Methods: The Detective Competition News

Hello everyone!
The Bundle of【Methods: The Detective Competition】X 【Kamifuda】 has been released, now with a 20% discount!!!

Kamifuda is a visual novel and deck builder game——Take the role of Tarot as you explore an enigmatic campus hidden in a dimension of eternal gloam. Granted a stay of execution, you have been consigned to the strange institution of Gloamrot University: a school for the eldritch arts. New to the world of Pact-sworn—individuals who have been touched by an eldritch entity from the realm beyond—you have been given only a single semester to pass the Trials at Gloamrot and prove that you can control the evil within.

If you already own Methods: The Detective Competition , you can get Kamifuda with another 20% off!

Check it out here:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35776/Methods_The_Detective_Competition/

Have a good day, everyone!


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LockedOn

Hi everyone!

After some consideration, we decided to launch Methods: The Illusion Murders as a free game on Steam!



The Illusion Murders is a linear mystery visual novel with some light gameplay elements. Famous detective Red July tracks down a serial killer who patterns his crimes after illusions, in one of her most notorious early cases.

As you may know, MTIM is a short five-chapter story featuring Red July which is included as free extra content in Methods: The Detective Competition. Since it's a self-contained story, we thought it'd be a wonderful way to introduce new players who haven’t purchased MTDC to the world of Methods.

This standalone version of the story features new reworked menus, and an exclusive music track "Illusions".

We hope you'll enjoy it!!

— LockedOn Games & Erabit Studios

Hello everyone!



The prequel game Methods: The Canada Files has just had a major update! File 02 is now here, with a brand new mystery. You may see some familiar faces from Methods as well! Check it out here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2063530/Methods_The_Canada_Files/

File 02 was a long time coming, and I'm happy that everyone can finally play it. I hope you can enjoy it and give me feedback in a steam review! You can also join LockedOn Game Discord to talk to me directly :) Thank you!!!

Many more cool things are in store! Thank you for playing my game:)

Until next time!

— LockedOn

Hello!! I have some very exciting news!
I'm teaming up with Erabit Studios, the publisher of 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Brotato, Star Survivor, and many other indie games! They are coming on board as the publisher of the Methods franchise!

Erabit will be helping bring the games to a bigger audience, so be prepared for the fanbase to expand soon! ;)

I chose to work with them because of their passion and enthusiasm for helping indie devs like myself. Rest assured that Methods is in safe hands! I still have creative control of the series and I'll be involved with everything to be sure it's in the spirit of Methods. And I'll keep developing Canada Files as well as Motives. With their help, I'll be able to go full-time, which will speed up development.

As you may know, I have a very open policy on fan works to encourage fans to make their own Methods-inspired creations. Erabit is all about supporting fans too, so don't worry — that policy has not changed!

We have many cool things in the works, so I hope you will look forward to more news soon.

Many thanks to Sound of Mystery for getting the ball rolling.

Here's to the exciting next chapter of Methods!

Until next time!

— LockedOn.

Missing image crash for deleted "GAMEMASTERS" chapter menu screen fixed