Community10 Jan 2026Loco Motive is an IGF Finalist!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 game…
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 fe…
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!…
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 Bundle For 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 Drifter A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered dr…
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.
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…
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 Story…
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…
- 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.
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, w…
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 s…
*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 novel…
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 v…
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 p…
🎊 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…
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 dem…
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 dem…
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 extraordina…
Hey, everyone! It’s been a little while since our last development update, and wow, time really flies! We’ve admittedly been a bit quiet, but that’s only because we’ve been fully heads down and pushing to get the game completed and as polished as possible. That said... 🎊 Content Complete! 🎊 We’re thrilled to announce another major milestone: Loco Motive is content complete! For the past month…
Hi there! It’s been another busy few months for the Loco Motive team as we reach the end stages of development, but we're eager to bring you up to speed! Voice Acting Complete! Another huge milestone has been reached, as we've now completed all of our recording sessions for the game. All 8000+ lines of dialogue have been implemented, and we're currently processing each line to ensure everything…
We're delighted to announce we've hit another major milestone. Thanks to your support, we've now reached 80,000 outstanding wishlists! A massive shout-out to you all for adding Loco Motive to your wishlists, sharing feedback and supporting us throughout our development so far. We're a tiny indie team creating our debut game and this means a lot to us! If you haven't already, consider wishlistin…
“Hallo Freunde!” It’s been a busy few months for the Loco Motive team, but we're eager to bring you up to speed on our latest developments! Since our last update, we've been busy recording voice-over dialogue with our cast, forging exciting new partnerships , and approaching a significant milestone: Finalising all the text in the game! The writing process involved plenty of typing, ruminating a…
Hello there! It's time for the last Loco Motive blog of the year, so let's get straight to it! As I write this blog post, we’re winding down development here and preparing to spend some well earned time with our family over the Christmas holidays. It’s a time of reflection, so let’s look at all we’ve achieved, and what’s left to come for us in the new year! 🧭 2023 Recap 🧭 2023! It’s been a ye…
Hey there, fellow adventurers! Are you ready for a wild ride? 🙃 Hop on board the hype train because the Loco Motive Demo is steaming into town: from November 2 to November 9, AdventureX on Steam is your destination for all things narrative-driven games, and a fresh Loco Motive Demo is part of the team! We also want to take this time to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed feedb…
Hello there! It's time for another Loco Motive blog, so let's get straight to it! 📣 EGX 2023 📣 As you may know, earlier this month we took Loco Motive to the UK's biggest gaming exhibition: EGX 2023! Attendees had the opportunity to play an updated 20-minute demo of the game and meet the developers! We had a very positive reception at the show, and the game was busy for all of the four days -…
Great news! We're thrilled to announce that Loco Motive will be showcased during EGX 2023 at the ExCeL in London, UK, from October 12th to October 15th. EGX is the UK's biggest gaming event and we're proud that Loco Motive will be right at the heart of it all! You’ll find us at the Chucklefish stand in the Rezzed Zone , where you can get your hands on other amazing titles, such as Eastward - Oc…
Hello! It's time for the latest scoop on Loco Motive's development! The past few months on Loco Motive have been a whirlwind as we steer towards the finish line. Let's dive into everything that's gone on since our last update. 🚂 Major Milestone Reached: Full Playability 🚂 July kicked off with us reaching a major milestone: Loco Motive is now fully playable from start to finish. That's a big d…
We're very pleased to announce we've reached a major milestone of 50,000 wishlists! As a small indie team creating our debut game, we never imagined we'd resonate with so many of you! We'd like to say a huge thanks to those of you who have wishlisted, shared feedback and generally supported us throughout development so far. Can we reach 100,000? If you haven't wishlisted yet, please click that…
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