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.

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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.
In 2011, both DreamCatcher Interactive, and its parent company, JoWood Entertainment went into administration and their assets were absorbed into Nordic Games. 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 first game in the rebooted franchise was developed by Lyon-based Artefacts Studio and published in February 2016.
The following games in the series have been released:
ReleaseTitlePC7th Gen8th GenHandheldDeveloperWork Based OnRef
2005'WindowsWiiAWE ProductionsAnd Then There Were None
2006'WindowsAWE ProductionsMurder on the Orient Express
2007WindowsWiiAWE ProductionsEvil Under the Sun
2009Nintendo DSDreamCatcherThe A.B.C. Murders
2016Windows, Linux, macOSPS4, Xbox OneAndroid, iOSArtefacts StudioThe A.B.C. Murders