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Loco Motive
Developer Robust Games
Loco Motive is a 2024 point-and-click adventure game, developed by Robust Games and published by Chucklefish. The story sees players assume the role of three different protagonists, as they work to unravel a mystery concerning the murder of an elderly wealthy heiress aboard her luxury train service, meeting a variety of different characters and suspects. The game was released for Nintendo Switch and Windows. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
352 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
187 positive · 19 negative
95% range 86–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 187 | 19 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 42 | 0 | 99 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
900 of 962 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 182 yes, 19 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 201 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,234 of 1,332 positive).
Players praise Loco Motive as a charming homage to classic 90s point-and-click adventures. [1][2][3] Many highlight the excellent voice acting, beautiful pixel art, and witty writing. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note that certain puzzles rely on obscure logic and the story loses steam in the second half. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [15]
This game offers a fantastic initial experience (I loved the demo and snap-bought it on release), but unfortunately it didn't live up to the expectation for me, despite having all ingredients for a great point&click adventure - beautiful visuals, great voice acting and a promising setting. I think my impression comes primarily from two factors. The first is that the game changes protagonist midway. I loved Arthur, …
- [1]
Played Loco Motive with my wife on the sofa — plus our sidekicks, the Müsli Cat and the Sushi Dog — and we had an absolute blast. It’s a fantastic love letter to the 90s point-and-click era: charming writing, great humor, and puzzles that (mostly) make perfect sense. Aside from one or two odd ones, everything clicked beautifully. The characters are delightful, the art style nails that nostalgic feeling, and the …
- [5]
A comedy game where you enjoy funny dialogue, absurdity and get a lot of laughs. I love this game. Good writing, likable characters, fun detective story, and A+ voice acting, beautiful pixel animations. The story mostly happens on a moving train. It's not a big place, but the clues and puzzles are well organized and integrated, you don't need to go far to progress. Mostly you don't get to collect or combine lots of …
- [2]
Great game, reminiscent of the classic LucasArts games: great story, characters, humor, graphics, voice acting, music, puzzles and gameplay. Highly recommended!
- [7]
Loco Motive is a fun classic-style adventure game. There is a good variety of puzzles and the environment/character design is well done. The main issues are with puzzle design and order of events. Some of the puzzles are truly out there, expecting you to assume a particular solution to a problem and find items that could be scattered anywhere. Even when you have what seem to be the right combination of items, you …
Summarised from 34 of the 310 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
91% of the 201 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Loco Motive. The complaint that keeps coming up: some puzzles have obscure or moon logic. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Loco Motive received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 78% of critics. The game won the "Adventure Game of the Year" award 2024 by Adventure Game Hotspot. Furthermore, it was nominated in six categories at the AGOTY Awards. It won in the categories "Best Adventure Game", "Best Adventure according to the International Jury", and "Best Puzzles".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 352 · most liked firstLoco Motive has officially sold over 50,000 copies since launch, across PC & Nintendo Switch! 🎉 A huge milestone for a debut title from a new studio! Thanks so much for your support - whether you’ve played the game, left a review, championed us on juries or shared with your community.
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is today's Daily Deal on Steam! At *55% OFF* it's our deepest ever discount, meaning you can grab the game today for like eight bucks! 🎉 🗡️ Solve a murder aboard a steam train 🎨 Beautifully animated pixel art 📣 Full voice acting! ✅ Verified on Deck 🧠 100% Human Made 🔗 s.team/a/1709880
neutral · AI labelView post →Looks like our historical discount finally exposed Loco Motive to the fascists? 👀 A reminder to leave a review if you enjoyed the game, as it’s the only real way a developer can offset these!
neutral · AI labelView post →Few hours into Loco-Motive - wow. Stunning game. Tremendously expressive animations and sprites, and fun puzzles. 🤩
positive · AI labelView post →Hi new people, I've been making games for a decade now! You can see my Art & Animation in games like Wargroove, Starbound, Kingdom Two Crowns, Witchbrook and more! I'm now working on my own game, Loco Motive - where you have to solve a murder aboard a steam train! #gamedev #pixelart
neutral · AI labelView post →📢 Indie game fans of Bluesky... If you're not already, I'd highly suggest following @supernorn.bsky.social & @josephriches.bsky.social from @robustgames.bsky.social, creators of the excellent Loco Motive 🙌🏻
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's a few Loco Motive review highlights since launch: Try Hard Guides - 10/10 Adventure Game Hotspot -9.5/10 The Gaming Outsider - 9.5/10 GameLuster - 9/10 PC Games - 9/10 3DNews - 9/10 Ragequit - 8.9/10 SHOCK2 - 8.5/10 Nintendo Life - 8/10 Pure Nintendo 8/10 TheSixthAxis - 8/10 GameLiner 4/5
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is a finalist in tonight’s TIGA Awards for Best Puzzle Game! 🏆 We’ll be at the ceremony and are looking forward to connecting with the other amazing nominees!
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive has reached over 700+ user reviews on Steam! Thanks to everyone who has shared their feedback since launch! If you've enjoyed the game and didn't get a chance to leave your review yet, it would mean a lot to us if you did. 💖 ➡️ s.team/a/1709880
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for a new adventure? Loco Motive is *20% off* during the Steam Summer Sale! ☀️ 🗡️A comedy murder mystery game set aboard a steam train 🤏10+hrs of satisfying point-&-clicking 🎤Fully voice acted! ✅ Deck Verified ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/... #pixelart #indiegame #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive might have like, some of the best voice acting of any adventure game I've played? I am VERY picky about voice acting and often skip lines due to my high reading speed, even in games I enjoy the writing in a lot. Loco Motive's cast is fucking killing it. They elevate every single line
positive · AI labelView post →Picked up Loco Motive by @robustgames.bsky.social as a treat after another rough week and I have to say I'm in love with this game Everything I love in a classic style point & click adventure & film noir stories but with fantastic comedic twists Trains, art deco, mysteries & fun puzzles 10/10
positive · AI labelView post →Oh hey our game is on sale! You can get Loco Motive for 40% off during the Autumn Steam Sale! 🍂 🗡️ Solve a murder aboard a steam train 🎨 Beautifully animated pixel art 📣 Full voice acting! ✅ Verified on Deck 🧠 100% Human Made 🔗 s.team/a/1709880
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is officially Steam Deck Verified! ✅ You'll be able to fully experience the game on Steam Deck, from Day 1 of launch!
neutral · AI labelView post →In our final pre-GOTY episode of the year, the crew shares new indies Solitomb and Loco Motive, the totally normal gardening game Grunn, FF6's MKUltra connections, and that one time terrorists attacked the world of Digimon. Watch: youtu.be/4kRs5ZGCwP4 Listen: noclippodcast.libsyn.com
neutral · AI labelView post →This game offers a fantastic initial experience (I loved the demo and snap-bought it on release), but unfortunately it didn't live up to the expectation for me, despite having all ingredients for a great point&click adventure - beautiful visuals, great voice acting and a promising setting. I think my impression comes primarily from two factors. The first is that the game changes protagonist midway. I loved Arthur, but the guy you play second is just obnoxious - didn't click with me at all. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As promised, here's a quick breakdown of how our Steam Next Fest went for our murder mystery comedy adventure game - Loco Motive! 1/7 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey, new people! For the last few years I've been working on Loco Motive, a comedy adventure game where you solve a murder aboard a steam train!
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is currently 30% off, and we've been seeing a lot of new players picking up the game. As a result, we're inching closer to 900 reviews on Steam! If you've enjoyed the game but haven't left a Steam review yet, we'd really appreciate it. ➡️ s.team/a/1709880
neutral · AI labelView post →Point-and-click adventure game Loco Motive is launching on November 21 for Switch + PC. (Read more: Gematsu)
neutral · AI labelView post →We've had lovely Loco Motive Steam reviews so far, thanks to everyone who's played the game and supported us. Consider leaving a review if you haven't already! #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Bonus stream!? I usually take today off but I'm enjoying this so much I want to get it done & not leave it until next week! More Loco Motive in 15 mins at: www.twitch.tv/iggymaid #LocoMotive #Indie #vtuber #twitch
neutral · AI labelView post →Aaand we're back! This week, @merrittk.com and @tlfoster.bsky.social join us to talk about 5 spinoffs of big-deal series that fizzled out after one entry, plus #TromboneChampUnflattened, Loco Motive, the Xbox Avatar app disappearing, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/spinoffs-tha...
neutral · AI labelView post →Chuffed to see that Loco Motive is about to reach 800 reviews on Steam, with a 94% positive rating! Thanks to everyone who's left a review so far! If you've enjoyed the game and didn't get a chance to leave your own yet, it would mean a lot to us if you did. 💖 ➡️ s.team/a/1709880
neutral · AI labelView post →Woah, hello to all our new followers! 👋 We're a british independent game studio, run by two brothers: @supernorn.bsky.social & @josephriches.bsky.social For the last few years we've been creating a murder mystery comedy adventure - Loco Motive! #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Live in 15 mins with Loco Motive! The lucas-arts adventure inspired murder mystery game aboard a train! Join this maid as we uncover the mystery together at - www.twitch.tv/iggymaid #indie #LocoMotive #vtuber #twitch
neutral · AI labelView post →Starting to think about new game ideas. I'm torn at the moment because we're very proud of Loco Motive, and it would be fun to explore these characters again - but it was extremely difficult to break out with a game in the point-and-click adventure genre.
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy moly! Loco Motive has been nominated in five categories for the upcoming AGOTY Awards, including: 🏆 BEST PUZZLES 🏆 BEST SCREENPLAY 🏆 BEST SOUNDTRACK, EFFECTS & DUBBING 🏆 BEST VISUAL ART & ANIMATIONS 🏆 BEST GAME BY INTERNATIONAL JURY Thank you @agotyawards.bsky.social! ♥️
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive by @robustgames.bsky.social just hit 800 steam reviews! Here's the seven characters I play in this absolutely charming adventure game! store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I was honoured to be at @bigconference.bsky.social this week to give a talk on the development of Loco Motive! I covered the processes and tools we used to go from a game jam to a full commercial release, and the lessons learned from our launch.
neutral · AI labelView post →Had a great time chatting with @pixelwhatyoupreach.bsky.social about game development and shipping our debut game, Loco Motive! Give it a listen!
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is out ✨ had a wonderful time working on the sound design for this game 🎉 go and check it out 🙈
positive · AI labelView post →#FotoVorschlag “Man kann es hören” (You can hear it) A steam locomotive on the historic Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County, PA. Choo choo! #photography #train #locomotive #steamtrain #railroad
neutral · AI labelView post →Double Mystery day! Getting back to Roottreemania in The Roottrees are Dead finding all those secret family members. Then Loco Motive! The point and click murder mystery on a train! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames
neutral · AI labelView post →We're about to hit 1000 reviews on Steam for Loco Motive! If you haven't left a review for the game yet, you have the very real opportunity to be a hero and get us over the line. 😆
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 25, creature a day til Halloween, from my solo dev game BANK. WIP, finished, whatev. Here’s LOCO MOTIVE Soul Train Edition #indiegames #solodev #blender3d #animation #creaturedesign #artdirection
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m playing a game with @jametc.bsky.social called Loco Motive, and of course the second there’s a shitty grubby conman character introduced, I lose my shit lmfao. WHY AM I SO PREDICTABLE.
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is on sale on Steam, pretty great point and click adventure with such amazing pixel art that makes it worth to get the game.
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished Loco Motive by @robustgames.bsky.social. So much love for good old point'n'click adventures AND whodunnits went into this game, and it shows. It's funny, well-written, awesome voice acting throughout, and the pixel art and animation are WONDERFUL. store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/...
positive · AI labelView post →Awakening from a christmas induced slumber to mention our award-winning adventure game is on sale over the festive period! ❄️ You can grab Loco Motive for 30% off on Steam and Nintendo Switch between now and January! 🎁 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam reviews help us with feedback, and they're a big deal to the Steam algorithm - getting Loco Motive in front of more people, and helping the game reach new audiences! We're not too far from 1000 user reviews, but we need your help! ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/... #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive got a feature in the latest New Frame Plus video, for Best Game Animation 2024! you love to see it! ❤️ #animation #pixelart www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD_d...
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been playing the pixel art game Loco Motive and I recently got to an area where a character appeared and I exclaimed, jokingly, "is that Alasdair Beckett-King??" It turns out it WAS Alasdair Beckett-King. Oh to be recognisable from a scattering of pixels.
neutral · AI labelView post →Simplified Chinese language support is now available for Loco Motive! We're also the Deal Of The Day on Steam to celebrate our one year anniversary! - you can grab the game for 30% off, so don’t miss out! tinyurl.com/LManniversary
neutral · AI labelView post →Wrote about the joyous Loco Motive! Love the style of this one, which really pulls off that classic LucasArts vibe at times! From @robustgames.bsky.social and @chucklefishltd.bsky.social! www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
neutral · AI labelView post →2024 was a good year for me - released two soundtrack albums, one for VR-game Masters of Light and one for Loco Motive. Also released the Wildfrost soundtrack on vinyl 🙌 2025 is already looking to be filled with a range of exciting projects, time to dig in 🤩
neutral · AI labelView post →Art is a 9, characters and writing are a 5. I don't like any of the characters or find myself laughing/smiling at the writing. The puzzles are ok, but I'm also leaning on the hint system to just get me through the game. I can only recommend it to people really desperate for a LucasArts-style point and click.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a hard game to not recommend. But at the end of the day, I think I would have rather spent the money on some other game, and I can't really recommend it, feeling like that. I do want to start with the things they did well, though, because there is SO MUCH WORK put into this game, and it's heartbreaking that the rest of it lets it down. Any discussion of this game needs to talk about the art, and especially the animation, both of which are extremely well done. There's a fairly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looking for a point-and-click comedy adventure? it's your lucky day - Loco Motive is *15% off* in the Spring Steam Sale! That's right, the game is on sale for an absolute steal! store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive has been out for a month now 🥳 This project was a dream come true for me - writing music for the kind of game I grew up with, with hilarious characters, fun puzzles and a strong narrative. #indiedev #gamemusic
positive · AI labelView post →🚂 Time to investigate Loco Motive! A new point and click train murder mystery game! Twitch.tv/FaunAndGames Thanks to Alexis @chucklefishltd.bsky.social and Robust Games for the key!
neutral · AI labelView post →Graphics are really nice and it's only them that manage to hold up a story, characters, puzzles, etc. which are somewhat enjoyable at best and outright dull at worst. There's nothing brilliant in it, nothing surprising or compelling, and the premise makes no sense insofar as the train is illuminated from within and does not go dark when going through a tunnel. It's not funny (and luckily doesn't try very hard to be) and sometimes it's a chore to get through dialogues with no spark, no spice.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There was nothing specifically bad about this game, but I was left just kind of annoyed when the credits rolled. I didn’t laugh or even push a little air out of my nose even once. My standards aren’t super high either - if someone says peepeepoopoo i’m giggling like the pillsbury doughboy. If comedy is subverting expectations, this game just kept meeting them, low as they were, consistently. to its detriment.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loco Motive was a good game.
positive · AI labelView post →Loco Motive, a brilliantly hilarious adventure game from @robustgames.bsky.social and @chucklefishltd.bsky.social, evokes the golden age of LucasArts. A must-play, especially for fans of the genre. #videogame #indiegame #PC #SteamDeck #Switch #adventuregame 🎮 www.thegeeklygrind.com/archives/loc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Loco Motive is my 'debut' game, but I've worked as a 2D Artist on titles for nearly 10 years, including Starbound, Wargroove, Kingdom Two Crowns & Witchbrook! #gamedev #pixelart
neutral · AI labelView post →Played Loco Motive with my wife on the sofa — plus our sidekicks, the Müsli Cat and the Sushi Dog — and we had an absolute blast. It’s a fantastic love letter to the 90s point-and-click era: charming writing, great humor, and puzzles that (mostly) make perfect sense. Aside from one or two odd ones, everything clicked beautifully. The characters are delightful, the art style nails that nostalgic feeling, and the pacing kept us both hooked till the end. If you grew up on LucasArts…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovely seeing Loco Motive reach 500 reviews on Steam, while sitting at overwhelmingly positive 😍 It's not easy reaching an audience nowadays, especially for games considered a bit more "niche", so it's awesome to see the appreciation from players 🙌
neutral · AI labelView post →A very nice point n click about a band of anti-heroes who try to solve the murder they are accused of and lots of dark humor that is elevated by great graphics and amazing voice acting. The story feels grounded. The conspiracies are twisted enough, to keep the story interesting for most of the game and the characters are mostly silly and entertaining. While the writing and humor work on their own, they are greatly elevated by the designs and voice actors. I kept being disappoined by some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love point-and-click adventures, I love pixel art, I love solving mysteries, and I love trains....so why didn't I like this game? Because the plot is INCREDIBLY BORING and repetitive. Exploration is very dull and repetitive (you go back and forth between the same few rooms and characters for 90% of the game, unlike beautiful Monkey Island games). The biggest issue for a game like this -- which relies so much on its writing -- is that it tries very hard to be funny and repeatedly fails at…
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