Murder by Numbers

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App ID	1140290
App Type	Game
Developer	Mediatonic
Publisher	The Irregular Corporation
Franchise	The Irregular Corporation
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	28984394
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 15:46:33 UTC ()
Release Date	6 March 2020 – 16:28:08 UTC ()

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1k reviews

In-Game

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!

Additional Information

Developer

Mediatonic

metacritic_name

Murder by Numbers

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/murder-by-numbers?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

The Irregular Corporation

Store Release Date

6 March 2020 – 16:28:17 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

6 March 2020 – 16:28:08 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

5 March 2020 – 13:08:30 UTC () (1583413710)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,ja
library_hero	en
library_logo	en,ja
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	93.62072918744158
height_pct	76.10802323136761

osextended

empty string

name_localized

japanese

パズル探偵スカウト

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 14 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 5287370

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

8 August 2019 – 16:28:59 UTC (), in changelist #6696922

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes			Yes
Japanese	Yes			Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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logo

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logo_small

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clienticns

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small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
japanese	capsule_231x87_japanese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
japanese	header_japanese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image/japanese	library_600x900_japanese.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/japanese	library_600x900_japanese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
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image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	76.10802323136761
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image/japanese	logo_japanese.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/japanese	logo_japanese_2x.png

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
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community_icon	740b7aef24e75e885cff5d34d09d1cdab2aa5bbc.jpg
page_background_path	app/1140290
timestamp	23 March 2021 – 17:41:39 UTC

Trailers

256777145 ↴
trailer_name	Murder By Numbers Launch Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256777145/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256777145/movie_max.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	256777145/microtrailer.mp4
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trailer_base_id	270557
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1583495308
256774525 ↴
trailer_name	Murder By Numbers Animated Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256774525/movie480.mp4
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trailer_base_id	265805
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1581081809
256763368 ↴
trailer_name	Murder By Numbers Announcement Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256763368/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256763368/movie_max.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	256763368/microtrailer.mp4
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trailer_base_id	245496
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1570628959

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1140291	Windows Murder by Numbers Windows	888.41 MiB	451.43 MiB

Total size on disk is 888.41 MiB and total download size is 451.43 MiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		9999488	23 November 2022 – 15:05:59 UTC

Other

Name	Value
privatebranches	1

Murder by Numbers

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