Our Mission

Mystery games are fun to play, but hard to make.

As fans of the genre ourselves, they’re also hard to find.

And as devs, it’s even harder to find the people who want to play them.

Our community connects developers of mystery games with the people who want to play them. We also provide resources for developers to make better games in a more efficient way. Everybody wins.

Mystery games have many different sub-genres, including:

  • detective whodunits

  • escape rooms

  • death games

  • battles of wits

Or any other game with deduction at its core.

All of these games are likely to be enjoyed by the same, mystery-loving audience.

And so we asked ourselves the questions:

Where do we even begin to look for our audience?

Where does our audience begin to look for us?

Despite the massive popularity of a growing number of mystery-themed indie games, no community or support system existed to connect fans and devs together.

That’s the purpose of our community.

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If that sounds great to you, then you should join our Discord here.

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  • Opportunities to help crowdfund upcoming mystery games

  • Tips and tricks for creating mystery games of your own

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Game developer and author. Founder of Goldbar Games and creator of the Detective Butler murder mystery series.