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Games like The Last Express

1997PC

A real-time adventure aboard the Orient Express on the eve of World War I: you unravel a murder, eavesdrop on dozens of voiced passengers, and must choose carefully where and when to be. Its Art Nouveau rotoscoped look is unmistakable.

Historical setting
Choices with consequences
Dense, handcrafted world
Dialogue and role-playing

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In short: Games like The Last Express

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Last Express special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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2022USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified95 % positive19.99 €

A narrative murder-mystery set in 16th-century Bavaria, styled like an illuminated manuscript. Your conversations and choices reshape the fate of a village and its abbey over 25 years.

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Choices with consequences

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

Lore and world history

A classic point-and-click adventure in which writer Gabriel Knight investigates voodoo murders in New Orleans and learns he is heir to the Schattenjäger line. Strong writing, a gothic mood and tricky inventory puzzles define it.

A Case of Distrust

Dialogue and role-playing

A noir detective adventure set in 1920s San Francisco where you play a private investigator who catches suspects in lies using evidence and statements. Its bold black, white and red art style and themes of prejudice and self-doubt set it apart.

Circle of Blood

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure (known as Broken Sword) in which American tourist George Stobbart gets caught up in a Paris bombing and uncovers a Knights Templar conspiracy. Clever inventory puzzles, dry humor and a gripping conspiracy plot define the experience.