Murders on the Yangtze River

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 21k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

OMEGAMES STUDIO · Detective · Jan 31, 2024

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$8.99−40%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
47
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio1 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Murders on the Yangtze River?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 188 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 21k player reviews · updated

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 praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
188 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, the mysteries were fun to unravel and I found the lead characters very fun.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some cases had unique mechanics that were only found in those chapters, from a quick "Debate" to lengthier "Group Testimonies".
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music, English and Chinese voice acting, and backgrounds were also very nice.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals are 2D without many motion effects but it does build up the world very well - reflecting the looks of multiple different cities in China at that historic moment when the country was colonized.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I liked the art style of this game a lot but I do wish the models of the characters when you are walking around were not chibi, or at least a little more detailed because I love the character design and details on the models that are on screen when they have their text boxes up.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story188 reviews
Gameplay70 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$8.99$14.99−40%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $8.99

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