Host your own murder mystery night at home
Bring the drama, laughter, and chaos into your own home with ready-to-play downloadable murder mystery games.
Each game pack includes everything you need to run your own murder mystery game at home: character sheets, secrets, evidence, and host instructions, all beautifully designed and easy to print. Just download, assign characters, pour the drinks, and let the accusations begin!
Whether you’re hosting a dinner party with friends, a birthday celebration, or a team-building night, our games make it effortless to create a night of intrigue and laughter.
No need for professional actors. Just enthusiasm, a bit of imagination, and a willingness to deceive your friends.
We are still working on and play-testing some of our own in-house games, but for now we highly recommend the games by Freeform Games in the UK. We’ve played and hosted these games many times and they are the games we enjoyed playing the most out of all the games we tried. They are full of interesting story arcs and red herrings and will keep you guessing all night.
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This is a random selection of games by Freeform Games, you can see the entire selection on their site
Lei’d to Rest
Lei’d to Rest is a downloadable murder mystery game for 6 to 22 guests and one or two hosts. It is set in Hawaii, at a beach party that goes horribly wrong. Written by DeAnna Knippling. Recommended for ages 15+.
Murder at Sea
Murder at Sea is a downloadable 1910s murder mystery game for 17 to 33 guests and one or two hosts. Set on an ocean liner in the Atlantic in 1914, characters include diplomats, dignitaries, and a murderer! Written by Chris Boote. Recommended for ages 15+.
The Roswell Incident
The Roswell Incident is a downloadable 1940s murder mystery game with an alien theme for 10 to 13 guests and one or two hosts. Set in 1947 Roswell, New Mexico. Find out what really happened in Roswell. Did a flying saucer crash – or was it something else? Written by Steve Hatherley. Recommended for ages […]
Spellbound
Spellbound is a downloadable magical murder mystery game for 13 to 17 guests and one or two hosts. It is set at a magical school, with students, professors, and visiting detectives as characters. Will the students and professors solve the mystery and save the school from an ancient enemy? Written by Lisa Perez. Recommended for […]
Davy Jones’ Locker
Davy Jones’ Locker is a downloadable pirate-themed murder mystery game for 10 to 15 guests and one host. It is set in 1785 aboard the Libra, a retired warship, and the characters include crew-members, passengers – and (probably) pirates! Written by Mark Schaefer. Recommended for ages 15+.
Reunion with Death
Reunion with Death is a downloadable present-day murder mystery game for 6 to 9 people where the host can play too. Mikolette Lukanis, former prom queen, has been killed just before the 15-year high-school reunion gala party. But who is the murderer? This includes, free of charge, a Christmas version of the game. Written by […]
A Purrfect Murder
A Purrfect Murder is a downloadable modern-day murder mystery game for 9 to 12 guests and one host. Set at the Purrfect Paws Pageant, a cat-fancy show, characters include contestants and judges. Who will win the Purrfect Paws Pageant? Written by Karolina Soltys. Recommended for ages 15+.
Death on the Gambia
Death on the Gambia is a downloadable 1930s murder mystery game set aboard a river boat for 8 to 11 guests and a host. Venture into the heart of darkness in this 1939 murder mystery game set on the River Gambia. Written by Steve Hatherley. Recommended for ages 15+.
A Dead Man’s Chest
A Dead Man’s Chest is a downloadable pirate murder mystery game for 12 to 16 guests and a host. Two rival pirate ships descend on a Caribbean island – who will find Captain Flint’s buried treasure? And who murdered him in the first place? Written by Mo Holkar. Recommended for ages 12+.