The Last Express Gold Edition similar games & best alternatives

The Last Express Gold Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Android, Mac, iOS • 2013

Should you play it?

Step aboard the 1914 Orient Express in this award-winning mystery adventure from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner. Described as one of the best adventure games of all time, The Last Express is an intrigue-filled adventure set aboard the luxurious Orient Express.

What works
  • Unique real-time gameplay
  • Immersive historical setting
  • Complex narrative with multiple endings
  • Authentic multilingual voice acting
  • High replayability
Things to keep in mind
  • Dated graphics and animation style
  • Clunky controls and interface
  • Punishing time constraints
  • Some frustrating quick time events
  • Bugs and glitches in gold edition

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Black Mirror I

  • Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

  • Beyond Shadowgate

  • Black Mirror II

  • King's Quest™ Collection

  • Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

  • Still Life

  • Replica

  • The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Beyond Shadowgate

  • Black Mirror II

  • The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

The Last Express Gold Edition: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Violence.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Exploration

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