---
title: "Murder by Numbers"
description: "Los Angeles, 1996. Honor Mizrahi was just an actress on a hit TV detective show. But when her boss ends up dead just minutes after he fires her, she finds herse"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/16/78816.jpg"
---

# Murder by Numbers

![Murder by Numbers](https://t.vndb.org/cv/16/78816.jpg)

**Developer:** Mediatonic

**Release date:** Mar 5, 2020

**Platform:** Windows, Switch, OTH

**Language:** English, Japanese

**Rating:** 6.0/10 (153 votes)

## Description
Los Angeles, 1996. Honor Mizrahi was just an actress on a hit TV detective show. But when her boss ends up dead just minutes after he fires her, she finds herself starring in her own murder mystery. Teaming up with SCOUT, a reconnaissance robot thrown away after a mysterious incident, she sets out to clear her name - and a new detective duo is born!

Investigate a range of murders across TV studios, glitzy award shows, drag clubs, and more - all set to an energetic soundtrack from famed composer Masakazu Sugimori (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Ghost Trick and Viewtiful Joe).

Uncover a dark conspiracy by interrogating a wild range of weird and wonderful characters, designed by the incomparable Hato Moa, creator of Hatoful Boyfriend.

90s fashions! Upbeat jams! Sass dialled up to 100! Questionable jokes! Drag queens! All that and more awaits... in Murder by Numbers! 

[From [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/Murder_by_Numbers/)]

## Characters
### Honor Mizrahi
Honor plays the part of a main character on the hit TV show Murder Miss Terri. Once she is fired, she tries to prove her innocence in a murder and soon realizes that maybe being a detective in real life isn't such a bad idea.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Shoulder-length, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Dark, Nail Polish
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Insightful
- **Eyes:** Hazel
- **Clothes:** Coat, Jeans, Pendant Earrings, Crop Top, Hip Scarf, Beaded Necklace
- **Role:** Divorcee, Daughter, Friend, Coworker, Detective, American, Actor, Half-orphan
- **Engages in:** Investigation
- **Items:** Mobile Phone
- **Subject of:** Termination of Employment

### S.C.O.U.T.
A robot that becomes Honor's detective partner. He lost his memories and is trying to figure out his past with Honor's help.

- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Alias:** SCOUT
- **Subject of:** Amnesia
- **Personality:** Ignorant, Friendly, Kind, Funny, Naive, Cinephile
- **Role:** Friend, Robot, Detective, Genderless
- **Engages in:** Investigation, Flying

### Gerry Cross
The detective assigned to all of the cases Honor is involved in. He takes a mentoring interest in Honor and wants to keep her safe.

[spoiler]He was Honor's father's partner until her father was killed.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Detective Cross
- **Hair:** Short, Moustache, Grey, Thick Eyebrows, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale, Old, Wrinkles, Facial Scar
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Clothes:** Suit, Glasses
- **Personality:** Secretive, Short-tempered, Protective
- **Role:** Police, Detective, Mentor

### K.C. LeBeau
K.C. is Honor's best friend, as well as the hair and makeup stylist for Murder Miss Terri. He is always on Honor's side and is the most dependable person in her life.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Pink, Ponytail, Goatee, Multicolored, Dyed
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Nail Polish
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Coat, Hairpin, Pendant Earrings, Flower, Blazer, Ear Cuffs
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Personality:** Outgoing, Flamboyant
- **Role:** Friend, Coworker, Homosexual, British, Hairdresser
- **Engages in:** Flirting

### Becky Call
Becky is the main star of Murder Miss Terri and Honor's co-star. She looks down on others and wants nothing more than to win an award for her acting. Even so, she is a good person at heart.

[spoiler]She actually wants to win an award to make her parents proud of her as her parents have ignored her and not acknowledged any of her achievements her whole life.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, Long, Ringlet, Spiky Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Blue, Jitome
- **Clothes:** Earrings, Sunglasses, Ribbon Hair Tie, Pleated Skirt, Choker, Fur Coat
- **Personality:** Selfish, Low Self-esteem, Arrogant, Rude, Brave
- **Role:** Coworker, American, Actor, Popular
- **Subject of:** Confinement

### Bill Clubb
A security guard that works at Honor's television studio.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Thick Eyebrows
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Pale, Adult, Overweight
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Peaked Cap, Name Tag, Police Officer Uniform, Utility Belt
- **Personality:** Kind, Naive, Flustered
- **Role:** American, Security Guard

### Blake Patterson
Honor's boss at the television studio.

[spoiler]He is the first murder victim, dying quickly after the game begins.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Pale, Adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Sunglasses, Formal Shirt
- **Subject of:** Blackmail, Homicide, Completely Unavoidable Death
- **Role:** Husband, Friend, American, Film Director

### Bobby Price
The new, young host of a late night talk show.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Stubble, No Bangs, Undercut, Afro-textured
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Earrings, Jacket, Necklace, Bracelet
- **Body:** Young-adult, Dark
- **Engages in:** Alcohol Abuse, Attempted Murder
- **Role:** Wealthy, American, Famous, Television Host
- **Personality:** Sensitive
- **Subject of:** Frameup

### Clyde Musselmann
The replacement captain for the Anemone.

[spoiler]He is actually not a sailor and has instead been hired to kill someone on the boat. His real name is Hyde.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Hyde
- **Eyes:** Black, Shadowed, Sanpaku Eyes
- **Body:** Adult, Muscular, Olive, Scar, Left Handed, Facial Scar
- **Role:** Criminal, American, Captain, Veteran
- **Engages in:** Murder
- **Clothes:** Peaked Cap, Sailor Suit
- **Personality:** Taciturn

### Crispin Hakewell
A man who hangs around Fran's club, but he won't say why he's there.

[spoiler]He is actually trying to get Fran's money she owes.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Shaggy
- **Body:** Pale, Adult, Shark-like Teeth
- **Eyes:** Black, Shadowed, Shihaku Eyes
- **Clothes:** Suit, Cravat, Band-aid
- **Personality:** Secretive, Strange, Stutter
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Engages in:** Blackmail, Attempted Murder
- **Role:** Wealthy, American, Antagonist, Loan Shark
- **Subject of:** Paranoia

### Dick Stanford
A popular talk show host who has won many rewards.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Grey, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Pale, Old, Wrinkles
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Clothes:** Suit, Scarf, Turtleneck Shirt
- **Personality:** Selfish, Arrogant, Old-fashioned, Misogynist, Dishonest
- **Role:** Wealthy, American, Popular, Famous, Retired, Television Host
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Asphyxia, Bribery, Poisoning, Completely Unavoidable Death
- **Items:** Bouquet

### Edwin Tinker
The owner of a drag club. Fran has helped K.C. for years, and they are very close.

[spoiler]Destroyed part of the club to get insurance to pay off debts, but Fran accidentally killed someone doing so.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Fran Tasia
- **Hair:** Wavy, Wig, Parted to Side, Orange
- **Engages in:** Cross-dressing, Manslaughter, Theft
- **Body:** Trap, Olive, Makeup
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Clothes:** Necklace, Detached Sleeves, Strapless Dress, Pendant Earrings
- **Subject of:** Blackmail
- **Role:** Shopkeeper, Bartender, Drag Performer, Pseudonym

### Eirin Kino
A famous filmmaker. Her films are known for almost always having major accidents, including deaths, happen on the set.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Red, Shoulder-length, Eye Covering, Multicolored, Dyed, Asymmetrical Blunt Bangs
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Clothes:** Scarf, Sunglasses, Headphones, Ribbon Hair Tie, Tracksuit, Kimono Minidress
- **Role:** Full Sister, Writer, Wealthy, American, Younger Sister, Infamous, Film Director
- **Personality:** Whimsical, Eccentric
- **Engages in:** Smuggling

### Jack Larsen
Owner of an electronics company.

[spoiler]He was one of the people who worked on S.C.O.U.T. and wanted him to be used as a weapon.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Stubble, Thick Eyebrows, Balding
- **Body:** Pale, Adult, Facial Scar
- **Role:** Villain, Engineer, American, Executive, Researcher
- **Eyes:** Black, Hosome, Shadowed
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Engages in:** Murder
- **Clothes:** Turtleneck Shirt

### Jena al-Jazaria
A woman who seems to know a lot about S.C.O.U.T.

[spoiler]She was one of the creators of S.C.O.U.T.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Ponytail, Long, Sidehair
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Olive, Nail Polish, Lip Piercing
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Shirt, Wristband, Lab Coat, Chain Jewellery, Ribbon Hair Tie, Choker, Studs, Multiple Earrings
- **Role:** Engineer, Coder, American, Researcher
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Completely Unavoidable Death
- **Engages in:** Computering
- **Personality:** Mysterious
- **Items:** Pen

### John Redfern
A fan of Miss Terri Mysteries.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Wavy, Stubble, Parted in Middle
- **Body:** Pale
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Otaku, Short-tempered, Strange
- **Clothes:** T-shirt, Vest, Watch, Coke-bottle Glasses, Pin-Back Button
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Frameup
- **Items:** Backpack, Fanny Pack
- **Engages in:** Infiltration
- **Role:** Poet

### Kathleen Cartwright
Dick's co-host for years.

[spoiler]Killed Dick due to the abuse she has suffered working for him.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Shoulder-length, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Makeup
- **Clothes:** Jacket, Gloves, Pendant Necklace, Pendant Earrings, Choker
- **Engages in:** Murder, Revenge, Arson, Frameup
- **Personality:** Relaxed, Vindictive
- **Role:** Coworker, American, Famous, Television Host
- **Items:** Mobile Phone
- **Eyes:** Cyan

### Ray Kino
A prominent lawyer who is known for always winning.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Beard, Thick Eyebrows, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Pale, Adult, Left Handed
- **Eyes:** Black, Jitome, Shadowed
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Shirt, Vest
- **Role:** Lawyer, Wealthy, American, Older Brother
- **Personality:** Distrustful, Protective, Sly
- **Subject of:** Confinement
- **Engages in:** Smuggling

### Roz Mosis
A drag queen at Fran's club who is very assertive.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Pink, Ponytail, Long, Multicolored, Cyan, Spiky Bangs, Parted to Side, Dyed
- **Body:** Pale, Overweight, Nail Polish, Makeup, Big Breasts
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Outgoing, Violent, Assertive, Southern Drawl
- **Clothes:** Mini-dress, Stockings, Crown, Pendant Earrings, Unusual Hair Ornaments, Beaded Necklace
- **Role:** American, Part-time Worker, Security Guard, Drag Performer
- **Items:** Hand Fan
- **Eyes:** Pink
- **Engages in:** Vandalism

### Ryan Blackstock
Honor's ex-husband that likes to goad her. He helped her get into show business, though Honor's acting abilities are what pulled her through despite what he says.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, Beard, No Bangs, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Grey, Hosome
- **Clothes:** Suit, Watch, Pocket Square
- **Personality:** Narcissist, Possessive, Manipulative
- **Role:** Divorcee, Wealthy, American, Executive, Criminal Accomplice
- **Engages in:** Blackmail, Revenge, Bribery
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Fixation with Former Lover

### Sharon Mizrahi
Honor's mother who is very protective of her.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Short, Grey, Curly
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Protective, Serious, Assertive
- **Eyes:** Amber, Shadowed
- **Body:** Adult, Dark, Nail Polish, Makeup
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Necklace, Skirt, Ring, Blouse, Pendant Earrings, Brooch
- **Role:** Widow, Mother, American

### Tom Schmidt
[spoiler]A scientist who worked on S.C.O.U.T. He is the scientist who S.C.O.U.T. accidentally killed.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Overweight
- **Subject of:** Accident, Pre-Story Death, Completely Unavoidable Death
- **Role:** Scientist, Coworker, American, Present in Flashbacks Only
- **Clothes:** Lab Coat, Aloha Shirt
- **Eyes:** Itome

### Tully
A handyman hired to work at Honor's television studio.

[spoiler]His real name is Frank Pritchell.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Frank Pritchell
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Beard, Thick Eyebrows, Dyed
- **Body:** Pale, Muscular, Tattoo
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Personality:** Carefree, Jock
- **Engages in:** Suicide, Murder, Flirting
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Homicide, Completely Unavoidable Death
- **Clothes:** Dog Tags, Bandanna, Overall, Fingerless Gloves, Paint, Utility Belt
- **Role:** Mechanic

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Murder-by-Numbers)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
- [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/murder_by_numbers)

## Releases
### English
- **2020-03-05**: Murder by Numbers
- **2020-03-06**: Murder by Numbers - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20250108120125/https://www.mediatonicgames.com/game/murder-by-numbers), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1140290/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/murder_by_numbers), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1551612399)
- **2020-09-08**: Murder by Numbers - Package Edition - [Official website](https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Murder-by-Numbers)
- **2020-09-08**: Murder by Numbers - Limited Package Edition - [Official website](https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Murder-by-Numbers)
- **2021-03-23**: Murder by Numbers

### Japanese
- **2020-03-05**: Murder by Numbers
- **2020-03-06**: Murder by Numbers - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20250108120125/https://www.mediatonicgames.com/game/murder-by-numbers), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1140290/info/), [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/murder_by_numbers), [GOG DB](https://gogdb.org/product/1551612399)
- **2020-09-08**: Murder by Numbers - Package Edition - [Official website](https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Murder-by-Numbers)
- **2020-09-08**: Murder by Numbers - Limited Package Edition - [Official website](https://www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Murder-by-Numbers)
- **2021-03-23**: Murder by Numbers

## Tags
ADV, Comedy, Female Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Murder Mystery, Bloody Scenes, Mother Support Character, No Sexual Content, Homosexual Support Character, Detective Work, Protagonist with a Face, Conspiracy, Foreigner Protagonist, Puzzle Game, Dark Skinned Protagonist, Ship, Modern Day United States of America, 90's, Bonus Side Stories, Few Event CGs, Unlockable Bonus Content, Strong Female Protagonist, Protagonist with a Sprite, Robots, No Romance Plot, Dialogue Based, Amnesiac Protagonist, Male Friend, Actor/Actress Protagonist, Ethnically Diverse Cast, No Backlog, No Skip Function, Robot Protagonist, Divorcee Protagonist, Scenario Selection, Past United States of America, LGBTQ Issues, Meaningless Choices, No Hero(in)es, Mentor Support Character, Cliffhanger Ending, Fake Choices, Command-based Adventure Game, No Auto Function, Fast Mini-games, Linear Plot, Map Movement, No Gallery, Mystery

## More Games from Mediatonic
- [Murder by Numbers](https://pinovel.net/v27484)

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