Process of Elimination
April 11, 2023
A hapless student named Wato Hojo finds himself among a group of talented detectives and must take part in their investigation to stop a prolific serial killer that hides among their ranks. Can they solve the case before they’re all eliminated?
Critic Score
68.2
14 critic reviews
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Critic Reviews (14)
Graphics
30.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
85.0
"Process of Elimination is a fun visual novel in which you must solve a murder mystery on an island of super-detectives. Actual gameplay is light, but the bonkers story, mini-games, and detective puzzles make this a mystery worth solving."
Read original review"Process of Elimination was full of surprises in more ways than one. Its twists and turns make for a great murder mystery that visual novel fans will want to sink their teeth into, but the comically brief tutorial of the …"
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30.0
Gameplay
25.0
Story
35.0
"It’s hard not to get the sense that Process of Elimination is a game that’s only ever content with punching below its own weight. In the moment of play, it can be a reasonably satisfying and fun visual novel that …"
Read original review"Process of Elimination is a curious work that explores an unusual format for criminal investigation. For those who love the genre and want to see this tactical element mix, it&s;s an interesting game but the repetitive narrative hindered by multiple …"
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60.0
Gameplay
60.0
Story
70.0
"Despite some shortcomings, Process of Elimination weaves an intriguing tale, bolstered by a cast of endearing characters. While it might not topple the giants in the visual novel genre, it is a story worth experiencing all the same."
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65.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
80.0
"Inspired by more established titles in the market, Process of Elimination delivers a suitable experience, with a premise well known to the public, but with a complexity below of that from its inspirations."
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75.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
65.0
"A fresh take on whodunnit that&s;ll make your Sherlock Holmes sense tingle!"
Read original reviewGraphics
65.0
Gameplay
60.0
Story
70.0
"Process of Elimination is a decent murder mystery with a ton of interesting ideas that never quite get used to their full potential."
Read original review"Process of Elimination is a fun detective game with an interesting cast and story as well as a unique board game twist on investigating. As long as you&s;re prepared to read a lot of text, you&s;ll enjoy unraveling the mystery …"
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78.0
Gameplay
86.0
Story
72.0
"Despite these minor issues, Process of Elimination is high quality, authentic, classical example of Japanese detective fiction. It’s not subversive or particularly boundary-breaking, but it’s also a very good student of the genre. So long as you can still kick …"
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70.0
Gameplay
60.0
Story
45.0
"Process of Elimination is a videogame with ideas poorly exploited and hastily managed. Despite of interesting an interesting context, it quickly loses interest. A missed opportunity."
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45.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
45.0
"There’s a decent amount of strategy that’s required in order to accomplish any of the investigation’s objectives in a limited amount of turns, but these end up constituting such a low amount of the game’s playtime that you’re left wishing …"
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35.0
Gameplay
55.0
Story
60.0
"Process of Elimination has a very interesting plot and manages to grab you from the beginning. It mixes the visual novel style with strategy; the bad thing is the problems I experienced with the Nintendo Switch version."
Read original reviewGraphics
30.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
70.0
"Despite the mediocrity of its narrative and audiovisual design, Process of Elimination has interesting gameplay ideas that deserve to be polished and further developed in a later title. Fans of survival-themed anime or investigation adventures like Dangaronpa might enjoy this …"
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