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Methods: The Canada Files 2026

Point-and-click by LockedOn Games, published by LockedOn Games.

Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Point-and-click Indie Visual Novel Steam Deck Playable
94%
Very Positive
312 Steam reviews
2 playing now
on Steam

About

On Steam, 94% of 312 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 2 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 5 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck.

Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel set three years before the events of Methods. In the last few stages of the Canadian detective competition, Detective Larika Downs is determined to discover the truth at all costs!

Story

Welcome to the mysterious Canadian detective competition! Find clues, interview suspects, and find out the truth with your teammate’s unique methods! Six Files will await you in the full game, containing convoluted puzzles from Canada’s most devious masterminds. Each one takes around 2-4 hours to complete depending on your skill of deduction… But be warned, the price will increase after each File is released! Your time starts… now. Yours, The Game-master

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
March 5, 2026 (early access from February 1, 2023)
March 5, 2026 (early access from February 1, 2023)
March 5, 2026 (early access from February 1, 2023)

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS
XP
Windows 10
Processor
1 GHz
2 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
2 GB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 29, 2026.

Methods: The Canada Files player count

concurrent players on Steam
2playing now3h ago
2peak today
530-day peak
5highest we have seenOct 23, 2026
Oct 23: 5 Oct 24: 3 Oct 25: 4 Oct 26: 2 Oct 27: 3 Oct 28: 4 Oct 29: 2 Oct 30: 1 Oct 31: 4 Nov 1: 1 Nov 2: 4 Nov 3: 2
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Methods: The Canada Files achievements

61 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Winner Struess
9.6%
Winner Tads
9.8%
Winner Viu
10.3%
Traitor Tads
10.6%
Traitor Larika
11.4%
S Rank! Unlocked S rank on File 06! And yet...
11.7%
All 61 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Traitor Anadyne
12.2%
Leader Viu
13.2%
Useless Anadyne
13.3%
Traitor Struess
13.9%
S Rank! Unlocked S rank on File 02!
14.3%
Leader Anadyne
14.7%
Useless Viu
15.3%
S Rank! Unlocked S rank on File 05!
16.2%
Useless Struessless
16.6%
Leader Myself
16.6%
S Rank! Unlocked S rank on File 04!
16.7%
Leader Tads
17%
S Rank! Unlocked S rank on File 03!
17.5%
Winner Anadyne
18.8%
Useless Tads
21.1%
Completed Hangout Four Improved morale for your teammates!
25.6%
Completed Hangout Five Improved morale for your teammates!
25.6%
S Rank! Unlocked S rank on File 01!
26.2%
Winner Larika
26.9%
Monster Completed Chapter 28!
27.6%
Nightmare Completed Chapter 29!
27.6%
The Losing Room Completed Chapter 30!
27.6%
Living Memory Completed Chapter 27!
27.9%
Old Friend Completed Chapter 26!
28%
Completed Hangout Three Improved morale for your teammates!
32.4%
The Overlook Office, Part Five Completed Chapter 25!
33%
Apprehensive Presentiments Completed Chapter 23!
33.2%
Pretension of the Twit Completed Chapter 24!
33.2%
Cerebral Pontification Completed Chapter 22!
33.6%
Ostentatious Inauguration Completed Chapter 21!
33.8%
The Overlook Office Part Four Completed Chapter 20!
35.7%
Completed Hangout Two Improved morale for your teammates!
35.8%
Alternate Reality Completed Chapter 19!
36%
Detoxic Positivity Completed Chapter 18!
36.2%
Good Tidings Completed Chapter 17!
36.7%
Forgive Me Completed Chapter 16!
37.5%
Traitor Myself
40.7%
Completed Hangout One Improved morale for your teammates!
43%
Leader Larika
43.3%
The Overlook Office Part Three Completed Chapter 15!
44.1%
Open Mind Completed Chapter 14!
44.3%
Look Away Completed Chapter 12!
44.7%
No Escape Completed Chapter 13!
44.8%
Many Opportunities For Experiences Completed Chapter 11!
46.8%
Useless Myself
49.8%
The Overlook Office Part 2 Completed Chapter 10!
54.4%
Player Choice Completed Chapter 9!
55.2%
Ludonarrative Harmony Completed CHapter 8!
56%
Cheat Code Completed Chapter 7!
57.2%
Eye in the Sky Completed Chapter 6!
59.8%
The Overlook Office Part 1 Completed Chapter 5!
61.2%
Are You Useless? Completed Chapter 4!
61.3%
It's Only Logic Completed Chapter 3!
61.4%
The Wolf's Meal Completed Chapter 2!
64.6%
Nothing Was Learned
71.6%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.