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Murder Mystery Machine

Blazing Griffin · Microids · 2021-08-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 25, 2021 (Xbox One), Aug 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 19, 2019 (iOS), Aug 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 25, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective?

Murder Mystery Machine is an Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2021 for $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed sentiment (55% of 179 reviews).

0
playing now
55%
positive of 179 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.00★
PlayStation Store rating (101 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (49 reviews).
  • · Top 31% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.6k–8.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 179 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.88 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 133 of 166 observed days · $0.11 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520212026Week of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.812021-08-252026-10-142021-08-25 — best price $17.992021-11-15 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-04-29 — best price $14.072022-07-08 — best price $15.992022-08-17 — best price $15.992022-11-23 — best price $7.992023-02-02 — best price $19.992023-04-25 — best price $17.972023-06-26 — best price $5.632023-08-27 — best price $19.992023-11-01 — best price $4.992023-12-15 — best price $5.002024-02-22 — best price $9.992024-04-19 — best price $1.172024-06-01 — best price $18.992024-07-31 — best price $16.642024-09-18 — best price $2.992024-10-22 — best price $16.642024-12-13 — best price $2.602025-02-13 — best price $0.992025-04-04 — best price $0.812025-06-10 — best price $0.992025-08-20 — best price $1.782025-10-13 — best price $1.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992026-02-03 — best price $19.992026-04-06 — best price $19.992026-05-19 — best price $16.842026-07-14 — best price $0.992026-08-29 — best price $0.992026-09-18 — best price $0.992026-10-08 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
85.8%
earned "Welcome to the DCA"
16.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese…

Player tags

NoirCrimeIndiePuzzleMysteryStrategyAdventureDetectiveDifficultIsometric

Census log

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

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