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Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief

68% positive of 70 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Blazing Griffin. Published by Microids.

About the game

Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.

Tagged by players

  • Crime
  • Text-Based
  • Point & Click
  • Detective
  • Visual Novel
  • Historical
  • Investigation
  • Stealth
  • Exploration
  • Colorful
  • Adventure
  • Atmospheric

What players say

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I would prefer to give this a neutral recommendation. I'm not quite certain what I expected, but it did not sweep me off my feet. Though to be fair, I have not read any of the Arsene Lupin books. Otherwise I might have adjusted my expectations accordingly. The gameplay is suitable for the genre. There were a few places were I question the logic in the mind maps, but thankfully nodes related to each other are…

    2.8 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    I would recommend this game only on the basis on the art and story telling of the game. I just recently finished the first and 2nd book of the Arsene Lupin books and I greatly enjoyed them so far. This game is based on the first book only from what I remember. The point and click part of the game was okay but it did have its downsides, there were some difficulties and some glaring problem issues that had me stumped…

    11 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    One of these "deduction" games that rely on the mind map trope to get from clues to conclusions, this might be the worst implementation you'll ever find. - Poorly thought-out nodes, with high level of redundancy, overlap, and obvious absence. - Idem for relationships. - On the other hand, textually unrelated nodes are expected to be connected. - Direct contradictions can be seen on a same map, yet cannot be…

    13 h played when written. 30 found it helpful.

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