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Murder by Numbers

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App ID 1140290
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
😎 80.21%
1k reviews
10
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 79
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 64
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)
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japaneseパズル探偵スカウト
review_score 8
review_percentage 83
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:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Tags

🔍 Investigation 📚 Visual Novel 🧩 Puzzle 👩 Female Protagonist 📚 Interactive Fiction 🕵️ Detective 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🏽 2D 📚 Story Rich 💬 Comic Book 🗣️ Conversation 🌸 Anime 🎨 Colorful 🐰 Cartoony 🚨 Crime 🧩 Logic 🤫 Mystery 🗺️ Adventure 📼 1990's 👁️ Conspiracy

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp23 March 2021 – 17:41:39 UTC
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