Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

Steam Deck Verified

Mediatonic · Dialogue Heavy · Mar 6, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $4.94.

84%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 258 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise44% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Great balance between gameplay and story.
258 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Great balance between gameplay and story.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This makes the expensive ($14 AUD) soundtrack and artbook DLC worth getting!
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Gamepad issues aside, the game has addicting gameplay, nice art style and memorable music which doesn't get boring to listen to.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The last thing I would say is if you're considering playing on the Steam Deck, it controls really well on the platform.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters258 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty68 reviews
72%
Interface19 reviews
68%
Controls7 reviews
57%
Accessibility6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.94.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
4
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.