The Last Express 1997
Developed by Smoking Car Productions
- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Thriller
A point-and-click adventure game that takes place on a European train shortly before the outbreak of World War I. The game attempts to simulate real time with a non-linear story and dozens of fully voiced characters.
Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureThrillerHistoricalworld war i - ww1motorcyclebloodymurderdeathhorsedoctortime manipulationtrainsreal-timesteamespionagePC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Where do you stand?
Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.
Is the slow pace a feature rather than a flaw?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Has The Last Express aged badly?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Is The Last Express a masterpiece, not merely a very good game?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Ask the title a question
Answered from what people have written, never made up: a verdict, how much when it's a matter of degree, and the sentences that say so, quoted with their names. Reviews here first, then TMDB's reviews and the title's Wikipedia plot and reception. If nothing settles it, you can put it to the curators.
Character
Earnest, grave, meticulous and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
- Developer
- Smoking Car Productions
- Publisher
- Brøderbund Software
- Released
- March 30, 1997
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Time to beat
- 9 h rushed · 12 h main story
IGDB rating 8.4/10 from 27 ratings.
Screenshots
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
The Forgotten City 202174% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Radio Commander 201974% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
A Way Out 201872% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Tails Noir 202170% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Saturnalia 202269% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Siren 200368% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter 201466% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Elsinore 201966% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Touch of Evil 195882% alikeFilm · Both earnest, grave.
The Prestige 200681% alikeFilm · Both grave.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
