Murder by Numbers

March 5, 2020 Mediatonic The Irregular Corporation
Puzzle Indie Visual Novel
Stadia PC Switch
About

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!
Storyline

Los Angeles, 1996. Honor Mizrahi was just an actress on a hit TV detective show. But when her boss ends up dead just minutes after he fires her, she finds herself starring in her own murder mystery. Teaming up with SCOUT, a reconnaissance robot thrown away after a mysterious incident, she sets out to clear her name - and a new detective duo is born!
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Game Info

Release Date March 5, 2020
Developer Mediatonic
Publisher The Irregular Corporation
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person, Text
Themes Action, Drama, Mystery
Murder by Numbers

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