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Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
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Review score: 93% on 2026-11-01 → 93% today (314 reviews)
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Changed Larika's "month of Sundays" line in Chinese translation Fixed a color error and size inconsistency in File 05 CG
Fixed Viu saying Larika's line in Chapter 16
Fixed error in evidence in File 06
Added additional explanation to Chapter 29 about mystery Cynthia apartment number fix Chinese translation typo fix
Fixed incorrect apartment number in File 06 Fixed suspect statement issue in File 06 Chinese translation typo fixed
Missing/corrupted Chinese translations fixed Other small improvements
Note: If you're having issues, fully uninstall and reinstall the game to make sure all the game files are properly updated. Loading from old saves may result in bugs after this update.To celebrate the 1.0 release, I've put together this special presentation — …
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)
File 06's development is nearing completion.What I worked on since the last update:Finished all backgroundsFinished all CGsComposed 4 new music tracksCompleted writing revisionsAs of yesterday, I've completed work on all the CGs in File 06 — which ended up bei…
File 06's development continues into the new year!What I worked on since the last update:Blocked out all backgrounds, finished 15Rendered placeholders for CGs, unfinished backgroundsMade another music trackConducted playtestsLast month my main goal was working…
Characters are finished!What I worked on since the last update:Finished the designs and sprites for the charactersCoded the game to a "playable" stateFinished File 06 UI recoloringThis month went by super quickly, and after designing the characters went so slo…
I have finished writing File 06!What I worked on since the last update:Finished writing File 06Created 2 music tracksDesigned 3 charactersWell, it took a little longer than I thought, but I finished writing File 06, which means that The Canada Files is now ful…
Writing has begun on File 06!What I worked on since the last update:Outlined the mystery for File 06Wrote Chapter 26Designed 1 characterFinished Part 2 of The Art of MethodsI've begun writing File 06, after outlining the mystery. I'm trying to apply all the le…
Both Hangout Four and Hangout Five have been released, which means that the Hangouts feature is now finished. Please note that the price of the game will increase soon now that the Hangouts are released, so now is a good time to get the game at a reduced price…
Hangout Five has been written!What I worked on since the last update:Wrote Hangout FiveImplemented 3 OutfitsCoded all HangoutsThe biggest hurdle has finally been overcome — writing Hangout Five. The past few months, it was a bit of a struggle to write, but bit…
Hangout Four has been written!Hangout Four has been written, and soon I can send it off for translation! As I was aiming for, it's about 5k words. However, my plan is to go ahead and create Hangout Five as well before the next release. I would like to be compl…
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