DETECTIVE NETWORK
NOIR: an online detective game where every case is new
Search the scene, question suspects in your own words, catch the lies, and name the culprit. Each mystery is generated the moment you start it and checked to be solvable by logic before it reaches you. Free to start, right in your browser.
How a case works
- Read the case file. What happened, where, and to whom.
- Search the locations. Fingerprints, traces, and objects that are out of place.
- Request lab work and records. Camera footage, key-card logs, analysis results.
- Question the suspects. Type your own questions: where were you, who was with you, what did you see?
- Confront them with evidence. Put a clue in front of someone and watch the story change.
- Make your final accusation. Who did it, why, how, when and where, and the evidence that proves it.
Three case lengths
- Quick case5–15 minutesOne victim and a handful of suspects. A good first case.
- Standard case20–45 minutesLies, alibis, misleading evidence and hidden relationships.
- Detective case45 minutes to 2 hoursLinked crimes, more than one culprit, and new events while you investigate.
It is not only murder mysteries. Cases span 18 kinds of crime, including theft, burglary, blackmail, fraud, kidnapping, arson, espionage and embezzlement.
Fair mysteries, not guesswork
- Nobody lies without a reason. The culprit may lie, and so may an innocent person hiding an unrelated secret.
- Red herrings have explanations. An innocent fingerprint on the weapon, a stolen key card, a witness with a poor memory.
- Pressure alone gets no confession. The culprit breaks only when faced with a contradiction, the means and the motive together.
- Every case is solved before you see it. An automated detective solves it from the evidence alone, so the answer is always provable.
Co-op for 2 to 6 players
Create a private room and share the six-letter code or the invite link. Each detective keeps their own evidence until they choose to share it with the team, and you talk it through in a live chat inside the case. No friends online? Pick a case type and get matched with other detectives.
Questions
Is it free?
You can start playing for free, directly in the browser.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in the browser on phone and desktop.
Is the game in English?
Yes. The interface and the cases are available in English and Arabic, and you can switch in Settings.
Will I get the same case twice?
No. Each case is built from a new seed. To give a friend the exact same case, share its seed.