Methods: The Detective Competition

The first game in the Methods series.

One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving mysteries created by criminal masterminds.

The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime.


Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution.


It includes 100 chapters totaling 139K words, taking approximately 10 hours to play through (though that varies greatly depending on your reading speed).

• Original soundtrack
• Over 25 interactive crime scenes
• CG gallery
• Expressions gallery
• Backgrounds gallery
• Music room
• Bios
• Character Interviews
• Behind-the-scenes