Methods: The Canada Files
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…
Methods: The Canada Files is an indie developed by LockedOn Games, released 5 March 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Methods: The Canada Files is
Methods: The Canada Files is an indie game developed by LockedOn Games and released in 2026. It was published by Erabit Studios. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Pygame.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Methods: The Canada Files launched on 5 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal and Marathon.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal, Marathon.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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