SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Methods: The Illusion Murders

Methods: The Illusion Murders overview

LockedOn Games | Apr 21, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)5,494
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score88% positive

Methods: The Illusion Murders dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)5,494
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score88% positive
  • Total reviews95
  • Release dateApr 21, 2024
  • DeveloperLockedOn Games
  • PublisherErabit

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: LockedOn GamesPublisher: Erabit

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Methods: The Illusion Murders comes from LockedOn Games and is published by Erabit. It arrived on Steam on Apr 21, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Methods: The Illusion Murders's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 95 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Methods: The Illusion Murders is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishSimplified Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1 GHz1 GB RAMNot listed1 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 102 GHz1 GB RAMNot listed1 GB available space
macOSMinimum10.6Apple M1 or Intel Core M1 GB RAMNot listed1 GB available space
macOSRecommended10.15Apple M1 or Intel Core M1 GB RAMNot listed1 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04 or newerIntel® Core 2 Duo1 GB RAMGTX 260 or equivalent1 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 12.04 or newerIntel® Core 2 Duo1 GB RAMGTX 260 or equivalent1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Methods: The Illusion Murders has sold up to 5,494 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Methods: The Illusion Murders overview details

Methods: The Illusion Murders combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Now available for free, discover a mystery story set in the world of Methods: The Detective Competition . Red July, an up-and-coming celebrity detective, is challenged by The Illusion Killer — a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions. However, in the course of solving the murder, Red July's famous method — which lets her instantly solve any crime — stops working. Now the race is on to stop the killer before it's too late! The game is a mystery visual novel that lets you examine evidence with a short interactive puzzle mini-game. Featuring Interactive game Original soundtrack Dynamic Storytelling Distinctive Artwork Immersive Game World Unique DLC to Methods: The Detective Competition (100 detectives VS 100 Criminals) Playing Methods: The Detective Competition first is highly recommended, but not required to understand the story.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Methods: The Illusion Murders is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameMethods: The Illusion Murders
Steam App ID2636320
Typegame
Release dateApr 21, 2024
DeveloperLockedOn Games
PublisherErabit
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Positive reviews84
Negative reviews11
Total reviews95
Positive percent88%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 21, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)20 June 2026 - 22:17:44 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Casefile One CompleteNo description
Casefile Two CompleteNo description
Casefile Three CompleteNo description
Casefile Four CompleteNo description
Casefile Five CompleteNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2636320
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2636320/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2636320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Methods: The Illusion Murders

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Methods: The Illusion Murders?

Methods: The Illusion Murders's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:09:25 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Methods: The Illusion Murders growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Methods: The Illusion Murders?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Belgium (50%), Canada (50%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Canada (27.7%), Belgium (25.4%), United States (8.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Canada (33%), Belgium (30.7%), United States (7.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Canada (22.6%), Belgium (20.2%), United States (10%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Methods: The Illusion Murders?

Methods: The Illusion Murders currently sits at 88% positive across 95 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 84 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Methods: The Illusion Murders have?

Methods: The Illusion Murders currently has about 205 tracked Steam followers as of 7 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Methods: The Illusion Murders?

Methods: The Illusion Murders is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

88% positive, 84 positive, 11 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

5

Platform releases
  • Steam 22 April 2024

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space

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