Methods



Methods is a visual novel about a competition for detectives. There are 27 simple multiple choice style mysteries and a huge cast of over 80 characters in the game. It switches protagonists every several chapters, which is designed to add to the suspense as you never know who will be eliminated or advance in the competition.

Production
Methods began as a novel that LockedOn started writing in 2014.

He stopped writing the novel in 2016, but returned to the project with a new vision for a visual novel version in June 2019. He began releasing a few chapters of the visual novel every week, starting on June 12th 2019. The final chapters of the game were completed on April 11th 2020.

The game was polished and finalized on April 25th 2020, with new menus, CGs, and revised versions of older chapters. The Steam version of the game was released on June 1st 2020.

On August 1st, LockedOn was approached about a Chinese translation for the game by Listera, who was later joined by Vita and Whisky as Master Translators. On September 7th 2020, the Chinese translation for the game was released.

Synopsis
One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals.

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.

Stages
Learn more about the six Stages in the competition.

Stage One

Stage Two

Stage Three

Stage Four

Stage Five

Stage Six

Plot
SPOILER WARNING!

This section goes into full details about the plot of Methods. Do not proceed if you don't want to be spoiled.

Summary