Methods: The Detective Competition
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About Methods: The Detective Competition
Methods: The Detective Competition is a visual novel about 100 detectives competing in a mysterious contest. They solve mysteries created by criminal masterminds. The winning detective receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime; if a criminal wins, they receive one million dollars and parole, regardless of the severity of their crime.
Investigate the cases
You examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about each mystery’s solution. The game has over 25 interactive crime scenes.
Chapters and extras
The story spans 100 chapters and 139,000 words, and takes approximately 10 hours to play through, depending greatly on your reading speed. It also includes an original soundtrack, a CG gallery, an expressions gallery, a backgrounds gallery, a music room, character bios, character interviews and behind-the-scenes content.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for Methods: The Detective Competition is $19.99 at Steam. 3 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and Methods: The Detective Competition stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for Methods: The Detective Competition are: Windows XP, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB storage. It also runs on macOS. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. Methods: The Detective Competition is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates Methods: The Detective Competition as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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