A typical murder on a train. A typical killer for the win.
Methods3: The Invisible Man is now available to pre-order on App Store and Google Play!
If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime.
At the end of the previous part, the mysterious detective competition has turned deadly.
Who is the one behind Detective Asper's murder?
Find out in..
Methods 3: The Invisible Man
the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods 3: The Invisible Man' being the third part, and containing Chapters 43-60.
TapTap: https://www.taptap.io/app/33708990
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.erabit.methods.tdc3.paid.gp
In the days to come, we hope for your guidance and support in unlocking more intriguing storylines (and CP)!
So, dear detectives, enjoy the game.
— LockedOn & Erabit
Methods: The Detective Competition is Attending G-Fusion 2024 Guangzhou!
Detectives, How’s it going?
We are thrilled to announce that Methods: The Detective Competition is going to attend the video game fest called G-Fusion 2024 in Guangzhou, China! G-Fusion is a video game fest hosted by GCORES.
Methods will be exhibited at booth D17 on May 18th and 19th . We can’t wait to see you there!
We've split Methods: The Detective Competition into five apps for the mobile release, and "Methods2: Secrets and Death" is the second part, and contains Chapters 21-42.
And we could promise the next one would be released in three month!!
So keep an eye out for that, and enjoy!
— LockedOn & Erabit.
Update Notes For April 26
Fixed duplicate save slot Fixed font issue with swapping between English and Chinese
Update Notes for April 25
Fixed error message in Chapter 44
Major Update: Methods: The Detective Competition Celebrates Four Years!
It's been four years since I completed Methods!
This was an extremely important year for Methods, as after many years of searching, I finally found and partnered with a publisher — Erabit Studios! They helped me launch the game on mobile, get merch to fans, and so much more! A big thank you to them for helping to support Methods!
And thank you as always to the fanbase for the many many fan-created works! It's so great to see!
For this anniversary, I wanted to make sure there was a meaningful update to the game. This Fourth Anniversary update has some big changes which have been requested for a while!
New Hackett, Haney and Lucha Sprites!
Hackett was the first character I drew for the game, and I never updated him, even though he looked a bit less polished than the other sprites in the game. I was still figuring out the style as I went. Because he kind of became the "face" of the game in all my promo images, I was a little worried about changing him at this point. But on the other hand, it's Hackett — so I decided to go for it. The new sprite fits in so well that maybe you don't even notice a difference!
Haney was the second character I drew, and I wanted to match her Canada Files look better, and correct some things with her outfit. She is still her aloof self as always, and I did keep the super big bulky flashlight. And now she looks more like she does in the CGs throughout the game — even when I was making the game, I was still tweaking her design.
Lucha was also one of the first sprites I created still left mostly unchanged in the game since I began working on it.
After this update, the "first sprites" will be the "latest sprites"! I hope that you like the new looks!
Text History
This is a nice Quality of Life update which was requested for some time — now instead of being able to view previous dialogue by rolling back, you can view a text history screen, easily accessible from the dialog box.
New Side Images
The awkward floating heads are gone! I replaced all the old side images with new ones which show the characters' bodies as well, just like in Canada Files.
Checkmarks on Solved Evidence
Borrowing a feature from the mobile version of Methods, checkmarks now appear when you have looked at evidence during investigations!
And as a special bonus as part of the celebration, the full soundtrack to Methods has been released as one big video to YouTube and bilibili ! Now you can solve mysteries with it playing in the background! ;)
Enjoy the update with 60% off, and thanks for making Methods' fourth year its most successful one yet!!
Japanese Version of Methods: Detective Competition Now Available on Mobile!
Dear Detectives,
We're thrilled to announce that after much anticipation and meticulous preparation, the Japanese version of Methods: Detective Competition （Chapter1-20) is officially live on mobile!
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.erabit.methods.tdc1.paid.gp
