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Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Murder by Numbers is a investigation, visual novel and puzzle game
developed by Mediatonic
and published by The Irregular Corporation.
Released on March 06th 2020 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 1,584 reviews of which 1,329 were positive and 255 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.61€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 (2048 MB) or Radeon R9 285 (2048 MB) - Integrated GPUs may work but are not supported.
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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Murder by Numbers: Private Eye Perceives Puzzles With Picross Prototype -Overview: Murder by Numbers is a puzzle and detective game, with heavy emphasis on the puzzles. You play as the actress Honor Mizrahi, solving various crimes (usually murder) with the help of your robotic buddy SCOUT. To find clues, you must solve various nonograms, which ramp up in difficulty through the cases. -The Good: -The Characters: The character writing in this game is nothing short of PHENOMENAL. The dialogue is written wonderfully, causing me to hate certain characters (in a good way!) and love others. K.C was a favorite of mine, but that might be because of my love for the sassy gay trope. If there's one thing that makes this game shine, It's the characters! -The Puzzles: I disliked nonograms before I went into this game, and came out loving them. There are a LOT, but the games does a good job teaching you the skills needed to solve them! -The Bad: -The Detective Game Elements: I really enjoyed my time with this game, but to call it a detective game is a bit misleading. The player never truly has to do any deducing, as the game tells you everything. You are also not punished at all for making incorrect statements, which makes it feel as if your actions don't have any consequences whatsoever. It would be more accurate to say this is a visual novel with detective themes, not a full blown detective game. -The Investigation Mechanics: I really disliked how the investigation mechanic was implemented. Rather than looking for something interesting in a scene, you instead play a game of hot and cold to find a plain area of the background. The items you find through investigations are oftentimes not present in the scene itself, so it feels like you are pulling something out of nothing. Another gripe I have is that the game randomly decides when you can find a new clue. certain items can only be found after certain story beats, which leads to certain clues existing in a crime scene that you're not allowed to find until the game says so. -The... Confused?: -The Story: I really enjoyed the story, but it always felt as if it was missing something. The mystery writing could've used a little work, as it feels like they throw things at you randomly. You're never given a lot of time to be unsure of who the culprit is, which I think is a problem. The game likes to point at someone, say "THAT is the killer!" and then have you gather evidence until it points at someone new and says "just kidding, THIS is the real killer!" This repeats until the game decides to point you at the actual killer. If I could compare the story to a cake, I'd say it was missing a bit of decorations and frosting, came out a bit under-baked, but it's still a good cake! -The Character Design: I loved many of the character's designs, but some felt rather one-note or a bit overdesigned. For example, there is a character in the fourth case, Erin Kino, who has so many different elements and colors in her design that it ends up feeling a tad cluttered. I still like the design, and clutter does have a place in designs, but in this instance it feels a bit overdone. Another problem is that some characters look obviously evil, which could be toned down a little. -Closing Remarks: I really enjoyed my time with Murder by Numbers. The characters were wonderful, the puzzles were fun, and I found myself excited to start each new case. While there are a few flaws here and there, none of them were large enough to leave a sour taste in my mouth. I must stress though, this is primarily a puzzle game, not a detective game. 75 percent of the game is puzzles, so If you are not on board with that, steer clear. If you are okay with that, I wholeheartedly recommend this game!
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This game really is Ace Attourney meets Picross. It's super chaming and the story is great. I love the characters. Go play it.
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Right from the outset, the game shows it has personality and quality from its introductory video and song. They ended up being one of the things I looked forward to the most when booting up the game each time. I really enjoyed the soundtrack and the animation quality throughout the game. The writing was fun and the characters/dialogue were enjoyable. I play Picross games on my phone, and these were much more difficult, so if you enjoy these types of puzzles, I would also recommend it for that reason. I picked up a few new techniques for solving these types of puzzles while playing the game. Act 3 was the only frustrating part because there are a couple puzzles that are easy to miss (see the forums). The last thing I would say is if you're considering playing on the Steam Deck, it controls really well on the platform. I was able to speedily zip around each puzzle using the D-pad and it wasn't a laborious process at all, since I was concerned it might be better on mouse/keyboard before I started playing it for the first time.
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If you like nonogram/picross puzzles and ace attorney style story games mixed with puzzles, you will probably enjoy this game. If you only want the puzzles, steer clear as the pace of the story is slow and you will need to wade through a lot of it to get to the puzzles themselves.
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First things first: my play time is not accurate. I would often get up and get distracted doing other things since there's no time penalties or time related achievements. Secondly: it's very common to miss a puzzle in chapter 3 and missing it prevents you from getting S Rank. Make sure you check your locations after speaking to the other characters to make sure SCOUT doesn't have more he can investigate in the area. Like others have pointed out, it's more Ace Attorney than Picross, but unlike Ace Attorney the stories are more straight forward. I found myself solving a lot of the "crimes" very early on while Honor was coming up with sometimes outlandish theories and putting the wrong person in custody. But Honor doesn't have the benefit of knowing she's in a video game, so you just kind of have to go along for the ride. The character design is the biggest reason for the mysteries feeling flat. They're charming but they're also often too on the nose: if they look like a criminal, they're a criminal. I mean, the loan shark literally looks like a shark. Still, if you enjoy Picross and would enjoy reading a story with Ace Attorney Lite style mysteries, it's worth getting on sale at the very least.
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Murder by Numbers is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.
Murder by Numbers is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.49€ on Steam.
Murder by Numbers received 1,329 positive votes out of a total of 1,584 achieving a rating of 8.02.
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Murder by Numbers was developed by Mediatonic and published by The Irregular Corporation.
Murder by Numbers is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Murder by Numbers is not playable on MacOS.
Murder by Numbers is not playable on Linux.
Murder by Numbers is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Murder by Numbers. Explore additional content available for Murder by Numbers on Steam.
Murder by Numbers does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Murder by Numbers does not support Steam Remote Play.
Murder by Numbers is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Mediatonic
Publisher
The Irregular Corporation
Release
06 Mar 2020
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