Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Murder on the Mississippi

Title	Murder on the Mississippi
First release	1986
Developer	Activision
Publisher	Activision
Platforms	Apple II, Commodore 64, MSX, NES / Famicom
Genre	adventure video game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	Commodore 64: 1986-10-31
Wikidata ID	Q938696

Sir Charles Foxworth must investigate the death of Raleigh Cartwright III aboard the Delta Princess before the ship reaches New Orleans. Players navigate the vessel's upper deck using a joystick to search for clues and identify the murderer within a strict three-day time limit to prevent the culprit from escaping.

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Wikidata (Q938696) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

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TheGamesDB (49195) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Murder on the Mississippi – box art (front)

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Videos

Murder on the Mississippi - C64 - Let's Play - Walkthrough - Deutsch - Gameplay - C64games - (1986)

Legendary Games · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 1:09:40auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-31 18:50 UTC

C64-Longplay - Murder On The Mississippi (720p)

MontyMole1976 · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 48:25auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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