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Murdered: Soul Suspect Limited Edition

PLAYSTATION 4
Murdered: Soul Suspect Limited Edition
Square Enix6/6/2014Europe

A murder mystery wrapped in a collector's box. The Murdered: Soul Suspect Limited Edition for PlayStation 4 takes Airtight Games' supernatural detective story and packages it with a secret journal featuring unseen case files about the murders, plus a digital strategy map to help you navigate the ghostly streets of Salem.

This was a First Edition pre-order release in the United Kingdom, meaning every early copy was automatically the Limited Edition. That sounds like wide availability, but the reality is different. Murdered: Soul Suspect was a niche title with modest sales figures, which means the total number of Limited Editions produced was inherently small. A "first edition" of a game that didn't sell millions is, paradoxically, rarer than a limited run of a blockbuster.

The physical journal is the star here. It's an in-universe artifact, filled with case files and murder details that extend the game's narrative beyond the screen. For collectors who value items that feel like they belong inside the game world rather than just beside it, this hits the mark. The collector's box gives the whole package a presence that the standard edition simply can't match. Murdered: Soul Suspect may not have set the world on fire critically, but it built a dedicated cult following among players who appreciated its unique premise. And cult followings have a way of turning overlooked limited editions into sought-after pieces years down the line.