Murder By Numbers is an investigation Game developed by Mediatonic and published by The Irregular Corporation in 2020.

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Los Angeles, 1996 Honor Mizrahi was only an actress on a well-liked TV detective series. However, shortly after her boss fires her, he dies, and she plays the lead in her murder mystery. She joins forces with SCOUT, a reconnaissance robot abandoned after a mysterious incident, to clear her name, becoming a new investigative duo.

The Key Features of Murder By Numbers include

• 90s style! Upbeat music Sass set the dial to one hundred! Stupid jokes! Stars in drag You can find all of this and more in Murder by Numbers!
• Investigate a diabolical scheme by speaking with various odd and intriguing characters developed by the great Hato Moa, the brains behind Hatoful Boyfriend.
• Investigate several murders in drag clubs, opulent award ceremonies, TV studios, and other settings while listening to the cheery compositions of renowned composer Masakazu Sugimori.
• The player must solve nonogram puzzles due to the investigation to find a piece of evidence, which can then be shown to witnesses to advance the plot. 
• Players are charged with questioning witnesses and suspects and searching for information in the visual novel format reminiscent of the Ace Attorney series. 
• As they become embroiled in multiple homicide investigations, the Game follows TV actress-turned-detective Honor Mizrahi and her robot sidekick SCOUT. 

Gameplay

• More points are rewarded for not utilising clues, and achieving a certain number of points boosts the rank and unlocks puzzles that are not part of the main tale. Optional story segments illuminating SCOUT's past can be opened by earning an S rank in a case and solving all of the additional puzzles that have been unlocked.
• A Detective Rank that starts at F and rises as the player solves puzzles is assigned to each of the four cases that make up the tale. 
• In most riddles, making mistakes as you go won't hurt you, but you can ask for help finding the answer if you need it. In some areas, the player must finish a string of smaller nonogram puzzles in a set amount of time without using "space" marks or hints.
• Like many other computer-based nonogram puzzles, these nonograms are solved by marking the spots that should be filled and those that should be left empty. This allows the player to keep track of their progress and draw conclusions as they attempt to solve the puzzle.