Murdered Soul Suspect is a game that is hard to recommend in terms of gameplay and due to a lack of substantial content

A game where sadly the idea is a lot better than the execution, especially given the low budget visuals and mediocre script.

It's a great premise and there's an earnest attempt to make a proper detective game, with relatively little action; Floating through walls is fun (when you're allowed to)

Weak story, dialogue, voice-acting, and facial animation; Flawed detective system requires little real thought or creativity; Combat and stealth elements fail to engage

Frustrating and unrewarding crime solving surrounded by inconsistent gameplay systems.

Salem's witchy history is interesting and well explored

The police work is either overly simple or frustratingly illogical; A story which promises a decent amount; but falls away badly

A good murder mystery keeps its audience engaged, on edge, and guessing incorrectly until the killer is revealed. As the puzzle pieces come together and the list of suspects narrows, our vested interest in the mystery almost always turns into a competition of trying to be one step ahead of the...

And it's that underdog likeability that rescues Soul Suspect from the lower reaches of the score table. It's a Good 6, that delightful strata of games that stumble in the technical aspects, but compensate with personality and charm, somehow all the more enjoyable for their imperfections.

The Mystery Is Puzzling

Murdered: Soul Suspect is a game with absolutely no hype behind it, and that's pretty sad, in my opinion, because this is a very enjoyable and fresh take on a genre that hasn't strived in quite a while.

For all its shortcomings, Murdered remains an enjoyable romp. The lack of direct combat never becomes an issue, and the pacing of the main plot is just right. What immersion is lost through lazy NPC behaviour and limited interaction with the world is gained back by dint of the wonderfully sinister...

A ghost of a chance.

Lots of interesting stories to piece together; Great sense of empathy as you learn why people passed away

Dull combat encounters; Lots of bugs and glitches; Severe tonal shifts

Driven by its story, fans of Quantic Dreams' ' Beyond: Two Souls ' and 'Heavy Rain' are certain to find 'Murdered: Soul Suspect' appealing. The setting, characters, and not- altogether-foreseeable-plot twist, truly set this game apart.