Methods: The Detective Competition

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App ID	1271300
App Type	Game
Developer	LockedOn Games
Publisher	Erabit, LockedOn Games
Franchise	Methods Games, LockedOn Games
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber	30870119
Last Record Update	31 August 2025 – 09:18:45 UTC ()
Release Date	1 June 2020 – 15:27:02 UTC ()

😎 85.74%

658 reviews

In-Game

One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.

Additional Information

Developer

LockedOn Games

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Erabit

Store Release Date

1 June 2020 – 15:27:13 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/hfHrz3GYub
https://weibo.com/u/7597671871
https://x.com/LockedOn_Games
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwHanhLK-F2uo5-hFIG_fg/

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

1 June 2020 – 15:27:02 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

4 June 2025 – 05:49:48 UTC () (1749016188)

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探案法：侦探大赛

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 16 May 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10482511

configuration:

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hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

17 March 2020 – 17:15:51 UTC (), in changelist #7975865

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes

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timestamp	7 February 2024 – 02:39:54 UTC

Trailer 282988 ↴

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Trailer 281452 ↴

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timestamp	8 May 2020 – 00:50:53 UTC

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1271301	Methods: The Detective Competition Content	1.30 GiB	1.14 GiB

Inner depots from DLC

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1955401	DLC 1955400Methods: The Detective Competition - The Fascinations of Lord Loomy	12.88 MiB	12.75 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.31 GiB and total download size is 1.15 GiB.

Total size on disk is 1.30 GiB and total download size is 1.14 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		19802070	31 August 2025 – 09:18:42 UTC

Other

Name	Value
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Methods: The Detective Competition

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Assets

Trailer 659793 ↴

Trailer 282988 ↴

Trailer 281452 ↴

Depots

Inner depots from DLC

Branches

Other