- End Of Summer Blog - 30 August 2026
Hey everyone, how’s it going?It's been a few months since our last update, but we have a few news bits to share!First up, Loco Motive has passed another big milestone: 60,000 lifetime copies sold since launch across PC and Nintendo Switch! To celebrate, we’re today's Daily Deal on Steam, at a huge 55% off! - This is the deepest discount we’ve ever done, meaning you can grab Loco Motive for around eight bucks, or 'basically five bucks' as our peers at Aggro Crab like to say.And now, the other big, BIG news...We’ve secured funding through the UK Games Fund to support development of our next game! While we continue our support for Loco Motive, our next game is now in the early stages of development! There's not much we can share, but we can tell you the next game combines deduction, puzzle solving, and choice driven gameplay. We're very excited, and think you’re going to love it.If that so…
- Loco Motive is an IGF Finalist! - 10 January 2026
Hey everyone!We hope you had a lovely holiday break. We were just getting back into the swing of things this month when we received some exciting and unexpected news!We’re excited to share that Loco Motive has been selected as a finalist in the upcoming Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards for Excellence in Visual Arts.The IGF Awards are the largest annual celebration of independent games, championing innovation in game development and recognising outstanding indie developers from around the world. This year's nominees were selected from a list of almost 800 entries, thanks to the expert juries in each individual category, who chose the finalists after playing, discussing, and meticulously evaluating each of the games in consideration. We’re truly honored and humbled to be included among such incredible talent.Thanks to everyone for your continued support! We'll have more news to sha…
- Happy Holidays! - End Of Year Blog - 18 December 2025
Hey, everyone!We wanted to write up one last news blog before we take a short break over the holidays.As you may know, Loco Motive celebrated its one year anniversary last month! We would have made a bigger deal about it, but we wanted all of our focus to be on our latest major update, which added Simplified Chinese language support to the game!The response has been incredibly positive, with streamers and players sharing their enjoyment over on Chinese video-sharing platforms such as BiliBili. As a small team, we've had to rely on word of mouth, so we want to personally thank our players for helping spread the word over the past year. Your recommendations really mean everything to us!Steam Winter SaleIf you're looking for a last minute gift, or have been waiting on a deal - You can pick Loco Motive up for a hearty 30% off throughout the Steam Winter Sale, from 10:00 AM PT Dec 18 - 10:00…
- 1.0.6 - Simplified Chinese localisation is here! - 21 November 2025
Hey everyone! We’re excited to announce that Simplified Chinese language support is now available for Loco Motive!Over the past few months we’ve been working closely with Albert Wei (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Animal Well) to deliver a high quality translation of the source material. Loco Motive has roughly 80,000 words, which is the length of a typical novel - so this has been no small feat! A big thank you also to Yiling Tang and Denis Andriushechkin at Riotloc for providing LQA! To celebrate, Loco Motive can be picked up now at a hearty 30% off in a week-long deal. Don’t miss out! Simplified Chinese is available now as part of our 1 year Anniversary Update (1.0.6), which also includes bug fixes and improvements to the game based on player feedback! Please enjoy!1.0.6 - Patch NotesLocalisationAdded Simplified Chinese localisation (Thanks, Albert Wei!)ArtUpdated medical records sprit…
- Simplified Chinese coming soon to Loco Motive! - 13 November 2025
Hey everyone! 👋Huge news for Chinese sleuths out there - Simplified Chinese will be coming to Loco Motive on PC November 21st! This also happens to be our 1-year anniversary celebration, so tell your friends, loved ones and sworn adversaries to mark the date in their calendars. To celebrate, we’ll also be running a week-long discount at 30% off in a Steam Daily Deal, so keep your eyes peeled! The translation has been executed by the wonderfully talented Albert Wei (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Animal Well). It was important for us to find a localisation partner who could faithfully bring the game’s writing to life for a Chinese audience. Big thank you to Albert! The next update will also include bug fixes and improvements for you all to enjoy too. That's all for now! As always, drop us your thoughts in the comment section below.If you want to chat to us directly, join our community dis…
- The Point-and-Click Mystery Bundle! - 6 November 2025
Hey everyone!We’re super excited to team up with our friends at Powerhoof, Clifftop Games and Raw Fury to bring you:The Point-and-Click Mystery BundleFor a limited time - Loco Motive features alongside The Drifter and Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer! That's three amazing adventure games in one pack, and you can grab the whole lot for 10% off! The DrifterA Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.Loco MotiveThere's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!Kathy Rain 2: SoothsayerIn this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous…
- 1.0.5a Hotfix - 9 June 2025
Thank you to everyone who has been enjoying Loco Motive since our 1.0.5 update! This small hotfix addresses issues with character positioning when switching between characters during chapter six. As always, we appreciate your continued support.
- 1.0.5 - The 'First Class' Update is here! - 3 June 2025
Major Update! Hey everyone! we’re excited to announce The First Class Update is now live! This major quality-of-life update adds additional polish and some final touches, based on player feedback we've received since launch! To celebrate, we’re offering our deepest discount yet. From 2nd - 9th June, Loco Motive is 20% off! Tell your friends, your heirs, and any sworn adversaries! There’s never been a better time to play, so climb aboard! You’ll be playing the most refined version of Loco Motive to date, complete with extra polish and optimisations designed to enhance your experience. You can find a full rundown of the patch notes below, but here's a brief overview: Update Overview Refined puzzle logic, for smoother gameplay across key chapters Improvements to UI, such as mouse wheel scrolling in the inventory! Numerous bugs squashed, enhancing overall stability and player experience Add…
- Storyteller's Festival 2025: Loco Motive is 10% off! - 17 February 2025
Join us as we celebrate excellent narrative games— with Loco Motive at 10% off from February 18–25! The work continues on our next update, but in the meantime we're honored to have been selected to take part in The Storyteller's Festival, a week long celebration of the best in interactive fiction! Whether you're a seasoned fan of visual novels and narrative games or new to the genre, The Storyteller's Festival is the perfect opportunity to discover new favorites and explore the limitless possibilities of interactive storytelling. A big thanks to Two and a Half Studios for organising - Make sure you don't miss out on this exciting event and join us in celebrating the power of storytelling through visual novels and narrative games!
- The Road Ahead! - 14 January 2025
Happy New Year! After a short post launch break over the holidays, we jumped back into things last week and are now looking towards our next major update for Loco Motive. 1.0.4 was successful in addressing the majority of issues reported by our community after launch, but we still have a few sneaky lingering bugs to investigate. Our first priority will be to fix remaining issues and continue to improve the player experience. In the new year we were humbled to recieve the Adventure Game Of The Year award from The Adventure Game Hotspot, and to have received six nominations in the upcoming AGOTY Awards, We deeply appreciate all of the feedback and support we’ve received so far! Quality Of Life Update Outside of bug squashing, we’re working towards a bigger Quality of Life Update which will take into account the community feedback we’ve received post launch. This update will include: UI fi…
- 1.0.4 Hotfix - 9 December 2024
- Fixed an issue where Don appears in the Casino Carriage before he's meant to be there in Part One. - Fixed an issue where Gunter and Hagen were not interactable when in the Sleeper Carriage in Part Two.
- Patch 1.0.4 is OUT! - 7 December 2024
Hey everyone! We really appreciate your passion and support since the launch—it means a lot to us. Patch 1.0.4 is now live on PC and Nintendo Switch* - This is our first update, and it addresses many of the bugs and issues you've reported since release. *(17/12/2024) The patch is now available on Nintendo Switch, thank you for your patience! Thanks to all of your helpful feedback and reports, we believe we’ve pinpointed the cause of the soft-locking issues. These should now be resolved, and we can’t thank you enough for your patience while we worked on these fixes! Here’s a rundown of the changes: fixed soft locks caused by incorrect handling of cancelled interactions fixed soft lock that could occur when clicking multiple times on don's broken door fixed rare soft lock when interacting with sister Gretchen and brother Jared in chapter two fixed soft lock where the band could get stuck…
- Thank You For Playing! - 27 November 2024
To all of you that have picked up Loco Motive at launch, thank you for playing! In just a few days we became one of the highest rated new releases on Metacritic, and achieved the “Very Positive” rating on Steam! This kind of response really means the world to us! We already picked up some glowing Steam reviews from you at launch: “A true gem for point and click adventure lovers. From the art style to the story and voice acting, this game had me grinning from ear to ear and giggling at my desk. I am so happy I waited patiently for this! I highly recommend for fans of the genre - you won't be disappointed!” - André Conti “It's well written (actually funny and high quality writing) and the voice acting is top tier for the genre. The art and animations are stunning. The puzzles are good. It works great with mouse/kbd or a controller (I've played 100% with controller so far and it's a great…
- 🚂 Loco Motive is OUT NOW! 🚂 - 21 November 2024
*BING BONG* Weeeeelcome aboard the Reuss Express! This is a non-stop hype train that will take you all the way through an ambiguous European locale. For your own safety, we kindly ask that you keep your arms, legs, and important legal documentation inside the carriage at all times. Please keep your belongings on your person, including any toilet plungers, overly-perfumed love letters, and novelty-sized hearing devices. Any unattended items may be pocketed and later used to solve seemingly unrelated puzzles, and therefore we cannot guarantee their safe return. We hope you have a pleasant journey *BING BONG* Hey everyone! Loco Motive the comedy point n’ click adventure is out right NOW! 🚂 Jam-packed with twists, turns, capers, jokes, japes, hijinks and belly laughs. 🌍Playable in English & German for $17.99 / £14.99 / €17.99 PLUS cheeky -10% launch discount until 27/11/2024 to say a big…
- Loco Motive is Steam Deck Verified! - 18 November 2024
Hello lovely people! You might’ve caught wind of this earlier last week but we’ve got some exciting news… Loco Motive is fully Steam Deck Verified!🥳 Whether you’re on the go, cozying up on the sofa, or perhaps riding a 1930s steam train, you can now immerse yourself in this captivating mystery adventure without being tethered to your PC! ⛓️💥 We're delivering the same rich puzzles, charming visuals, and witty dialogue you’d expect on any other platform, but in a punchier form factor! 🤏 With Loco Motive in your hands, you can bring the thrill of the Reuss Express and the antics of its eclectic cast of characters anywhere. So pack up your Deck, grab your detective’s hat, and get ready to solve a murder mystery on-the-go when Loco Motive launches on November 21st!🕵️ Loco Motive will be just $17.99 / 17,99€ / £14.99 and as a thank you to early supporters, Loco Motive will also be availa…
- Full Steam Ahead: Loco Motive Arrives November 21st! - 13 November 2024
Hi everyone! Firstly, thank you to everyone who played Loco Motive during Steam Next Fest, and shared kind comments and feedback. It was amazing to see so many of you loving the voice acting too! Which leaves us only one thing… the release! We’re pleased to announce that Loco Motive is officially pulling into the station on November 21st! Prepare your wits, sharpen your sleuthing skills, and pack your bags for a journey aboard the glamorous 1930s steam train, the Reuss Express 🚂☁️☁️ Loco Motive will be fully playable in English & German (with English voice acting), and yours for just $17.99 / 17,99€ / £14.99 and is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG & STOVE. We’ll be pressing the big red ‘Out Now’ button on all platforms at 11:00 GMT / 12:00 CET / 03:00 PST / 06:00 EST. As a thank you to early supporters, Loco Motive will also be available for 10% off from launch for 1 week only! Lo…
- Development Update #13 - 8 November 2024
🎊Loco Motive is finished!🎊 Let's get straight into it, we've hit our biggest milestone yet! - After several years in development, we're very pleased to confirm that Loco Motive is complete. We'll be continuing to squash any bugs in the lead up to launch, of course, but the work is done. We made an entire video-game, people! We've had a few questions about whether we are still intending to release Loco Motive in Q4 2024.. Yes! we'll be announcing our release date very soon, so please stay tuned for impending updates! 🎙️Role Call! - Voice Cast Announced🎙️ Earlier last month we gave the green light for our talented voice cast to announce their roles, and they delivered with gusto! Huge thanks to Kimlinh Tran and Kirsty Gilmore for casting! - we're proud to confirm (in Alphabetical order) that Loco Motive features the vocal talents of: Jack Ayres as Gunter Gudrun, Hagen Gudrun, Jimmy Ja…
- Loco Motive - AdventureX 2024 - Gameplay Stream 10/11 - 5 November 2024
We'll be broadcasting more Loco Motive gameplay during the AdventureX 2024 Steam sale. Apologies if you're see multiple announcements here! The AdventureX Steam event has begun! For the entire week, you can check out some of the best recent & upcoming narrative games. We've kept the Loco Motive demo up and running if you missed it last month! There's 140 games on sale and/or with a playable demo, so give them a try! AdventureX is the UK's only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming. Since 2011, AdventureX has been bringing together developers & gamers with a passion for interactive storytelling. You can watch the broadcast on the store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/
- Loco Motive - AdventureX 2024 - Gameplay Stream 9/11 - 5 November 2024
We'll be broadcasting more Loco Motive gameplay during the AdventureX 2024 Steam sale. Apologies if you're see multiple announcements here! The AdventureX Steam event has begun! For the entire week, you can check out some of the best recent & upcoming narrative games. We've kept the Loco Motive demo up and running if you missed it last month! There's 140 games on sale and/or with a playable demo, so give them a try! AdventureX is the UK's only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming. Since 2011, AdventureX has been bringing together developers & gamers with a passion for interactive storytelling. You can watch the broadcast on the store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/
- Play the Fully Voice-Acted Steam Next Fest Demo! - 14 October 2024
Hello everyone! This is your official ticket to hop on board for Steam Next Fest! Our demo is live RIGHT NOW, and we can't wait for you to give it a whirl! It's packed with cheeky British humour, Oscar-worthy voice acting, and a caboose full of charm 🚂✨ You can play the demo until October 21st. Both the demo and full release versions are also playable in German thanks to localiser extraordinaire Marcel Weyers, who also translated Return to Monkey Island. We’ll be launching Loco Motive very, very soon on PC & Nintendo Switch, but until then, come test your wits and see if you can unscramble the curiosities aboard the Reuss Express. We promise it’s a jolly good time! Demo Feedback If you’ve already tackled the demo and want to share your thoughts, feelings and note-worthy moments, we’ve got a Steam Forum thread right here for you! What will be in the full game? A comedy adventure that hi…
