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91% positive of 685 · Very Positive · Live from Steam
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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
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Review score: 91% on 2026-11-01 → 91% today (685 reviews)
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Fixed score bug in Chapters 71 & 73Fixed bug where bonus questions would be set to "failed" on restarting the game even if players had solved them
Mystery in Chapter 58 will no longer take away a star if you choose to answer the bonus question
Missing backgrounds in The Illusion Murders (finally) fixed — sorry it took so long for me to notice!
Bug fixes, typo fixes, minor plot holes fixed. More details below. Font changed for character names in English Autosaves restored (were previously inaccessible due to coding error) Text history in Interviews bug fixed Rankings in Chapter 5 synced properly with…
For the 13th Anniversary of LockedOn Games, here is a status update on ongoing and upcoming Methods-related projects! THE ART OF METHODS I announced the Art of Methods a while ago. It's been a huge project. Even though I made some of the workload easier ...
Just for Halloween, here's some special illustrations!Nell as a dark fairy!Everreave as a fortune teller!Joane as a shark!Thanks for playing and we hope you're looking forward to Motives! Wishlist it here!— LockedOn & Erabit
It's been six years since I completed Methods!To everyone who has been following these games since the initial release, thank you for sticking around these past six years. And welcome to anyone who discovered it recently! With Canada Files finally complete, I …
Sixth & Final case of the Detective Competition.Detective Larika Downs v.s. Mastermind Joane Tremblay.Long-buried secrets await their reckoning. Methods: The Canada Files – Full ReleaseLaunching Mar. 5, 22:00 (UTC-5)
The Masterminds have some fun outdoors!Happy Winter Holidays!Hope you look forward to more in 2025!— LockedOn.
It was another great year for Methods — the mobile version of the game is now fully released! And thank you as always to the fanbase for the many, many fan-created works! Your enthusiasm inspires me to keep creating better and better works. For this anniversar…
Attention, Detectives! The Steam Visual Novel Festival is here, and both games in the Methods series—Methods: The Detective Competition and Methods: The Canada Files—are available at their lowest-ever discounts! Dive into a world where mind-bending mysteries c…
"MTCF" all-member fridge magnets & 24-year limited Halloween posters are coming, limited-time pre-sale - ✅ ▫️ Price: 20 yuan/piece ✅ - This game host may not be human👻 ▫️ Price: 18 yuan/piece Pre-sale channel: February 28-March 31, click on the picture for mo…
Methods: The Detective Competition has been fully ported to mobile now! On mobile, Methods has been split into five games, each containing 20 chapters of the story. Want a more convenient and relaxed way to experience this adventure? Click the links below: Met…
772 receives a nice present! Nell does not enjoy her gift. Happy Winter Holidays from Methods! Enjoy and we hope you look forward to more in 2025! — LockedOn & Erabit
Just for Halloween, here's some special illustrations of the Detective Game-masters in costume! Greg as the Game-master Mug! Clark as a Scarecrow! Kane as a Cat!
🥳Good news for all Methods fans: 🤩Pre-Order for Methods 4: The Best Detective has been opened! The fourth part of Methods for mobile devices is coming soon! 👇Click here: 🍎App Store： https://apps.apple.com/us/app/methods-4-the-best-detective/id6651830371 🤖…
Time to follow the fourth-tier Detective Ashdown with his fellow detectives on the investigation of the mysterious killer! Will they eventually find the murderer, or be kicked out of the competition first? Dive in and find out! App Store: Google Play: And the …
A typical murder on a train. A typical killer for the win. Methods 3: The Invisible Man is now available to pre-order on App Store and Google Play! At the end of the previous part, the mysterious detective competition has turned deadly. The whole game has been…
Dear detectives, good morning! Exciting news incoming — "Methods: The Detective Competition" has officially launched on mobile in China today! The mobile version for China mainland is available for free download, with chapters unlocked through ads. If you enco…
Detectives, How’s it going? We are thrilled to announce that Methods: The Detective Competition is going to attend the video game fest called G-Fusion 2024 in Guangzhou, China! G-Fusion is a video game fest hosted by GCORES. Methods will be exhibited at booth …