It's been six years since I completed Methods ! To everyone who has been following these games since the initial release, thank you for sticking around these past six years. And welcome to anyone who...

The Masterminds have some fun outdoors! Happy Winter Holidays! Hope you look forward to more in 2025! — LockedOn...

Just for Halloween, here's some special illustrations! 772 as a Pierrot Clown! Slakes as a Werewolf Seebeck as the Bride of Frankenstein! Thanks for playing and we hope you're looking forward to the n...

It's been five years since I completed Methods! It was another great year for Methods — the mobile version of the game is now fully released. And thank you as always to the fanbase for the many, man...

772 receives a nice present! Nell does not enjoy her gift. Enjoy and we hope you look forward to more in 2025! — LockedOn & Erabit...

The Detective Game-masters have dressed up for Halloween! Greg as a Game-master Mug! Clark as a Scarecrow! Kane as a Cat! Mellie as a Ghost! Enjoy the artworks! — LockedOn & Erabit...

I've updated the Methods demo to be consistent with the 4th Anniversary update. It includes the first 10 chapters, and also the Chinese translation. I've also compressed it, so it should not take up t...

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!...

I'm really excited to announce that Methods: Detective Competition is now available on Google Play and the App Store — to play on mobile devices! There will be a 30% launch discount all week long, s...

Joane and Larika exchange gifts for Christmas! Enjoy the winter holidays! Best, — LockedOn...

I've been wanting to get around to this for a very long time. This build is an optimization update. The game's many assets have been compressed to half the size they were before! It will also run a bi...

Just for Halloween, here's some special illustrations of The Illusion Murders characters!! Thanks for playing and we hope you're looking forward to the upcoming standalone release of The Illusion Murd...

Hello!! I have some very exciting news! I'm teaming up with Erabit Studios , the publisher of 20 Minutes Till Dawn , Brotato , Star Survivor , and many other indie games! They are coming on board as t...

Three years have come and gone since I completed Methods — which is strange. It feels like it hasn't been that long, and yet so much has happened. Glad to see that the fanbase for the game is still...

Santa Roel! Detective White as Jack Frost! Catscratcher as an elf! Happy Holidays everyone! I will continue to work on Canada Files in the New Year, and I'm hoping to release the first file early next...

Still hard at work on The Canada Files ! In celebration of Halloween, here is Team Tads in various outfits! Enjoy! Until next time! — LockedOn...

Two years ago, I finished Methods . Thank you to everyone for continuing to create fan works and remain invested even two years after its release. Sometimes I forget how many people are into this game...

Some very exciting news today. As you know, I keep a close eye on the Methods fanbase, to see what kinds of content you would all most like to see. I like to think I'm super "clued in", so to speak, a...

I can't believe it's been a whole year since my last Methods Halloween post. Time seems to just fly by. I continue my work on Catalyst Wake , but don't think I've forgotten about Methods ! Here are th...

New Methods extra content The Illusion Murders is now available, free for everyone who owns the full game! 5 new chapters 20 minutes of new music One new interview Two news articles Unlocking the new...

I completed Methods exactly one year ago today! A lot has happened since then, especially ever since Sound of Mystery streamed the game, which resulted in it really blowing up in popularity and gettin...

Happy Halloween everybody! The latest update to the game just includes some typo fixes in the Chinese translation, and it also includes the missing Garden interview. But more importantly, I have a spe...

The full Chinese translation of Methods has finally been released! This project went at lightning speed, and was completed in a little over a month. Though the biggest news here is the full translatio...

I'm very excited to announce that a full Chinese translation of Methods is on the way! The new demo version of the game contains the translation of the first ten chapters! The translation effort is le...

Methods is now on Steam! Check out the Steam page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/Methods_The_Detective_Competition/ I have provided 1000 Steam keys here on itch.io, and I will supply...

The Steam store page for Methods is live! Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/Methods_The_Detective_Competition/ The release date for Methods on Steam is June 1st — but the...

The new trailer for Methods has arrived, and the Steam store page is on the way! I also updated the game a few times to fix some spelling/grammar errors, and Nell's sprite — her thumbs were on the w...

Version 1.0 is here. While there are definitely more improvements still to make (because there are always improvements to make), they are minimal. I think it's safe for me to say that Methods is final...

Version 0.0 is here! Version 0.0 contains a whole lot of stuff, so I'll have to break it down into more detail. But first, I just want to make sure everyone knows that Version 0.0 will probably corrup...

Release XXXX is here! Release XXXX contains three chapters, sixteen CGs, one bio and four music tracks. Well, it's 4 AM, but I did it... I finally finished all 100 chapters of Methods . What a ride! B...

Release XXXIX is here! Release XXXIX contains two chapters, two CGs, two music tracks and a behind-the-scenes article! Well, would you look at that — it's Friday! I met my weekly deadline for the fi...

Release XXXVIII is here! Release XXXVIII contains three chapters, one music track, one CG, and one behind-the-scenes article! Making the game free for the time being has really opened it up to more pe...

As the world undergoes this massive crisis, grab a free copy of Methods or Broken Minds to help pass the time. Consider donating to fund the relief effort here: https://covid19responsefund.org/ Releas...

Release XXXVII is here! Release XXXVII contains two chapters, two music tracks, two bios & one CG. Well, they aren't as comprehensive as I'd hoped but I was able to get the Release out... two days lat...

Release XXXVI is here! Release XXXVI contains three chapters and two new music tracks! Sorry it's late — it was really hard to stay away from the news this week. But what will not be hard is self-qu...

The Methods Ultimate Poll is here! Take it at the link below! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S55F262 This poll has a whole bunch of stuff to rank — from the new mysteries, to Fifth Stage contestants...

Release XXXV is here! Release XXXV contains two chapters, four music tracks and four new bios. I also updated Detective White and Detective Porter's sprites. Whew! Well, I just barely made it in time...

Release XXXIV is here! Release XXXIV contains three chapters, two CGs and one music track. At last the winner of the Fifth Stage has been revealed, and Methods can finally enter its last arc... "STAGE...

Release XXXIII is here! Release XXXIII contains two chapters, one CG and one new music track! I also revised the extras and options menus. Well I managed to get this Release done in six days instead o...

Release XXXII is here! Release XXXII contains three chapters, two CGs, and two music tracks (I also stealth-edited Ether's sprite)! Aaaannd it's Monday. Wow, how did things slip this far? Well, it's a...

Release XXXI is here! Release XXXI includes two chapters, two music tracks, two CGs, a new behind the scenes article, and I also stealth-edited Beth's sprite, which was bugging me. These two chapters...

Release XXX is here! Release XXX is what happens when you decide to use a roman numeral system for release names! I don't recommend it! This Release contains three chapters, two music tracks and three...

Release XXIX is here! Release XXIX contains two chapters, three music tracks, three CGs, and finally updated ranks for the past three rounds of the contest. Well, I think this is the first time I've b...

Release XXVIII is here! Release XXVIII contains three chapters and a new behind-the-scenes article! I also stealth-edited the chapter "Beth" with a new background. Whew! Well, this arc was tough — m...

Release XXVII is here! Release XXVII includes two chapters and a new special feature! That special feature is "Behind the Scenes". It will consist of a few in-depth articles about the creation of Meth...

Hello! It's the first day of the new year, and 2020's going to be the best year yet. In human history. Probably. In the 2010s, our phones got slightly smarter, but nothing completely revolutionary hap...

Release XXVI is here! Release XXVI includes three chapters, three new music tracks and three CGs! In other words, three of everything! It's the holiday season, which is partially why this Release is o...

Release XXV is here! Release XXV contains two chapters, three bios, five interviews, and one music track! Well, I'm very relieved that I changed up my schedule because this Release was not ready at al...

Release XXIV is here! Release XXIV contains three chapters, two CGs, six new bios and some minor improvements to various sprites. Unfortunately, I did not get around to making the music tracks for thi...

You can now take a poll to rank your preference for partners in the detective competition! This is something I've had in mind since the beginning, but now that we're 57 chapters in, there are enough p...

Release XXIII is here! Release XXIII contains two chapters, four music tracks and four bios! Okay, so Methods now officially updates every Friday. This is partially because of Thanksgiving events maki...

Release XXII.5 is here! Release XXII.5 contains new backgrounds and 3 new CGs. Here's the full list of revisions: Updated Chapters 1, 9 & 11 with new "Floor One" backgrounds Updated Chapter 3 with new...

Well, it's been a while since this poll closed, but better late than never! Here are the results: At the time I ran the poll, Ashdown's arc had not yet started, so this only contains mysteries one thr...

Release XXII is here! Release XXII contains three chapters, three CGs, and five new interviews. For the first time ever, I'm writing this post the morning after publishing the Release — but I did ge...

Release XXI is here! Release XXI includes two new chapters, a new bio and a new music track! Finally, we've reached the peak of Ashdown's arc... things are thundering towards an exciting conclusion! S...

This is a small patch to Release XX that includes new bios for the tourists, a new CG, a new Interviews question and a new music track. It's the additional content that I wanted to include in the orig...

Release XX is here! Release XX contains three new chapters and a new music track. Happy Halloween! I'm writing this at the Witching Hour right now — extra spooky. It was important to me to get this...

Release XIX is here! Release XIX includes two chapters, three CGs and two bios! Well, it's very late indeed... that's because I didn't work on this Release at all until Tuesday. I had to come up with...

I'm happy to say that Methods has reached the 600+ downloads milestone! All this with absolutely zero advertising on my part! Thank you to everyone who has checked out the game or has been keeping up...

Release XVIII is here! Release XVIII contains three chapters and a CG! I also made a slight adjustment to the "Ranks" screen, but overall this release is light on extra content because of the workload...

Release XVII is here! Release XVII includes two chapters, a new music track and 2 CGs. Now, you might not notice one of the CGs because it's actually a revision of the "interrogation room" CG. I've be...

Release XVI is here! Release XVI includes three chapters, one new music track, a CG, and a brand new feature: "unlock all chapters"! I was going to wait a bit to implement it, but it's pretty useful...

Release XV is here! Release XV contains two chapters, one music track and a new bonus feature: The Rulebook . This feature is one of the things I've been planning since Release I. It doesn't have the...

Release XIV is here! Release XIV includes three chapters, one CG, one music track and five interviews! Well, I've simply run out of characters to interview (for now). That frees me up to work on an al...

Release XIII is here! Release XIII includes two new chapters, eight new bios, and three new music tracks! I've also updated the game's "You Lost" screen, and finally separated the options and the extr...

Release XII is here! Seeing as it's just after midnight, I guess I missed my deadline... the reason that happened was because I wanted to add the CG of Haney in the ticket booth, and that set takes a...

My computer is back from the shop and running rather well — Photoshop didn't crash and I was able to make the graphic for this post! Now that Methods has featured ten mysteries, I figured that would...

Release XI is here! Release XI includes two new chapters, two bios, a new music track and five interviews. It also fixes some issues with the last Release -- the "Trigger Chains" minigame has been cha...

I meant to write this post earlier, but better late than never! Here are the results from my first Methods Character Poll . I don't know if saying "votes" is really accurate for this kind of data, but...

Check it out here: https://lockedon.itch.io/methods-ost ! The original soundtrack to Methods has now been released on itch.io for a minimum price of $1! This OST will be updated with each release of M...

Release X is here! Well, it's a good thing I don't have a job and can work all day on this game, because that was close! However, I was able to make it in time. Release X is a pretty substantial relea...

When I updated the game's pricing, I assumed that people who already downloaded the game for free would have access to the full game. However, that is not the case -- they only have access to it if th...

Release IX is here! Release IX is a significant update, because for the first time since I began putting out chapters, Methods is no longer free. If you already downloaded it, you should still be able...

Release VIII is here! Release VIII is a pretty big update, with three chapters, five bios, two CGs, and a new music track. Additionally, I revamped the chapters menu and the gallery menu. I also went...

With Release VII , now is as good a time as any to see which characters people like the most! Click the link below to go to the survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QGTMZLY This poll will be open un...

Release VII is here! Release VII contains two chapters, two bios and one new music track! Whew! The day's almost over, but I was able to publish the latest release! What happened was I got a bit lazy...

Release VI is here! Release VI contains four chapters, four music tracks, five bios and one CG. It's my biggest update yet! Well, I managed to do it (somehow)! Actually, what made it easier was that s...

Release V is here! Release V contains one chapter and one CG. It also fixes the ranks screen, which didn't display Round 5, and other minor improvements like fixing a part in Chapter 10 that should on...

Release IV is here! Release IV contains two chapters, two bios, 3 CGs, and two music tracks. It also contains a fix for the "Casefile" menu screen. In Release III the casefile menu screen was availabl...

Release III is here! Release III contains one chapter, one music track, and a new "casefile" screen, where you will be able to view all the casefiles from the past mysteries you've solved. So, as usua...

The official Methods Press Kit has been released, for $1. The Press Kit includes: 5 backgrounds, including two exclusive renders 10 large character images 6 screenshots 5 different title designs, with...

Release II is here! Release II includes two new chapters, three music tracks (four if you count the Nell minigame one), four bios and the "ranks" screen. On a stealthier note, I added a few persistent...