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Murder by Numbers

Titles
Murder by Numbers
パズル探偵スカウト
Puzzle Tantei Scout
Play timeMedium (25h18m from 10 votes)
DeveloperMediatonic
PublishersThe Irregular Corporation & Eastasiasoft
LinksWikipedia (en), Wikipedia (ja), Wikidata, MobyGames, GameFAQs, GameFAQs, HowLongToBeat, IGDB, PCGamingWiki, Lutris, VNStat

Description

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!

Investigate a range of murders across TV studios, glitzy award shows, drag clubs, and more - all set to an energetic soundtrack from famed composer Masakazu Sugimori (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Ghost Trick and Viewtiful Joe).

Uncover a dark conspiracy by interrogating a wild range of weird and wonderful characters, designed by the incomparable Hato Moa, creator of Hatoful Boyfriend.

90s fashions! Upbeat jams! Sass dialled up to 100! Questionable jokes! Drag queens! All that and more awaits... in Murder by Numbers!

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Releases

English (4)
2020-03-0513+Murder by Numbers
2020-03-06Murder by Numbers (drm-free)
2020-09-0813+Murder by Numbers - Limited Package Edition
2020-09-0813+Murder by Numbers - Package Edition
Japanese (4)
2020-03-0513+Murder by Numbers
2020-03-06Puzzle Tantei Scout (drm-free)
2020-09-0813+Murder by Numbers - Limited Package Edition
2020-09-0813+Murder by Numbers - Package Edition

Staff

Full character list

Character summary

Honor MizrahiProtagonist
S.C.O.U.T.Protagonist
Gerry CrossMain character
K.C. LeBeauMain character
Becky CallSide character
Bill ClubbSide character
Blake PattersonSide character
Bobby PriceSide character
Clyde MusselmannSide character
Crispin HakewellSide character
Dick StanfordSide character
Edwin TinkerSide character
Eirin KinoSide character
Jack LarsenSide character
Jena al-JazariaSide character
John RedfernSide character
Kathleen CartwrightSide character
Ray KinoSide character
Roz MosisSide character
Ryan BlackstockSide character
Sharon MizrahiSide character
TullySide character

User stats

Vote stats
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5.90 average (rank 13622)
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Murder by Numbers

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