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Custom Murder Mystery

A murder mystery written about your own people, where everyone plays a version of themselves.

$69.99for your whole group

Buy it on our website, play it in the app

Custom Murder Mystery artwork

How It Works

  1. Step 1: Pick a theme, a place and a night

    Choose a theme, name the place, and set the night. That's enough to get started.

  2. Step 2: Guests answer a few fun questions

    Each guest opens a link on their phone and answers a handful of questions right in the browser or in the app.

  3. Step 3: We write the mystery

    Your mystery gets its own story, its own banner, and a game night built around the people in the room.

  4. Step 4: Everyone plays a version of themselves

    Gather the group, open the game, and work out who did it. Every guest has a part in the story.

Pick Your Mystery

Every theme has its own look, its own mood, and its own dress code.

  • Roaring Twenties Speakeasy

    A hidden jazz club, a secret password, and one guest who never makes the final song.

    Dress code: Beads, feathers, pinstripes, and your best 1920s hat.

  • Noir Detective Agency

    Rain on the glass, a stranger in the doorway, and a mystery with your name on it.

    Dress code: Trench coats, fedoras, and a little rain-soaked glamour.

  • Golden Age Manor

    A country house, a grand dinner, and a guest list where everyone has a secret.

    Dress code: Tweeds, pearls, and your finest dinner jacket.

  • Old Hollywood Premiere

    Red carpet, flashbulbs, and a premiere that ends with a plot twist.

    Dress code: Gowns, tuxedos, and a dash of movie-star shine.

  • Victorian Curiosities

    Gaslight, a cabinet of wonders, and a collector who vanished mid-sentence.

    Dress code: Top hats, bustles, waistcoats, and one odd trinket each.

  • Yacht Club Regatta

    A race day, a polished trophy, and one sailor who has gone missing.

    Dress code: Navy blazers, white trousers, and nautical stripes.

  • Luxury Resort Retreat

    Sunshine, spa robes, and a perfect getaway that takes a sudden turn.

    Dress code: Resort whites, linen, and sunglasses you can wear indoors.

  • Winter Lodge Snowed In

    A mountain lodge, a blizzard, and a guest list that cannot leave.

    Dress code: Wool sweaters, flannel, and cozy après-ski layers.

  • Lakeside Camp-out

    Tents, a campfire, and a lakeside weekend that goes bump in the night.

    Dress code: Flannel, hiking boots, and a fully loaded hat.

  • The Great Heist

    A perfect plan, a sparkling prize, and a crew that no longer trusts each other.

    Dress code: All black with one bold accent. Gloves optional.

  • Small-Town Secrets

    A friendly main street, a beloved neighbor gone quiet, and everyone with something to say.

    Dress code: Cardigans, flannels, and your best county-fair outfit.

  • Reality TV Finale

    Confessional booths, a final challenge, and a finale that goes off script.

    Dress code: Show-stopping outfits and one signature accessory.

Can't choose?

  • Surprise me. We pick the theme that fits your occasion and your place.
  • Describe your own. Tell us the mood. We lay it over the closest theme.

Meet Your Alter Ego

Nobody plays a stranger. Each guest designs a version of themselves, and the story is written around it.

Maria picks a career, a skill, a look and a catchphrase. In the mystery, she becomes The Celebrity Chef.

More alter egos to start from

  • The Movie Star. Wears sunglasses indoors, and has a very good reason.
  • The Secret Agent. Has a different name for every room and answers to all of them.
  • The Mad Scientist. Invented a machine nobody asked for, and it works.

Example

Maria

The Celebrity Chef

Tastes everything twice and has opinions about the second taste.

Three cookbooks, a loyal audience, and a spice drawer nobody may open.

Strength
Names any ingredient by its smell
Quirk
I apologize to the soup when I stir.
Costume idea
Chef's whites and a knotted neckerchief
Catchphrase
"Taste it. Now tell me the truth."

A made-up guest. Every real card is built from that guest's own answers.

Your Guest of Honor, Front and Center

Your mystery is named for the guest of honor, and it opens with its own banner.

  • Tell us who the night is for, say Sally, and her first name goes in the title.
  • Pick one of the title ideas we suggest, or write your own.

Custom Whodunit

Sally's Hollywood Sleuth

Old Hollywood Premiere

Example banner

The Victim Is Always Fictional

The victim is never real: you pick from a lineup of made-up characters, never anyone you know.

Play it your way

Everyone Plays From Their Own Phone

You play it in the Mission Masters app. Guests can join the same way, or open their link and play right in the browser, with no password to set. Each guest gets an account when they RSVP.

Example clue

A clue

The spice drawer was open, and the saffron was gone.

Gift it

A Gift They Can Open

Choose Gift it at checkout and you get a gift certificate to print or email. They redeem it with a code, then set the stage for their own mystery.

Example

Gift certificate

A Custom Whodunit for Sally

Redeem with your code

What Makes It Different

A mystery that could only happen with your group.

  • Clues you can read in seconds

    Every clue is short enough to read at a glance, so the room keeps talking instead of squinting at paragraphs.

  • Sweet and friendly

    Love stories stay sweet, and the story stays friendly for family and coworkers.

  • A keepsake to remember it by

    When the night is over, you get a keepsake of the story your group played.

Who It Is For

Any group that deserves a better story than "we had dinner".

  • Friends

    Birthdays, reunions, dinner parties, and any night that deserves a plot twist.

  • Family

    Holidays and milestone birthdays, with a mystery every generation can follow.

  • Coworkers

    Team nights and office celebrations, with no trust falls required.

Good to Know

Quick answers before you order.

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Other Ways to Play

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Ready for a Mystery About Your Group?

Order it for your own game night, or give it to someone who has everything but a good story.

$69.99 for your whole group