How to play at home
How to run a murder mystery game at home
Create a printable mystery game, generate the print kit, and launch the Game Master in four steps. This is the simplest way to run a DIY escape room or murder mystery party at home.
Create Your Mystery
Use our AI-powered creation studio to build your mystery from scratch. Write the story, design characters and suspects, craft evidence items, and structure your envelopes. The AI helps you every step of the way.
Create Your Mystery
Use our AI-powered creation studio to build your mystery from scratch. Write the story, design characters and suspects, craft evidence items, and structure your envelopes. The AI helps you every step of the way.
Generate Your Print Kit
When your mystery is ready, generate a print kit — a single PDF with your evidence dossiers, envelope packing guide, and all the physical materials players will handle. Print at home, stuff the envelopes, and you're set.
Generate Your Print Kit
When your mystery is ready, generate a print kit — a single PDF with your evidence dossiers, envelope packing guide, and all the physical materials players will handle. Print at home, stuff the envelopes, and you're set.
Launch the Game Master
Open the Game Master interface on any screen. It runs the entire live experience — countdown timer, evidence reveals, hint system, and story beats. You don't need to manage anything. Just play along with everyone else.
Launch the Game Master
Open the Game Master interface on any screen. It runs the entire live experience — countdown timer, evidence reveals, hint system, and story beats. You don't need to manage anything. Just play along with everyone else.
Solve the Mystery
Open envelopes, examine evidence, interrogate suspects, and race to name the culprit before time runs out. Every mystery ends with a finale reveal — did your group crack the case?
Solve the Mystery
Open envelopes, examine evidence, interrogate suspects, and race to name the culprit before time runs out. Every mystery ends with a finale reveal — did your group crack the case?
Community First
Free printable mystery games, built by the community.
Community mysteries are created by players like you and shared freely in the Vault. There's nothing to buy — just download the print kit, stuff your envelopes, and play.
When you publish your mystery, it lives in the community vault for other hosts to discover and run at home.
Create
Use AI tools to build a full mystery
Generate Print Kit
One PDF with all evidence and setup guides
Publish
Share it to the community vault for free
Play
Anyone can download and run your mystery at home
The Game Master
Your mystery, fully hosted.
Every mystery includes a live Game Master interface that runs your printable mystery game in real time, so you do not have to be a full-time host.
Live Countdown Timer
Keeps the tension real. Every second counts.
Evidence Reveal
Envelopes unlock in sequence, guided by the story.
Contextual Hints
Stuck? The GM drops clues without spoiling the answer.
Narrative Story Beats
Scripted moments keep the story moving and immersive.
Phase
Envelope 3 — The Confession
FAQ