The Detectively Blog
Guides, tips and ideas for everyone who loves a good mystery — whether you're solving your first case or sharpening your deduction.
The Best Ways to Play Detective Online in 2026: Browser Games, Boxed Kits and Party Apps Compared
From £2 browser cases to £30 boxed kits, there are more ways to play detective than ever. Here is an honest comparison of the options, what each costs, and which suits your evening.
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How to Host a Detective Game Night Your Friends Will Actually Talk About
No costumes, no scripts, no printer. Here is a simple plan for a detective game night built around one case, one screen and a room full of competing theories.
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Are Detective Games Good for Your Brain? What the Evidence Actually Says
Puzzle fans love to claim their hobby is brain training. The honest answer is more interesting: here is what research on puzzles and cognition actually supports, and where detective games genuinely shine.
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Free vs Paid Murder Mystery Games: What You Actually Get for Your Money
You can play a mystery tonight for nothing. Sometimes that is exactly the right call. Here is an honest look at what free games do well, where they fall down, and what different prices actually buy.
Read the case notes →Why Detective Games Are So Much Fun (and Surprisingly Good for You)
There's a reason the whodunit has survived for two centuries. Here's the psychology behind why solving a mystery feels so good — and why a detective game is one of the most satisfying ways to spend an hour.
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Never played a browser whodunit before? Here's exactly how an online detective mystery game works, step by step, so you can walk in and solve your first case with confidence.
Read the case notes →10 Tips to Crack Any Murder Mystery Like a Real Detective
Anyone can guess. Detectives deduce. Here are ten field-tested tips that will help you crack the next murder mystery game with evidence on your side, not luck.
Read the case notes →Murder Mystery Games for Date Night, Parties & Team Building
Dinner and a film again? Swap the routine for a case to crack. Here's why murder mystery games are the perfect shared activity for couples, friends and teams — and how to run one.
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A Secondary School Ran a Case With a Class. Here Is What Happened.
A secondary school asked whether a detective case would hold a class of teenagers for an hour. It did. Here is what the teachers noticed, and what they asked us to build next.
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