Murder by Numbers

Mechanics

Murder by Numbers is a typical visual novel game. The gameplay boils down to reading the dialogues, observing the illustrations and making occasional decisions that have an impact on the story. During the game, we visit a number of crime scenes (shown as two-dimensional illustrations), such as dance clubs or television studios. An important role is played by conversations with other characters, thanks to whom we gain circumstantial evidence enabling us to conduct an investigation.

The devs have enriched the visual novel formula with logic game elements. During the game we solve puzzles, which are most often based on the proper arrangement of numbers or performing calculations.

Game modes

Murder by Numbers can only be played solo. The mainstay of the game is the story campaign.

Technical aspects

Murder by Numbers features 2D visuals based on hand-drawn manga style illustrations, characteristic for many games of this type (the character designers is Hato Moa - the artist known from Hatoful Boyfriend). It is also worth noting the soundtrack, prepared by the industry veteran Sugimori Masakazu (Viewtiful Joe).