Choose SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
Choose SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.2% positive across 114 reviews.
SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair vs Murder by Numbers
SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair and Murder by Numbers both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair (2016) is 4 years older than Murder by Numbers (2020). SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair scores higher on Steam reviews (91.2% positive) than Murder by Numbers (86% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Murder by Numbers
Choose Murder by Numbers if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Murder by Numbers launched in 2020.
Both SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair and Murder by Numbers sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair |  Murder by Numbers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.2% positive (114 reviews) | 86% positive (947 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gosatsu Visual Novels | Mediatonic |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair (2016) is 4 years older than Murder by Numbers (2020).
- SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair scores higher on Steam reviews (91.2% positive) than Murder by Numbers (86% positive).
- Murder by Numbers is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Murder by Numbers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair has no Deck rating yet.
SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair vs Murder by Numbers — FAQ
- Which is better, SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair or Murder by Numbers?
- On Steam reviews SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair scores higher (91.2% positive) than Murder by Numbers (86% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair or Murder by Numbers first?
- If you want chronology, SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair (2016) came out before Murder by Numbers (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair and Murder by Numbers similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.