The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief

King Art Games

Rank: #6 / 7
Released: 2013
Studio: King Art Games
Genre: adventure video game

At a glance

The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief is a three-chapter crime adventure from King Art Games, combining a whodunit investigation with the risks of a heist story. The plot moves between Paris in 1960 and London and Zurich in 1964. After investigator Nicolas Legrand confronts the master thief known as the Raven, a ruby called one of the Eyes of the Sphinx is stolen from the British Museum, with a raven feather left at the scene. Legrand returns to the case, while Zurich constable Anton Jakob Zellner is drawn into events near a bank vault. The chapters are The Eye of the Sphinx, Ancestry of Lies and A Murder of Ravens. The game includes cinematic scenes and camera angles, optional puzzles and a scoring system. It is single-player and listed for Windows, Linux and macOS, with partial controller support, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing.

Who it is for

It suits players looking for a story-focused crime adventure that alternates between investigation and heist elements. Optional puzzles and scoring offer additional challenge for adventure game players.

What is good

Three chapters tell the crime story
Plot spans Paris, London and Zurich
Optional puzzles and scoring system
Available on Windows, Linux and macOS

What to know first

Single-player only
Controller support is partial

Verdict

The Raven links an art theft to a past master thief through a multi-location crime story. Its three chapters combine investigation, heist elements and optional puzzles.