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Life & fun · June 16, 2026

Missing Witness

An murder mystery detective game, you ask suspects freely

What it does

We’re building a web-based murder mystery game where players don’t choose dialogue options—they interrogate suspects directly using natural language. Each character has a hidden profile (motives, knowledge, contradictions), and the system tries to maintain consistency while allowing open-ended questioning. Players naturally start testing inconsistencies, building hypotheses, and treating conversations like investigation rather than chat.

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