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Methods: The Illusion Murders

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App ID 2636320
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Erabit
Franchise Methods Games, LockedOn Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 29667036
Last Record Update 20 June 2025 – 11:19:11 UTC ()
Release Date 22 April 2024 – 04:18:56 UTC ()
❓ 80.08%
71 reviews
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In-Game

Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer LockedOn Games
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Erabit
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 22 April 2024 – 04:18:56 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/hfHrz3GYub
https://www.youtube.com/@indiegamepublishererabit/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 22 April 2024 – 04:18:56 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 11 April 2024 – 13:42:17 UTC () (1712842937)
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name_localized
schinese探案法：幻象谋杀案
tchinese探案法：幻象謀殺案
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 91
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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: 6 July 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 14128780
  • configuration:
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 4 October 2023 – 20:28:08 UTC (), in changelist #20550814

Supported Languages

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

Tags

📚 Interactive Fiction 📚 Visual Novel 🧩 Puzzle 👩 Female Protagonist 🎲 RPG 🕵️ Detective 📝 Text-Based 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 📚 Story Rich 🐰 Cartoony 🎨 Stylized 🤫 Mystery 🌸 Anime 🚨 Crime 🔍 Investigation 🎭 Drama 🐰 Cartoon 👤 Singleplayer 💡 Strategy 🗺 Exploration

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Profile Features Limited

Assets

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timestamp8 February 2025 – 02:07:13 UTC
Trailers
256974099 ↴
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