A detective game for iPhone
Mea Culpa
The killer is whoever was left alone with the victim.
Logic cases set on the floor plan of a house, a train, a theatre or a ship. Five suspects, witness statements, voice interrogation and ciphers. Put everyone in place and name the guilty one.
A case is a plan and a few statements
Every investigation starts with a floor plan: a house, a train carriage, a theatre, a ship. On it stand five suspects and a victim, and the witnesses say what they saw.
Read the statements
Who stood by the window, who heard footsteps, who was near the weapon. Each line rules out part of the plan.
Place everyone on the plan
One person in every row and every column. Furniture adds its own rules, and the statements tell you who was where.
Name the killer
The killer is the one left alone with the victim, and the weapon lies in that same room. Each case has exactly one solution, checked by a solver.
Ask in your own words
Question witnesses the way you would talk to a real person: type the question or say it out loud. AI works out what you are asking, and the answers are written by the case's authors.
A witness lies in one situation only: when they are the killer.
Ciphers you crack with your hands
Every cipher comes with a tool in your hands: a Morse key with a lamp, flag semaphore, braille, a Caesar ring, a typewriter, a tailor's tape.
- Morse key
- Semaphore
- Braille
- Caesar ring
- Typewriter
- Tailor's tape
- and 15 more
Five under suspicion
The suspects are shot like 1950s film stills: one warm lamp, everything else in shadow. You can question every one of them.
Seasons, like books
A season is told in chapters. A chapter is four cases and a finale built from notes found in the earlier ones. Read closely: you will need them at the end.
The Black Moth
Spain, a string of murders, and under each one the signature of a mysterious «M.». Who is behind it?
Medianoche
Coming in December.
A new case every day
Case of the day
- Free, and new every day. Play on consecutive days to build a streak. Share your result without giving anything away.
Daily tournament
- Eight fresh cases, the same for everyone. Global records show where you stand.
Duel with a friend
- One new case for both of you. Count down 3-2-1, and whoever names the killer first wins.
From the game
Screenshots of the Russian-language version.
Questions and answers
How much does it cost?
You can start for free: the case of the day is open every day, and the first case of each season is free. After that a season is bought whole, or unlocked with the Bureau pass.
Are there ads?
No. No banners and no videos before a case.
When is it out?
It is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone. When it lands, the link will be here.
How does the interrogation work?
You ask by text or by voice. AI works out what you mean, and the reply comes from texts written by the case's authors.
Do witnesses lie?
Only the killer does. Everyone else tells the truth.
Can a case have more than one solution?
No. Every case has exactly one solution, and a solver checks it.
Can I share my result?
Yes, without spoilers: friends see your result, but not the killer's name.
The case is waiting
Coming soon to the App Store for iPhone.