Unsolved Murder Mystery Game - Cold Case Files Investigation Detective Clues/Evidence - Solve the Crime - Individuals, Date Nights & Party Groups - Murder of a Marine Biologist

Super fun and put together well. The case file with all the evidence makes you feel like a real detective. Highly recommend. I plan I getting more.

Our Family has enjoyed escape room, logic puzzles and mystery games for many years. We discovered Cryptic Killers fairly recently and have played 5 of them so far. Each one had been varied in story, clues and characters, so they are always fresh and challenging. It takes us (2 twenty somethings and 2 sixty year-olds ) about 2 to 2.5 hours to get through all the information and puzzles. Some, like this one has two steps with separate packets to be open in succession as the game proceeds. I recommend using a laptop for the online information as it is easier to read than on a phone, but it can be done. The materials are plentiful and of good quality - except the CCTV shots that are always just a little too grainy or dark - Mostly, purposefully, but still a bit too hard to make out, even for the younger two. We thoroughly enjoy these games and look forward to the next challenge!

such a great hard case to solve!!!

We have done a few of these case files and this one was tricky—in a good way! Ciphers, fingerprint comparisons, and hidden details. We really enjoyed this case and it took us a couple of hours to dig through all the evidence and prepare the answers to each objective. Cons we disliked about this one specifically: the amount of internet use age required. There are emails and websites to check for information, and we ended up printing them because we wanted everything to be available in front of us, rather than going back and forth between phones and papers to compare evidence. We prefer everything we need prepped and in front of us as we open each envelope. Also, figuring out the ciphered letter required more scrap paper than we’re used to! I’d say this one was also organized differently than ones we’ve done in the past, with a lot of information/documents from the “part one” envelope being much more important in “part two” than others we have done. Going back and forth isn’t as ideal, but more “realistic” as a detective, so that could vary as a pro or con for others. We definitely enjoyed this one as a challenge for people who have done multiple similar case files before. Definitely would not recommend for beginners, but experienced players. However, if you really want to START with this one, be prepared to look everyWHERE. But I won’t give it away.

I was amazed at the details & quality put into this game! It was pretty challenging & I got at least 4 hours' worth of entertainment out of it. There's a lot of reading and a cryptogram involved, so if you don't mind all that, you'll probably love it!

This was absolutely fun. We actually did this on our road trip! Keeps you going with good amount of clues. Recommend this.

Did Cryptic Killers with a friend and had an absolute blast. It took us about 4 hours to finish, and we were hooked the entire time. The puzzles are challenging without being frustrating, and it really makes you think and collaborate. Lots of “wait… what if—” moments that feel super satisfying when things finally click. Perfect if you like true crime vibes, escape rooms, or just want something immersive to do with a friend. Time flew by and we were genuinely sad when it was over. Highly recommend if you’re looking for something fun and different to do at home.

Great detail. Awesome physical evidence and the online evidence is cool, being able to use a suspects log on info is a cute touch. Marine biologist took us about 3 hours. One thing that sucks is when you find out who the killer is, you can't really play that one again, but you can get a different one and then pass it on to a friend!

Absolutely really enjoyed the case! We love the elimination cold cases as you need to do your due diligence in going through the evidence. Thanks for putting this together and we look forward to purchasing your other packages!

My 19 year old son and his girlfriend love playing these, they have been home for summer break and we decided to get a selection and play them. This one was really good, great case file full of intriguing evidence to keep family entertained for hours. Quality within the case file is great and includes online evidence to extend and enhance the gameplay. This was at the top end of the difficulty scale and it was definitely a thought provoking one, we made loads of additional notes to help us crack the case. In my option Cryptic killers are the only ones to play as they are the best value for money, great quality content and gives you hours of playability

If you ever played game of this sort you will be heavily dissapointed. The case file consists only of 2 folders with paper hints, nothing much else. The riddle is written very poorly, and the main difficulty is not in solving it but undertanding what the creator had in mind. I agree with other people being dissapointed in the clues not leading you in an organised way to a conclusion - after all you have only 2 tasks. Only will give one extra star for the print quality, as it wasnt bad at all, but its only because it wasnt terrible. Will definitely not buy any more games from this author as its very dissapointing - 'detective for a day' stories are much much better.

Love these so much!

We thoroughly enjoyed this murder mystery case file. Although it was rather tricky in bits and we were often uncertain as to where to turn, our inner detective's never gave up and we soon found the killer. A super awesome, case file filled with lots of information, fun catches and ciphers that you need to work out. Highly recommend and cannot wait for our next one, murder at the movie theatre.