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Methods: The Detective Competition
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“the world is a mess but we have Lockedon games”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“the autism competition”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Larika Downs is hot.”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update Notes for Jun 21
Missing backgrounds in The Illusion Murders (finally) fixed — sorry it took so long for me to notice!
Methods 6 Year Anniversary!
It's been six years since I completed Methods ! Canada Files finally complete, I was able to focus on finally finishing the artbook. The Art of Methods Methods: The Detective Competition , with pages
Methods: The Canada Files Full Game To Be Released on Mar. 5th!
Sixth & Final case of the Detective Competition. Detective Larika Downs v.s. Mastermind Joane Tremblay. Long-buried secrets await their reckoning. Launching Mar. 5, 22:00 (UTC-5)
Methods Christmas 2025!
Happy Winter Holidays! Hope you look forward to more in 2025! — LockedOn.
Methods 5 Year Anniversary!
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 t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Indie · Comedy · JRPG · Female Protagonist · Dark Humor · Cartoony · Adventure · Puzzle · RPG · Detective · Funny · Anime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 108 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.lockedongames.com/methods |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 2 GB available space