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Methods: The Illusion Murders

Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

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Positive (24) - 95% of the 24 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Apr 21, 2024

Developer:

LockedOn Games

Publisher:

Erabit

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By 甄游组 May 10

“免费图文推理小说。一把枪，一发子弹，怎么让3个死者摆成三角形？
剧情很吸引我，悬念感强，对白不啰嗦。
每个角色个性分明。
画风极具个性，古怪，犀利，令人过目难忘。
没有复杂的选项分支，突然死亡，纯粹的阅读乐趣。
喜欢！推荐！”

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Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔		✔
Simplified Chinese	✔		✔

Includes 5 Steam Achievements

Casefile Five Complete

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Casefile Two Complete

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Title: Methods: The Illusion Murders
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Developer: LockedOn Games

Publisher: Erabit

Franchise: Methods Games, LockedOn Games

Release Date: Apr 21, 2024

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About This Game

About This Game

Now available for free, discover a mystery story set in the world of Methods: The Detective Competition. Red July, an up-and-coming celebrity detective, is challenged by The Illusion Killer — a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions. However, in the course of solving the murder, Red July's famous method — which lets her instantly solve any crime — stops working. Now the race is on to stop the killer before it's too late!

The game is a mystery visual novel that lets you examine evidence with a short interactive puzzle mini-game.

Featuring

Interactive game
Original soundtrack
Dynamic Storytelling
Distinctive Artwork
Immersive Game World
Unique DLC to Methods: The Detective Competition (100 detectives VS 100 Criminals)

Playing Methods: The Detective Competition first is highly recommended, but not required to understand the story. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/

The latest work in the series, Methods: The Canada Files, has just released its third case.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2063530/Methods_The_Canada_Files/

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: 1 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 2 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: 10.6
Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: 10.15
Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Minimum:

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 260 or equivalent
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 260 or equivalent
Storage: 1 GB available space

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