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Murder cover art

Murder

Peter Moorhead · CDP · 2015-10-21

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 21, 2015 (Linux), Oct 21, 2015 (Mac), Oct 21, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a cyberpunk future where both have become commodities.

Murder is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (51% of 434 reviews).

0
playing now
51%
positive of 434 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 434 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.08 at GreenManGaming (2020-10-26) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 92 of 98 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120162026Week of 2016-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
10Oct 2015Jun 2020Oct 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Oct 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2018 — avg 0 · peak 0Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.102015-10-202026-08-272015-10-20 — best price $2.492017-05-11 — best price $0.522018-01-04 — best price $0.992018-05-29 — best price $2.502018-10-11 — best price $2.492019-04-18 — best price $0.102019-11-12 — best price $0.992020-02-10 — best price $0.992020-06-19 — best price $2.192020-08-26 — best price $3.662020-10-31 — best price $2.992020-12-24 — best price $3.662021-02-22 — best price $0.872021-05-15 — best price $2.992021-07-20 — best price $4.992021-09-25 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $0.492022-01-18 — best price $0.992022-03-10 — best price $0.992022-05-17 — best price $0.492022-07-25 — best price $4.992022-09-20 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $0.492023-04-03 — best price $0.492023-06-19 — best price $0.502023-09-07 — best price $0.992023-11-23 — best price $0.992024-01-30 — best price $0.722024-04-26 — best price $0.872024-08-03 — best price $0.722024-12-03 — best price $0.722025-03-22 — best price $0.722025-07-31 — best price $0.492025-12-08 — best price $3.662026-04-06 — best price $0.722026-07-16 — best price $0.722026-08-27 — best price $3.73
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)615%16

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieShortAdventureCyberpunkSingleplayerPoint & ClickPixel GraphicsFemale Protagonist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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