Murders on the Yangtze River
Side-scrolling detective adventure solving murders in early twentieth-century China
OMEGAMES STUDIO · Published by OMEGAMES STUDIO, NPC Entertainment · Released Jan 30, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 21K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 98 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 87
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Feb 17, 2025
Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Murders on the Yangtze River?
This side-scrolling detective adventure follows John Shen through a series of murder cases along the Yangtze River as he seeks the truth about his brother’s death. Set in early 20th-century China, each case has you search crime scenes, question suspects, find contradictions in testimony, and solve puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy an overarching mystery told through separate cases
- +you like historical settings and ink-wash artwork
Not for you if...
- −you want open-ended investigations rather than guided deductions
- −you dislike lengthy dialogue between puzzles
What players say
97% of 21,254 reviews are positive · 92% of 98 in the last 30 days
Players praise the characters, connected cases, historical detail, and artwork. Some criticize deductions they find too rigid or illogical, and an ending they find unsatisfying.
Screenshots and trailer
Murders on the Yangtze River system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590 CPU @3.3GHz
- Graphics
- Intel GMA 950
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 47
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Detective
- Puzzle
- Adventure
- Story Rich
- Indie
- Mystery
- Exploration
- Puzzle Platformer
- Investigation
- Logic
- Historical
- Lore-Rich
- RPG
- Singleplayer
- Text-Based
- 2D
Recent updates
- Feb 17, 2025 · Fix Demo-Full Version Achievements Sync Issues
- Feb 3, 2025 · The function of the game reset button is disabled.
- Jan 31, 2025 · Update for fixing experience problem.
- Jan 26, 2025 · 《幽影密讯》免费DLC Steam现已发布！
- Oct 23, 2024 · A crash issue about macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
1 DLC available.
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