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Below you will find a list of unsolved crimes available for you to dive in. Check the evidence and find the killer.

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The Fleeting Fortune - online detective game - short case

The Fleeting Fortune

1966, Brussels, Belgium. An 18-year-old man dies in a car crash just two days after inheriting the family fortune of several millions. The police suspect a foul play. This is a premium case, available to our donors.

type of case

short case

case level

★★

solved by

30.5%



This is a short case file, it contains a summary, a list of suspects and a handful of clues. It is a logic-based whodunnit puzzle, rather than a forensic investigation. The goal remains the same: identify the killer.



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The Halloween Murder Mystery - online detective game - cold case

The Halloween Murder Mystery

1967, Ustica Island, Italy. A foggy night, a small island with a dark past and a yacht with all passengers unconscious. That is what the Coast Guard found in October 1967 near Sicily. As it turned out, a woman died during that trip when she saw something outside the window. This is a premium case, available to our donors.

type of case

cold case

case level

★★★★

solved by

88.9%



This is a cold case file, which means all the evidence has already been gathered. Your job is to spot what the original investigators missed and solve the mystery.

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Hollywood Seven - online detective game - short case

Hollywood Seven

1976, Los Angeles, United States. A young woman is found dead in a motel room. Her dreams of becoming an actress ended in a cheap motel just outside Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

type of case

short case

case level

★★

solved by

16.6%



This is a short case file, it contains a summary, a list of suspects and a handful of clues. It is a logic-based whodunnit puzzle, rather than a forensic investigation. The goal remains the same: identify the killer.



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The Abrupt Death of Sir Arthur - online detective game - cold case

The Abrupt Death of Sir Arthur

1896, Mombasa, British East Africa Protectorate. British explorer Sir Arthur Jones was found dead in his hotel room in Mombasa Ruby Inn, on the morning of 18th November 1896. Someone smashed his head and ransacked his room. This is a premium case, available to our donors.

type of case

cold case

case level

★★★

solved by

29.7%



This is a cold case file, which means all the evidence has already been gathered. Your job is to spot what the original investigators missed and solve the mystery.

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Famous Last Words - online detective game - short case

Famous Last Words

2023, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. "I don’t believe he would be able to kill anyone", those were the last words an investigative journalist wrote down on the way home. Just minutes later, he was lying down on the ground, covered in blood.

type of case

short case

case level

★★

solved by

25.2%



This is a short case file, it contains a summary, a list of suspects and a handful of clues. It is a logic-based whodunnit puzzle, rather than a forensic investigation. The goal remains the same: identify the killer.



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The Lens of the Beholder - online detective game - tutorial

The Lens of the Beholder

2016, Sydney, Australia. Tutorial case. A young paparazzo was found dead in his small apartment in the suburbs of Sydney. The way he died leaves very little doubt about the cause of death.

type of case

tutorial

case level

solved by

29.6%



This is a short case file, it contains a summary, a list of suspects and a handful of clues. It is a logic-based whodunnit puzzle, rather than a forensic investigation. The goal remains the same: identify the killer.



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Losing the ground - online detective game - short case

Losing the ground

2022, Osaka, Japan. A computer game director, whose life was lately in a downward spiral, fell down 13 floors onto a parked car, still grasping a phone in his hand.

type of case

short case

case level

★★★★

solved by

12.6%



This is a short case file, it contains a summary, a list of suspects and a handful of clues. It is a logic-based whodunnit puzzle, rather than a forensic investigation. The goal remains the same: identify the killer.



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A Single Shot - online detective game - short case

A Single Shot

2014, Springwells, Alabama, USA. A middle-aged woman moved to a new city, hoping to start a new life, but all she found was a single gunshot wound.

type of case

short case

case level

★★★

solved by

31.2%



This is a short case file, it contains a summary, a list of suspects and a handful of clues. It is a logic-based whodunnit puzzle, rather than a forensic investigation. The goal remains the same: identify the killer.



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Strings Attached - online detective game - cold case

Strings Attached

1968, Tetsells Green, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. The guitar player of The Firecrackers rock band was found dead inside his Rolls-Royce, which itself was found in the swimming pool of his cottage in Gloucestershire.

type of case

cold case

case level

★★★★★

solved by

9.1%



This is a cold case file, which means all the evidence has already been gathered. Your job is to spot what the original investigators missed and solve the mystery.

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A Very Cold Case - online detective game - open case

A Very Cold Case

1975, Jan Mayen Island, Norway. The peace of a secluded polar base on volcanic island Jan Mayen in the Northern Atlantic was in 1975 stirred when one of the scientists was found dead.

type of case

open case

case level

★★★★

solved by

35.1%



This is an open case, which means you will need to gather some of the evidence yourself - through archives or laboratory - before you can solve the mystery.

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Lightning Never Strikes Twice - online detective game - cold case

Lightning Never Strikes Twice

2007, Dickson, Maine, United States. An elderly couple was found dead in their home on the outskirts of the town. It looks like someone broke into their house and attacked them using some sort of blunt instrument. However, there is one more disturbing detail in that story...

type of case

cold case

case level

★★★

solved by

10.8%



This is a cold case file, which means all the evidence has already been gathered. Your job is to spot what the original investigators missed and solve the mystery.

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Long Day at the Office - online detective game - cold case

Long Day at the Office

1990, London, United Kindgom. About 11 PM, night cleaners in the downtown office building have found the co-owner of an IT company. Obviously, he was shot twice in the back when he was in his office on the top floor.

type of case

cold case

case level

★★

solved by

34.8%



This is a cold case file, which means all the evidence has already been gathered. Your job is to spot what the original investigators missed and solve the mystery.

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