Loco Motive Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · January 15, 2025

Loco Motive Review, Welcome aboard the Reuss Express, a journey of a lifetime derailed by an unexpected assassination… On the eve of a landmark speech by the wealthy heiress Lady Unterwald, a straight-laced lawyer, a crime novelist-turned-rookie detective, and an undercover spy find themselves embroiled in a murder, a mystery, and worst of all… an adventure! Now stuck onboard a luxurious steam train, within stabbing distance of a cold-blooded killer, the race is on to prove their innocence once and for all!

Loco Motive Review Pros:

Excellent pixel art graphics.
628.81MB Download size.
Steam Achievements.
Steam Trading card drops.
Video settings – resolution and screen mode.
Gameplay settings – camera sway, blood effects, distortion effects, hot-spot visibility, and Noir mode.
Accessibility options – font selection (dyslexic support), display speaker name, subtitle speed, subtitles size, hover text size, and dialog choices text size.
In-game cutscenes and character interactions.
Story puzzle gameplay.
It’s a murder mystery detective game.
Tons of humor throughout from one-liners to jokes, and easter eggs.
Excellent voice work.
Many characters to interact with, each memorable and unique.
You can skip the cutscenes and interactions.
Has the same vibe as the old games like Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, etc.
The game plays out like a point-and-click game.
Using a controller is fine for all the interactions.
Multiple-choice questions and answers can change how the game plays out.
Top-tier player animations.
Feels retro but plays like a modern game.
Handy interactive prompts can be turned on.
The inventory menu lets you read/examine objects collected and try and combine items to create a new one.
A full 3D game world with 2D characters.
Six save slots, five manual, and one autosave.
You get slight hints and can usually ring or read something to get a hint.
Save and load when you want.
Great looking locations.
It is a game that is surprisingly easy to get into.
A fantastic story that keeps it all moving along and has a lot of bits where you want to see what happens next.
Certain actions can have more to them rather than just pressing a button each time.

Loco Motive Review Cons:

Randomly the game will not always keep the resolution I set.
You cannot remap the controls.
Turning on interactive prompts can be overwhelming on certain screens as it will fill your screen entirely.
Using a controller is fine but it can still be a bit clunky with the intricate actions and being precise.
At times you can feel properly lost with no sense of help.

Loco Motive:

Official website.

Developer: Robust Games

Publisher: Chucklefish Games

Store Links –

Steam