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It's a visual novel combined with Picross.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
I wouldn't normally play this, but the HLTB forums voted for it as their Game of the Month, so that's what got it on my radar.
Game of the Month thread on HowLongToBeat.com
Yes, I liked it! The story is not exactly on the same tier as Ace Attorney, but is fairly decent while capturing the fun tone. Picross turned out to be kinda fun as well. But, as likeable as this game is, it just isn't all that special, *7 out of 10* for me. Mashing the two elements together does help, I probably wouldn't have bothered with this story if it was purely a visual novel, and I probably wouldn't be very engaged by the puzzles if I wasn't rewarded by the story.
You can find plenty of more detailed reviews in the GotM forum thread.
Zero problems whatsoever, I submitted a WineHQ App Database entry for it. Some people reported some glitches on other versions of the game, but I did not encounter anything major.
Game finished 2023-09-30 - 33h
gardenapple - 2024-01-07