Clue: Murder By Death
A story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England. Investigate a murder inside a sprawling manor, interrogate suspicious residents, and make meaningful choices to uncover the truth — before Scotland Yard arrives.
Lord Robert Anderson has been found murdered in his secluded country manor. Summoned by his loyal butler, an old comrade of your father from the Great War, you arrive in the dead of night to uncover the truth.
Everyone appears distraught, yet behind polite smiles lie secrets, grudges, and carefully hidden motives.
You don’t yet know who committed the crime or why but you do know one thing:
⏱ You have 180 minutes before Scotland Yard arrives.
Clue: Murder by Death is a narrative-driven detective adventure inspired by classic British crime fiction and modern investigative games. Explore an imposing manor, examine evidence, interrogate suspects, and connect clues across multiple branching narrative paths. Every conversation, every alliance, and every accusation shapes the investigation and determines how the story ends.
Who can you trust?
Who is lying?
And what truth will you ultimately uncover?
🎩 Key Features
🔹 Story-rich detective mystery set in 1930s England
🔹 Meaningful choices that impact characters and outcomes
🔹 Multiple endings based on your deductions and decisions
🔹 A real-time investigation with a 180-minute limit
🔹 Fully explorable 3D isometric manor packed with secrets
🔹 Deep character-driven narrative with hidden motives and alliances
🔹 Unique visual style blending dark humour and vintage charm
🔹 Original atmospheric soundtrack
🔹 Available in English, French, Catalan, Spanish, and Italian
🏰 The Manor
A fog-shrouded English estate where elegance masks corruption.
Every room tells a story, and every object may hide a vital clue.
Explore studies, libraries, servants’ quarters, hidden passages, and forgotten rooms as you peel back layers of deception.
💀 The Suspects
Each resident of the manor has something to hide.
Some conceal forbidden affairs.
Others protect secret societies.
A few may be willing to kill again to keep the truth buried.
Your task is not only to uncover what happened, but to decide who deserves to face justice.
🧭 Gameplay
Investigate crime scenes, inspect evidence, connect the dots and interrogate suspects.
Form alliances, follow different investigative paths, and experience a branching narrative where every action has consequences.
Inspired by Clue, Agatha Christie, and Return of the Obra Dinn, this is a mystery where observation and deduction are your most powerful tools.
🧮 By the Numbers
🔹 1 murder to solve before time runs out
🔹 10 suspects, each with secrets and motives
🔹 ~165 explorable rooms inside a single manor
🔹 ~150 interactive items
🔹 1,100+ unique object descriptions
🔹 9,800+ lines of dialogue (≈170,000 words)
🔹 Multiple narrative paths and more than one possible truth
🎨 Visual Style
A handcrafted blend of diorama-style 3D environments and expressive chibi characters.
Each room is densely detailed, filled with interactive elements and narrative clues waiting to be discovered.
🧑💻 Developed by
Cocodrilo Games — an independent studio dedicated to crafting atmospheric, story-driven mysteries full of tension, charm, and dark humour.
