Loco Motive
November 21, 2024
On the Reuss Express a passenger has been murdered, and you’re the prime suspects. Uncover a thrilling mystery and solve satisfying point and click puzzles to prove your innocence! A slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, shocking twists and larger than life characters!
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80.4
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Critic Reviews (21)
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75.0
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70.0
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85.0
"Loco Motive is a very well performed and funny point and click adventure with a memorable cast of characters. The majority of puzzles are structured well, though there are some that are very out there, and sometimes characters can get …"
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78.0
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68.0
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82.0
"Loco Motive delivers a delightful blend of humor, mystery, and classic point-and-click adventure in a charming 1930s train setting, with strong dialogue, vibrant characters, and playful puzzles, though occasional illogical challenges and technical bugs may derail the experience for some."
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70.0
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75.0
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80.0
"An old-school point-and-click adventure with a detective storyline full of twists, out-of-the-box humour and a superbly characterised cast. The development team should work a little more on the fair amount of bugs that plague the gameplay and the enjoyability of …"
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68.0
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72.0
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74.0
"Loco Motive is a comfy ride the whole way through. It&s;s good lookin&s;, it&s;s got a pleasant soundtrack, and the writing and voice acting are good for several chuckles. The way the stories of the three protagonists intermingle is a …"
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70.0
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85.0
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80.0
"Loco Motive is a gem to behold for lovers of the genre or casuals alike. It’s an obvious recommendation made not just because I’m an adventure gaming fan writing this review, but as someone who appreciates a good game, and …"
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96.0
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85.0
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72.0
"With its beautiful pixel art, great humor, and outstanding voice acting, Loco Motive is a captivating blend of next-gen and yesteryear, taking everything we love about classic point-and-click adventures and giving it a fresh, modern spin."
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65.0
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70.0
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40.0
"Loco Motive is one of the best options if you want to play a funny, sweet, old-school point and click adventure game full of charming characters."
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70.0
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90.0
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80.0
"Loco Motive arrived suddenly, without much announcement or fanfare, promising nothing and delivering everything. A picturesque story, colorful characters, solid gameplay and glorious visuals, it is one of the best point and click games currently available."
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72.0
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84.0
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88.0
"Loco Motive is a game that all fans of point &s;n&s; click adventures should play. It&s;s satisfying in length, has sharp writing, memorable characters, an impeccable pixel-art approach and is a worthy challenge for your adventure reflexes."
Read original review"Loco Motive is charming at times, but the constant scars of its nature as the studio&s;s first game prevent the experience from realizing its full potential. With a little more polish and a better balance between tragedy and comedy, Robust …"
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80.0
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85.0
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75.0
"Loco Motive is a point &a; click with a classic flavor, although it is adapted to current times. Its visuals are superb, the characters are well written, it has humor everywhere and the puzzles are fun, but the main story …"
Read original review"Old-school adventure fans should be thrilled with a newcomer that has witty writing, some great gags, and looks great"
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80.0
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85.0
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90.0
"I’ve been waiting for Loco Motive for quite some time, and I was not disappointed at all. It’s a great game, a welcomed return to classic adventure games, and hopefully, a first in a series."
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75.0
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70.0
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85.0
"Loco Motive combines wit, charm, smarts, and its own brand of pixel art perfection to provide a point-and-click murder mystery that&s;s well worthy of its predecessors. The game&s;s state at launch is a little too marred by bugs for an …"
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85.0
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92.0
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87.0
"Loco Motive is a worthy successor to the classic point-and-click pixel adventures, featuring a twisty mystery and a cast of memorable, hilarious characters."
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60.0
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60.0
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60.0
"Beautifully animated, wonderfully voiced and witty to boot, Loco Motive ticks a lot of right boxes for point and click likers. If only its underlying mystery wasn&s;t quite so sidelined and predictable."
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90.0
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85.0
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90.0
"After an update or two, Loco Motive can be recommended to everyone who likes detective stories, adventure games and humor. It&s;s just the right length, a masterpiece that stimulates the brain and laughs."
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30.0
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65.0
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80.0
"These are things that can, and I expect will, be fixed in time, but the sometimes dodgy logic of Loco Motive’s puzzles is here to stay. Still, the game’s excellent acting, memorable characters, and compelling visual style make the game …"
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65.0
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75.0
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80.0
"You can see the attention to detail and love put into Loco Motive. It&s;s a high-quality game that respects its point-and-click predecessors while carving out its own identity as a graphic adventure. Juggling three characters does lead to occasional pacing …"
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68.0
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78.0
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72.0
"With genuinely funny writing, superb voice acting and animations, Loco Motive is a modern homage that is sometimes a little too faithful to the LucasArts adventure games that pioneered the genre back in the day."
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30.0
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30.0
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30.0
"A wonderful adventure game that evokes nostalgia for old titles like Monkey Island and Space Quest. The plot is excellent, the puzzles are decent, and it looks fantastic."
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