Murdered: Soul Suspect

About Murdered: Soul Suspect

Murdered: Soul Suspect dropped on June 3, 2014 from Airtight Games and Square Enix. This single-player adventure blends action with RPG elements in a supernatural setting. You play as Ronan O'Connor, a detective who wakes up dead after being murdered during a burglary in Salem, Massachusetts. The game lets you explore the town's wooden houses, narrow streets, and Gothic churches to find clues about your own death. It runs on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Your goal is simple yet grim. You must track down the killer who ended your life while battling demonic spirits that try to keep you trapped in the afterlife known as Dusk.

Gameplay

You spend most of your time walking through Salem as a ghost. Your primary tool is the ability to possess living NPCs or objects to see what others saw before they died. You also have a spectral vision mode that highlights evidence and enemies on your HUD. Combat involves throwing ectoplasm at demonic spirits or possessing them to attack other ghosts. The game relies heavily on environmental puzzles where you need to find specific items or solve murder mysteries by examining crime scenes. Players can move through walls and fly short distances to reach high places. You must balance investigating clues with fighting off enemies that drain your soul meter. If the meter empties, you get sent back to a checkpoint. The controls feel standard for third-person adventures with simple button presses for interaction and combat.

What Players Think

Critics and players have mixed feelings about this title based on current data. IGDB shows a score of 63.3 out of 100 from 281 ratings, suggesting average reception. The community completion rates reflect this uncertainty with an average playtime hovering around 8 hours for most users. Achievement tracking reveals 48 total trophies or achievements available. Players unlock them at a rate of 37.2% on average, which indicates many people quit before finishing. The rarest challenge is "Collector All" with only a 5.00% unlock rate, proving that finding every hidden clue is difficult. Community moods swing between frustration over the puzzle difficulty and appreciation for the atmospheric setting. Some users praise the story twists while others complain about repetitive combat encounters.

PlayPile's Take

This game works best if you like detective stories and don't mind a linear structure. The price is reasonable on most stores, making it a cheap entry point. However, the 37.2% average achievement unlock rate warns that many players struggle to finish it. You will spend hours chasing ghosts in Salem but might get stuck on puzzles or combat sections. It suits fans of supernatural mysteries who prefer walking simulators over intense action. The lack of multiplayer limits replayability after you solve your own murder case. Play it if you want a short, story-driven experience with some ghostly powers. Skip it if you hate getting stuck on one clue or if you need a challenge that tests your patience for hours.

Storyline

Most people think that death is the end, but for Ronan O’Connor, a Salem police detective with a chequered past, it is just the beginning. When Ronan O’Connor, a detective with a chequered past, gets caught up in a violent burglary, his life is brought to an untimely end by a brutal and relentless killer. Shocked to find himself in the afterlife, his only escape from the limbo world of ‘Dusk’ is to uncover the truth behind his killer, track him down and bring him to justice using his detective instinct and new-found supernatural abilities.