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Murder by Numbers

by Mediatonic

Released Mar 6, 2020
$14.99
41 h to beat
Google Stadia
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)

84%positive reviews

1,426 positive273 negative

What players say

Pros

Gripping mystery with good art
Great soundtrack

Cons

Puzzles kill the story pacing
Repetitive picross

Mixed

Some call it a favourite of the year, others say it needs polish

Media

Game Intro (YouTube)

Announcement Trailer (YouTube)

Launch Trailer (YouTube)

Dev Diary (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

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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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!

Los Angeles, 1996. Honor Mizrahi was just an actress on a hit TV detective show. But when her boss ends up dead just minutes after he fires…

Ratings

68IGDB players19 ratings
71Critics1 reviews
70Overall20 scores

Time to beat

41 hStory and extraswith side content
17 hCompletionist100%

Details

Publisher

The Irregular Corporation

Languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English
Japanese

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