AVAILABLE ON iOS & ANDROID
Everyone has
a story.
Someone’s lying.
A modern whodunit. Question the suspects. Unravel their contradictions. Make your verdict.
Free to play: 50 free questions to ask anything, and twelve cases that need no questions at all. No purchase required.
Watch the trailer
Your questions.
Their secrets.
THE ART OF INTERROGATION
Go off script.
Get to the truth.
You’re the detective. The victim is on the floor. The suspects are in the next room.
In every case, you’re never limited to pre-written questions. Type whatever you want. The suspect answers in character, on the spot. Catch the killer by cornering them with their own contradictions.
“Why is your handwriting
on this note?”Your next question could change everything.
Start with twelve cases that need no questions. Follow their prepared lines to learn the ropes. Then spend your 50 free questions on any case: ask anything, and the suspects answer in their own words.
SEE IT IN ACTION
Meet your
next obsession.
One crime. Conflicting stories.
A truth that won’t reveal itself.
HEAR THEM
Every suspect
can answer out loud.
In a voiced case, every suspect answers you in their own voice: the hesitation, the anger, the lie. Here is Nadia Okonjo, the projectionist in the training case, pressed about the man who let her go.
“Six years I ran that booth for him. Six years. And he couldn’t even tell me himself. I had to read it on a delivery note. So no, Detective, I wasn’t happy with him. But I didn’t want him dead.”
Every player gets one voiced case free. Voices speak English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
INSIDE A CASE
From the first body
to the verdict.
Your desk 
The cold open 
The case file 
The evidence board 
Live interrogation 
The accusation
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
The case file
on Open Verdict.
Everything worth knowing before you open your first case. Something we missed? Ask the Bureau.
What is Open Verdict?
Open Verdict is a detective mystery game for iPhone and Android. You read the case file, examine the evidence and question the suspects yourself, then name the killer and attach the proof. There are 62 murder mysteries across Victorian London, the 1920s, the 1970s, the present day and a cyberpunk future.
Is Open Verdict free?
Yes. Open Verdict is free to download and free to play. Every new player gets 50 free questions to ask any suspect anything, and twelve cases can be played with prepared lines, no questions required. Optional in-app purchases add more questions. Accusing a suspect never costs anything.
Can I type my own questions to the suspects?
Yes. In every case you can type any question in your own words, and the suspect answers in character, live. They deflect, get defensive and lie, and you catch the killer in their own contradictions. Suggested questions are there whenever you want them.
How is it different from other detective games?
Most detective games give you a list of questions to pick from. In Open Verdict you are never limited to one: you can ask anything, put evidence on the table, and quote one suspect to another. Every case is a whodunit you solve by noticing what does not add up.
Does Open Verdict use AI?
Yes. When you play live, each suspect's answer is written in the moment by Anthropic's Claude, playing that character from a case file we wrote. The AI can deflect, lie and crack, but it cannot change the facts of the case. Cases marked No questions required can also be played with prepared lines, written in advance.
What does a question cost?
Each answer a suspect gives you live uses one question, whether you type it or tap a suggestion. Prepared lines never use questions, and opening a case, accusing and the verdict are always free.
Can the suspects talk out loud?
Yes. In a voiced case every suspect answers you out loud, with real emotion in their voice. Every player gets one voiced case free. Voiced answers are in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Is it on iPhone and Android?
Yes. Open Verdict is on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android.
How long does a case take?
Most cases take 15 to 30 minutes. A short training case with Captain Reeves teaches the basics first.
Can I replay a case?
Yes. 56 of the 62 cases have more than one version, each with a different culprit, so a case you have solved can play out differently the next time.
Are new cases added?
Yes. New cases arrive regularly, and seasonal packs such as Gothic Case Files for Halloween stay in the game for good once they arrive.
What languages is it in?
English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, including the suspects’ written live answers and the recorded voices.
Who is it for?
Players 13 and older who enjoy murder mysteries, whodunits, crime fiction, interactive fiction and figuring out who is lying.
THE CASE IS YOURS
Trust your instincts.
Question everything.
Open Verdict is out now on iOS and Android.
It’s free to play, and your first 50 questions are on us.