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Murder by Numbers

Mediatonic, The Irregular Corporation
Mar 5, 2020 - PC, Nintendo Switch
Strong

OpenCritic Rating

81

Top Critic Average

83%

Critics Recommend

IGN
8 / 10
PC Gamer
71 / 100
Eurogamer
Recommended
GamesRadar+
4 / 5
USgamer
3.5 / 5
TheSixthAxis
7 / 10
Shacknews
8 / 10
Hardcore Gamer
3.5 / 5
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Murder by Numbers | Special Animated Intro

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Murder by Numbers - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch


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Critic Reviews for Murder by Numbers

IGN

8 / 10.0
Tom Marks

Murder by Numbers successfully blends a Phoenix Wright-style visual novel with a Picross-style puzzle game by making each aspect great in its own right.

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A vibrant mystery adventure but maybe not for you if you're picky about picross.

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Shades of Picross and Phoenix Wright blend together in this unlikely but utterly lovable genre mash-up.

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Murder by Numbers has all the logic of picross with the look and feel of your favorite childhood cartoon.

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Mediatonic's Murder By Numbers combines visual novel storytelling with picross puzzling, and it makes the pairing feel just right.

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Murder By Numbers puts a narrative-heavy spin on the Picross experience and accompanies it with enough difficulty setting that even a mathematically challenged fool like me to get engrossed in the grid-filling action for hours on end. Unfortunately, so much of the story is tainted by unlikeable characters and a constant barrage of eye-rolling references that take away from the otherwise unique style of the world.

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An exciting and well-executed puzzle title that should certainly be experienced once, even if you're just in it for how impossibly cool all the characters look.

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Murder by Numbers is a game for people who enjoy playing nonogram/Picross puzzles.

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