics and how everything works but when i've got it, it became a really good game. This game is a like an early attempt of making interactive movie-like game which became more popular recently. It plays like an interactive movie combined with point&click style gameplay. And on top of that it has one really interesting but very stressful…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3719Steam reviews · Jun 17, 2021 · 2 h played

    Information / Review English The Last Express Gold Edition is a point and click adventure game developed by Dotemu. Gameplay / Story As the player, you slip into the role of the young American Robert Cath. In July 1914, Europe faces the First World War. Cath has been asked by longtime friend Tyler Whitney to meet him on the Orient Express. On the train he finds his friend murdered. Cath, who fears that he could be linked to the murder, takes over the identity of the dead man and tries to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0113Steam reviews · Jan 10, 2022 · 7 h played

    The Last Express is one of my favorite games from my childhood. But this version is not the one you should get. First, the positives: You play as Robert Cath, an American doctor who secretly boards the Orient Express without a ticket in order to meet with your friend Tyler Whitney, who has called upon you urgently with no further details. To your surprise, you find that Tyler has been murdered in his compartment. Assuming Tyler's identity, you embark on this crazy mystery/adventure to figure…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1054Steam reviews · Apr 2, 2015 · 10 h played

    Let's get something out of the way: this is an amazing game, a delight for experienced adventure game players with an awesome, complex and rich story. HOWEVER. On this "gold" edition they completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the interface and they tried to dumb it down to a level that makes me twitch. Unsuccessfully - this will never ever be a game for casual gamers or the "hey I feel like trying a point & click game" kinda guy, no matter how much they destroy the game's atmosphere with their stupid…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1061Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2018

    Animated interactions (e.g. all spoken interactions with other characters) do not actually appear to have subtitles or any way to enable them, contrary to what Steam indicates. As a deaf person, this makes the game unplayable. Very frustrated and disappointed.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7295Steam reviews · Mar 29, 2021 · 13 h played

    The game is riddled with bugs: the exterior ambient sounds are missing; the original credits with the map of Europe have been removed; some cutscenes are unskippable (it's supposed to be skippable if you've already seen them or if you just died); the game sometimes records more mouse clicks than you actually did and sends you too far; and overall the mouse movements and clicks are sometimes awkward and imprecise while they were as smooth as you get in the original game. No new patches and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6581Steam reviews · Dec 16, 2014 · 1 h played

    Don't be fooled by my one hour play time. I owned this game first on GOG and have beaten it already...OK read on! What a game....where to begin? In my opinion, this is one of the definitive classic point and click adventure titles. Put it above LucasArts (I love Monkey Island too), this game has it all. Mystery, danger, romance, and intrigue. Some may be put off by the screen resolution, but that just adds to the reality of the game. You are on a train, so don't expect to play this fullscreen…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4803Steam reviews · Sep 9, 2014 · 9 h played

    The Last Express is, surprisingly, a unique point-and-click (P&C) adventure game in first-person perspective taking place on the Orient Express train, journeying from Paris to Constantinople in 1914; only a few days before the First World War starts. While it is an adventure in its own right, it combines genres such as murder mystery, suspense, romance and an Indiana Jones and Sherlock Holmes like adventure all together in one solid package. The story starts off with Robert Cath, a young…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8036Steam reviews · Feb 21, 2020 · 10 h played

    Terrible version of a great game. It's needlessly cordoned off into chapters, the hint system is obtrusive, the UI is a strictly worse version of the original and this is aPC port of a mobile port of a PC Game. Further more, half of the sound effects are missing, whenever you aren't in a train car its dead silent. Terrible, TERRIBLE version of an underappreciated classic.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3178Steam reviews · Oct 4, 2025

    I should mention upfront that this game is nowhere near perfect. It has major narrative and gameplay issues that are impossible to ignore. So why exactly have I given this a positive rating? Because from top to bottom, this game is completely unlike anything I’ve ever played. On almost every level, The Last Express feels like someone who had never heard of a video game and had no idea how they’re made, decided to invent the concept from scratch. I could never hate anything this wildly creative…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1711Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2024

    this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ RULES. get the original version though, this one's an ios port and while it's instantly compatible with modern systems, it makes the game feel cheap

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  • Steam user Steam user …6165Steam reviews · Feb 16, 2017 · 6 h played

    Summary An old cult classic that unfortunately flopped at box office. It's very unique for its time, features a pretty well-written story and memorable characters. I can definitely recommend this one if you don't mind playing games from the 1990s. Pros 1. Story is pretty interesting and is supported by a ton of memorable characters. 2. The setting is amazing, and the most astonishing is that many side-stories revolve around you, even without you. 3. Graphics aged pretty well in my opinion,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4834Steam reviews · Jul 8, 2021 · 2 h played

    +20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢁⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⡀⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⡆⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣼⣿⣿⠿⠶⠙⣿⡟⠡⣴⣿⣽⣿⣧⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣟⣭⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣴⣶⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻ ⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ +1 WAIFU ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4082Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2019 · 10 h played

    Ahead of its time but stuck in the past First read about this game way back when it came out, in a magazine I still have, where the reviewer was left in complete awe because of unique design for an adventure game. Ever since it occupied a small cluster of neurons in the back of my head, waiting for me to play it and its moment to shine. I should say I never played the original so my review will only address this 2013 port, with some inferior exceptions others have noticed. It plays like Myst,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4538Steam reviews · Dec 10, 2016

    I really wanted to like this game, because one of my favorite "new" games was heavily inspired by it (CONSORTIUM), but it's just too dated. I have played adventure games since the 80s when they were all text, so it's not that I can't deal with poor (or no) graphics, but this is seriously janky. I love the idea of a real-time adventure game, i love the setting of the Orient Express, but the controls of this game are incredibly awkward, and the movement is some kind of Bard's Tale (the original)…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5086Steam reviews · Nov 29, 2022 · 2 h played

    The resolution options don't work properly and the fullscreen mode breaks the game. The game plays like a mobile game with terrible UI and controls. Navigating the train is slow, disorienting and buggy. The gameplay is confusing. Most of the time you have nothing to do but listen to other people's conversations and wait for some development to happen, so you never know if you should be trying to achieve something or just wait and listen. Occasionally you need to do some obtuse action like…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9043Steam reviews · Sep 29, 2024 · 6 h played

    A game ahead of its time. Really good investigation thriller. Must play

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  • Steam user Steam user …9942Steam reviews · Oct 25, 2020 · 2 h played

    *This* version has sound effects removed, what the duck?!

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  • Steam user Steam user …5711Steam reviews · Dec 10, 2014 · 7 h played

    The plot and the setting of World War I are really good. Knowing how much work has done to make this project force you to respect this game. The characters are memorable, and they are talking their native languages - this is a good finding for linguists. And I can't say anything good about the interface, controls and screen aspect ratio. These aspects of the game made me cry so much that I'm really happy having beat this game like I never was before. Anyway this is a very good game still.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0894Steam reviews · Jun 14, 2026

    Not the game I remember. I played the original and it was a favourite game of mine. This completely overhauls the controls ina way that makes them worse, and introduces tutorial prompts that actually broke the game for me. I was saving this game for when I needed a pick-me-up, only to hacve it turn into an exercise in frustration as one of the tutorial prompts completely halted my ability to play as it glitched out. Don't bother. Hit up GOG for a version that works.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2146Steam reviews · Sep 19, 2024 · 12 h played

    To be honest, I dreaded playing "The Last Express" because I heard it's pretty hard and time-consuming, and I'm not sure whether the gameplay would be to my liking. But I gave it a shot finally. After 2,5 hours of playing, I had no idea what I was doing. My buddy got murdered on the train so I did the only sensible thing and took over his identity. This game feels a bit like "Cruise for a Corpse". I walked back and forth between the sleeping cars, tried to get into the compartments when the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4694Steam reviews · Apr 22, 2018 · 6 h played

    Let's be clear - I love the aesthetic of this game. The setting and the art style are wonderful. It truly brings the lavish period of travel on the Orient Express to life. And the voice acting is excellent. But unfortunately, as a game, this is terribly executed. Never before have I spent so much time wandering around without a clue as to what I should be doing. Even using hints and walkthroughs, the plot progression was a mystery to me. And then there is the combat mechanic. It's sort of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1316Steam reviews · May 9, 2015 · 9 h played

    A game that feels "fresh" even almost 20 years later thanks to the real-time mechanics and an evocative story about the society on a brink of World War I. The setting is brilliantly detailed and Cath's misadventures are interesting enough to follow even if you (like me) won't care much for the erratic love story or will have troubles accepting a pretty absurd conclusion to the main murder mystery. Everything is more about that stunning atmosphere than an actual story. I'd like to specifically…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8445Steam reviews · Apr 5, 2026 · 13 h played

    The controls are clunky, the combat horrendous (but thankfully scarce), and there are weird interface issues (and thankfully again, [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3164492706]Steam guides to fix it), but by goodness it's still one of the best adventure games ever made. The characters are so flushed out and by going different places in different playthroughs, you get a different perspective on characters, the story and everything (while still having a pretty much…

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  • Lbabinz 🇨🇦 @lbabinz.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    New Titles Added to the GOG Preservation Program https://buff.ly/TjJ3p8f #ad The Wolf Among Us The Last Express The Last Express Gold Edition Eric the Unready Police Quest Collection Lost Eden Space Quest 1+2+3 The Dame Was Loaded Kingdom: The Far Reaches Litil Divil

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  • Steam user Steam user …0049Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2024 · 26 h played

    This is a captivating adventure game set aboard the (last) Orient Express in 1914, right before the First World War. Its real-time gameplay and rich narrative immerse players in a world of intrigue and espionage. While its unique mechanics may not appeal to everyone, its hand-drawn art style and engaging story make it a standout title in the point & click adventure genre. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3264975787…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5863Steam reviews · May 30, 2019

    Does not work on OSX Mojave :'( I can't play any further. This sucks.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5004Steam reviews · Jan 3, 2017 · 19 h played

    No doubt this game is special. This is the second time playing this game after several years. I really love the art direction, the story and the real time mechanism worked wonderfully. It wasn't hard for me to get around in the train. The music and atmosphere are great. The inventory was a little hard to use, wasn't coherent enough. Also, the hints were giving a little too much, too early for the point in the game, but they do save you from being stuck and frustrated. It's a gem

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  • Steam user Steam user …9654Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2016 · 5 h played

    This is a classic adventure game first released in 1997. It was very ambitious by its time and remains so twenty years later. The game is set on the legendary Orient Express in the wake of the Great War, meaning you will encounter many different nationals on their journey across Europe, all with their own missions, motives, and intrigues. They also speak their native languages (subtitled), adding to the immersion. The selling point is that the complete game is set in real time, meaning time…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9009Steam reviews · Nov 29, 2014 · 53 h played

    A great game, with a very clever plot, realistic and likeable characters. The gameplay is from the 90's, very difficult, but with the help of a walkthrough from time to time, it's more than pleasant to play. The story and the animation is worth it. At the end, it really feels like I've taken the orient express for a week trip from Paris to Constantinople :) Super jeu ! ça vaut vraiment le détour, ne serait-ce que pour les personnages qui parlent tous dans leur langue, français, perse, serbe,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3244Steam reviews · Oct 8, 2014 · 7 h played

    There are many paths to a good game. This game found its path by taking a realistic approach to an intriguing story. Beautiful atmosphere.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9309Steam reviews · Aug 19, 2014 · 6 h played

    If you like point-and-click noir-style adventure games, then this one might be worth checking out. It was made in 1997, but as i was playing I found I didn't notice that fact as much as I thought I would. I think it's the combination of the unique art style and the solid voice acting that drew me into the story and distracted from any graphical shortcomings. The gameplay stands up on its own as well, and though the clicking system can be a bit clunky at times, overall it's a fine interface once…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6535Steam reviews · Mar 5, 2020 · 17 h played

    The Last Express is an (old) adventure game with a very interesting story and a unique atmosphere. It's essentially an intriguing murder mystery, although it is not based on Agatha Christie's book set on the same train (Orient Express). Nevethless, I cannot possibly recommend it due to its bugs, which include a game-breaking one. This particular problem (e.g. the story stalled because a character didn't show up etc) forced me to replay the game 3 times, because I couldn't identify which of my…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9089Steam reviews · Jul 21, 2018 · 1 h played

    I'll cut to the chase: it didn't work for me on Windows 10. The game loads, but the mouse pointer keeps screwing up. 30 minutes into the game trying to walk down the train corridor became a monumental effort as I kept moving forward and backward uncontrollably.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9658Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2017 · 2 h played

    The Last Express is an okay game. The Last Express Gold Edition is a broken piece of crap. Try to get your hands on the original version and skip this one.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2048Steam reviews · Aug 16, 2014 · 2 h played

    **minor spoilers for the beginning of the game ** This game has a lot of positive reviews, and I must admit there are some interesting and unique aspects to it, but I cannot recommend it unless you get it extremely on sale and are very curious. This is supposed to be a point and click adventure game where you are tasked to solve a mystery, but what I found while playing it was that you wandered around trying to find things to click on while hoping that said things didn’t suddenly and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2468Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2014 · 3 h played

    Seemsl ike an interesting game, but this port is terrible! It crashes every five minutes or so rendering it unplayable. Stay away.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4860Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2014 · 13 h played

    The only thing i disliked about this game are the controls as they are a little outdated but overall its not that big of a problem and you get used it quickly. I found myself intrigued by the characters throughout the game always wondering what else i could discover about them and how they may be related to the situation at hand. The game is played in real time and there are many different endings to the game which make it fun to keep rewinding and tackling situations from different angles to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0552Steam reviews · Jan 6, 2026 · 18 h played

    A normal vacation involving dumping dead bodies out of my windows, stealing strangers’ private possessions, shoving my fingers into tight holes, and casually enabling illegal international arms deals. I somehow managed to do all of that in The Last Express, while being politely scolded by conductors and judged by a clock.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4052Steam reviews · Sep 3, 2022 · 5 h played

    The Last Express is one of the most original adventure games, and probably also the only one that actually keeps the promise of true real time gameplay. It's an historical detective drama with exceptional presentation and far-reaching gameplay ideas. Unlike many games claiming the same, The Last Express truly runs in real time and in full 3D. It's time flows just like in real life: each second that passes does so not only for you, but also for everyone else on board the train where the game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7001Steam reviews · Feb 8, 2021 · 5 h played

    A revolutionary piece of adventure game design with ludicrously high production values. Transcending the "inventory puzzle hell" of the usual adventure games, Jordan Mencher (author of Prince of Persia) aimed to create an immersive and cinematographic experience in a game: a tightly packed full-blown interactive adventure novel. Early XXth century, entangled detective-style plot, politics, etiquette, almost a month of live-action shootings which would later become rotoscopic animation,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8487Steam reviews · Feb 1, 2021 · 7 h played

    A point’n’click classic murder investigation set in pre-WWI era on an intrigue-filled train journey with time manipulation mechanics. Recommended for every genre connoisseur. Robert Cath, an American doctor, gets on board of the Orient Express urged by his friend. The reasons for such invitation are unknown, so Robert is eager to find out why has he been called for this particular journey. What he finds instead, however, is a dead body of his friend in a train compartment along with some…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4967Steam reviews · Jan 15, 2020

    Does not run on mac, even pre Catalina. AVOID!

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  • Steam user Steam user …8428Steam reviews · Dec 9, 2014 · 1 h played

    This is truly one of the best games ever made. The sound is phenomenal (play with headphones on!) and the atmosphere is practically unrivalled. I've purchased this game 3 times now--the original for the PC, for my Android tablet, and now a version that can run on modern Windows. I know my way through now since I've played so many times, and the experience is why I keep coming back. I wish Jordan would make a sequel. This game truly deserves it. This game was created when PC games were…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7851Steam reviews · Oct 11, 2014 · 25 h played

    Favorite Pc Game ever. Since i was 6 lol

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  • Steam user Steam user …9298Steam reviews · Jan 10, 2025 · 8 h played

    I love this game because I can reference it and it makes me sound cool and pretentious for liking an old obscure cult classic Scarab puzzle is still ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tho

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  • Steam user Steam user …4947Steam reviews · Nov 24, 2024 · 11 h played

    Point and Click Adventure from 1997 Interesting Story - Sometimes a bit buggy, but 100% completable on Win 10. Playtime ~ 10-12h -> maybe faster but the movement is sometimes a bit buggy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9379Steam reviews · Mar 26, 2023

    The interruption in the music loop is very annoying to the point that makes this game unenjoyable

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  • Steam user Steam user …7325Steam reviews · Feb 26, 2021

    This does not work on Mac, no matter what OS. If you have a Mac, read the discussions first to see if it's been patched. Apparently it's been known to not function on Mac for a year and a half, but it's still included in the store. So disappointed. I played the demo when this first came out and I've always wanted to play the full version. The art style, the real time aspect, it's just so unique.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0169Steam reviews · Sep 18, 2019 · 1 h played

    I specifically downloaded Steam to get access to this game for Mac. I was extremely disappointed to discover that the game is no longer compatible with newer versions of the Mac OS. It would be great if we could get some kind of a patch/update/fix, but until then, I can't recommend any Mac users purchase Last Express.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3967Steam reviews · Jan 2, 2016 · 12 h played

    I think this may well be the greatest game ever made. Yes, the controls are clunky as all get out. Yes, for people used to today's games the ultra-high-tech-for-1997-digital-rotoscoping technique looks extremely antiquated. Yes, you're dropped into the game with no idea what to do, and you're going to fail. A lot. But at the same time "The Last Express" includes: * Probably the best-developed characters in any adventure game I've yet played (the weakest is arguably Robert Cath, who the player…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0236Steam reviews · Dec 9, 2014 · 3 h played

    Love these old school point and clicks mystery, murder and espionage around every corner excellent

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  • Steam user Steam user …1888Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2014 · 3 h played

    When you think about how long ago this game was made it really is a classic. Some of the things that take place are far ahead of there time and really worth your time if you are interested in where it all started. I was amazed by how alive the world is and the voice acting is still some of the best I have ever come across in any videogame thus far. A true love letter to all the great adventure movies from back in the day. This game is by far one of the best point and click games money can…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1777Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2014 · 5 h played

    I keep travelling back to the old school and the next stop is "The Last Express", an adventure game by Jordan Mechner, who is most famous for creating the original Prince of Persia. In "The Last Express" you play a man who answers the call after recieving a telegram from a friend who is bound for Istanbul on the famed Orient Express train. That's as far as I'm going plotwise because it would be doing a disservice to future players because it's one of the best things about this game. It's like a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5145Steam reviews · Jul 19, 2014 · 9 h played

    As a fan of adventure point-and-click games, I decided to take a risk and buy The Last Express to see if it actually lived up to all of its hype. The short answer? Yes. Yes, it absolutely did. Buy this game. NOW. Weirdly enough, I almost stopped playing this game after the initial five minutes. My one caveat to anyone playing this game is to expect a very narrow game screen. After playing (and being spoiled by) modern games that fill up my entire computer screen, I was surprised and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3141Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2025 · 34 h played

    It is old and the controls aren't perfect, but I've never played a game like it! I was able to play to the end without major issue. This game feels less like a game, and more like an elaborate play I get to be in. I loved it!

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Oct 11, 2025 · 15 h played

    The Last Express Gold Edition, developed and published by Dotemu, is a lovingly remastered version of one of the most unique and daring adventure games ever created. Originally designed by Jordan Mechner, the visionary behind Prince of Persia, the game was first released in 1997 and has since become a cult classic for its extraordinary narrative ambition and technical innovation. Set aboard the fabled Orient Express on the eve of World War I, The Last Express places you in the role of Robert…

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