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Murder by Numbers

2020 puzzle video game
VideoGame video_game Q85787064
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Summary

Murder by Numbers is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Masakazu Sugimori[3]
  • Publisher: The Irregular Corporation[4]
  • Genre: visual novel[5], puzzle video game[6], nonogram video game[7]
  • Developer: Mediatonic[8]
  • Platform: Nintendo Switch[9], Microsoft Windows[10]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[11]
  • Language of work or name: English[12], Japanese[13]
  • Software engine: Unity[14]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[15], digital download[16]
  • Review score: 81/100[17], 81%[18], 77/100[19]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[20]
  • Publication date: March 5, 2020[21]
  • Distributed by: Steam[22], GOG.com[23], Nintendo eShop[24], Humble Store[25], Epic Games Store[26]
  • Narrative location: United States[27], Los Angeles[28]
  • ESRB rating: Teen[29]
  • Official website: https://www.mediatonicgames.com/game/murder-by-numbers[30]
  • Has characteristic: indie game[31]
  • Different from: Murder by Numbers[32]
  • Game mechanics: side view[33]
  • Social media followers: 2020[34], 1684[35]
  • Compatible with: Steam Deck[36]

Why It Matters

Murder by Numbers is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . capcom.fandom.com. Retrieved . capcom.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . GOG.com. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Nintendo eShop. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . pcgamingwiki.com. pcgamingwiki.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → Q14920392
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Usk rating: USK 12"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → murder-by-numbers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: murder-by-numbers, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Murder_by_Numbers
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 18w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epic games store id → murder-by-numbers
    Lutris game id → murder-by-numbers
    Play:right id → murder-by-numbers
    Riot pixels game id → murder-by-numbers
    + 90 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 48950, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142831790|Murder by Numbers (#142831790)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'ma"
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