Methods: The Illusion Murders

85.0% positiveFreeSteam Store

About the game

Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.

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Updated Oct 30, 7:22 AM

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Followers

228

Updated Oct 29, 9:38 PM

Player history

169 observations in viewHistorical player data prior to Sept 2026 is from steamcharts.com.Oct 23, 2026, 8:22 AM – Oct 30, 2026, 7:22 AM

Follower history

3 observations in viewOct 26, 2026, 9:38 PM – Oct 29, 2026, 9:38 PM

Game details

Rankings: Most Played#98,106
Developer: LockedOn Games
Publisher: Erabit
Release date: Apr 22, 2024, 4:18 AM
Languages: English, Simplified Chinese
Price: Free to play
Platforms: Windows
macOS
Linux
Features: Feature names
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags: Interactive Fiction Visual Novel Puzzle Female Protagonist RPG

User reviews

Positive reviews

85.0%

Positive: 91
Negative: 16

Updated Oct 29, 7:29 PM

Review history

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3 observations in viewOct 23, 2026, 7:18 PM – Oct 29, 2026, 7:29 PM