Murder by Numbers

"Murder by Numbers is a video game that knows how to combine its two aspects in an excellent way, inciting the player, either due to the plot or the challenge offered by their puzzles, to continue playing."

"Overall this is a game no fan of Picross (or nonograms) should miss. It is just as essential as Jupiter’s Picross-e and Picross-s series."

"An exciting and well-executed puzzle title that should certainly be experienced once, even if you&s;re just in it for how impossibly cool all the characters look."

"Murder By Numbers is a fun and funny 90s romp for nonogram enthusiasts, but perhaps not the casuals."

"Murder By Numbers is a satisfying adventure that will delight any fan of Picross. The visual novel aspect gives the game a unique angle for the genre, and the personable art design leaves a great impression. If you&s;re looking for …"

"With Murder by Numbers, Mediatonic has managed to mix various elements from visual novel games with nonograms. The gameplay lacks of variety but the overall setting is sufficiently engaging, thanks to its characters, to make sure the player will stay …"

"Despite some awkward difficulty spikes, cheap reference humour, and some characters being hit or miss with me, I have had a good time with Murder by Numbers. It was a huge learning curve to solve these puzzles and I&s;m certain …"

"Murder By Numbers is definitely your game if you love picross and Phoenix Wright — heavy emphasis on that order. With a seemingly unending amount of picross puzzles at your disposal and plenty of murders to solve, Murder By Numbers …"

"Murder by Numbers masterfully combines visual novel with puzzle aspects. With a interesting story and charismatic and well-developed characters, the game also offers fun for picross fans with a good dose of puzzles along the way."

"Murder by Numbers was a fun game for me to play. It was a nice change of pace to a lot of the current games and the puzzle aspect got my brain working well towards the end of the game. …"

"90’s fashions! Upbeat jams! Sass dialled up to 100! Questionable jokes! Drag queens! All that and more awaits… in Murder by Numbers! According to my investigation on the game, the website set the bar high. What you just read was …"

"Murder by Numbers is an exquisite detective puzzler with wonderful writing, gorgeous graphics, and masterful music."

"For $14.99 Murder By Numbers is a game I really hesitate to recommend. It is a relatively lengthy experience as it took me about 28 hours to complete, with a lot of that time spent solving the puzzles. It’s a …"

"Whether you’re a fan of Picross, or whether you enjoy a good murder mystery, I can’t recommend Murder By Numbers enough."

"Murder By Numbers puts you into the heart of a detective drama with fun characters to hook you into the story and puzzles that give your brain a decent workout."

"This charming crime drama is packed with emotion, and provides the perfect framework for your journey into Picross. Murder by Numbers masterful learning curve and beautiful art style will keep you coming back for more, and its heart-felt story will …"

"Murder by Numbers offers well-crafted Picross puzzles and a captivating story with well-developed characters. It&s;s a unique and memorable experience for fans of both genres."

"Murder by Numbers is a game for people who enjoy playing nonogram/Picross puzzles."

"A fun and clever game that mixes Picross-style puzzles with engaging mysteries, more interesting as the game goes on."

"Mediatonic&s;s Murder By Numbers combines visual novel storytelling with picross puzzling, and it makes the pairing feel just right."

"Murder By Numbers puts a narrative-heavy spin on the Picross experience and accompanies it with enough difficulty setting that even a mathematically challenged fool like me to get engrossed in the grid-filling action for hours on end. Unfortunately, so much …"

"I&s;m pleased to not be let down by my cascading hype as it turns out that Mediatonic has a firm grasp on the distinctive appeal of Ace Attorney&s;s world and characters, putting together a flashy and bright &s;90s world that …"

"Murder By Numbers successfully manages to combine an entertainingly wacky series of whodunnit mysteries starring a properly entertaining cast of characters with some excellent puzzling that&s;ll keep Picross fans happy for a good long while."

"A vibrant mystery adventure but maybe not for you if you&s;re picky about picross."

"Murder by Numbers has all the logic of picross with the look and feel of your favorite childhood cartoon."

"If you like picross, Murder by Numbers has some entertaining dialogue and colorful characters to go along with your puzzles. If you aren’t going into this for picross first and foremost, however, the rest of the game isn’t going to …"

"Unfortunately while it could be difficult for newcomers, I would still recommend learning it through Murder by Numbers, because solving one feels incredibly rewarding, especially if it involves unraveling a murder mystery."

"Despite a few missing features, Murder by Numbers is still a delightful twist on a classic puzzle game. Fans of Ace Attorney or Picross will not want to let this one fly under their radar. This is a universe begging …"

"The game is a charming concoction full of endearing characters and set to a wondrous soundtrack."

"Murder by Numbers successfully blends a Phoenix Wright-style visual novel with a Picross-style puzzle game by making each aspect great in its own right."

""Unordinary genre fusion works.""

"Shades of Picross and Phoenix Wright blend together in this unlikely but utterly lovable genre mash-up."