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Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

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!

Released Mar 6, 2020 Developer Mediatonic Publisher The Irregular Corporation Platforms Windows InvestigationVisual NovelPuzzleFemale ProtagonistInteractive Fiction
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.9%positive1,584 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I would only recommend this game to people who are already familiar with Picross and really enjoy it. That being said, I love this game! The 90s vibe and aDr are fun, and the puzzles become challenging enough for someone who has played a lot of picross. It’s not a super deep…”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It's fun, but drags a bit in the middle. It's not always clear who you are supposed to be talking to, but maybe that's on me. The nonogram puzzles incorporated through out that aid in clues are well done. While the story doesn't always make sense, it's a fun to see one…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“After a long break I got back to this and finished it fully. Had to take a year long hiatus and forget about this game since there's just too many nonograms and they take way too long. That and the game just puts me to sleep every time, it's like a magic spell.”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
1524-hour peak
651all-time peak
0 100 200 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 148 avg · Dec 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

4achievements
33.3%median completion
26.7%rarest: Scout's Honor
58.9% of players 42.2% of players 33.3% of players 26.7% of players 58.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.9%Show's Over, Crime! — Complete Case 1
42.2%Lights, Camera, Justice! — Complete Case 2
33.3%What a Drag! — Complete Case 3
Rarest badges of honor
26.7%Scout's Honor — Complete Case 4
33.3%What a Drag! — Complete Case 3
42.2%Lights, Camera, Justice! — Complete Case 2

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,650 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 06, 2020
Murder by Numbers is now available!

The time has come, Murder by Numbers is now available to buy and play! Join Honor and SCOUT as they unravel conspiracies and murder in 90’s Hollywood. Using charm and deduction via interrogations and

Feb 10, 2020
Watch our Special Animated Intro for Murder by Numbers!

Hey everyone, To celebrate Murder by Numbers getting a Steam release date of Friday March 6th we are delighted to share with you something we had specially created for the game - our extra special Mur

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsInvestigation · Visual Novel · Puzzle · Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Detective · LGBTQ+ · 2D · Story Rich · Comic Book · Conversation · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements4
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.mediatonicgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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