# Methods: The Detective Competition

> Probable indie-scope game profile, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Sales estimate uses a transparent Boxleiter-derived heuristic; its fixed display range is not a statistically validated confidence interval.

## Snapshot
- **Indie scope**: probable
- **Classification reason**: steam_store_genre:Indie
- **Classification evidence**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300/
- **Primary genre**: Casual
- **Release year**: 2020
- **Release date**: Jun 1, 2020
- **Platforms**: linux, mac, windows
- **Genres**: Casual, Indie, Strategy
- **Launch price**: $19.99 USD
- **Steam reviews**: 670
- **Positive review %**: 91%
- **Steam app**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271300

## Developer
- **Studio**: [LockedOn Games](https://indielist.games/studios/lockedon-games)

## Publisher
- **Name**: [Erabit](https://indielist.games/publishers/erabit)

## Sales estimate (white-box, version v1.0)

- **Units (median)**: 40,200 (range 24,120 – 56,280)
- **Net revenue (median)**: $459,015 USD
- **Boxleiter NB used**: 60
- **Algorithm version**: v1.0

### NB breakdown
- `base`: +50
- `year_2020`: +15
- `price_$20`: 0
- `positive_91%`: +10
- `genre_Casual`: -15

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/methods-the-detective-competition-1271300)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md. Always verify large numbers with official sources before citing.