01Instant Play (digital) or the physical box: what do I buy and what do I get?
With Instant Play you get the complete case file and can start playing right away on a computer, tablet or phone. The investigation takes place in the game's investigation interface, where you'll find everything you need to move the case forward and review its documents, evidence and other materials in digital form.
With the physical box you get the same contents in physical form, plus loose evidence in a wax-sealed envelope, printed photographs, a fold-out map and a collectible case-file box. The game interface is the same in both formats and also includes access to the live Leaderboard.
02Can I give a case file as a gift?
Yes. You can give either a digital case file or a physical box.
At checkout you can mark it as a gift, enter the email of the person receiving it and add a message for them. If you choose the physical box, you can also ship it straight to their address.
03Do I need any previous experience to play?
No. You don't need previous experience or any special investigative knowledge. You can start with an Easy level case file, designed to get you familiar with the evidence and how the game works in just a few minutes.
04Can I play alone or in a group? How many people can play?
Both. The game supports 1 to 6 players.
You can investigate on your own or share the case file with other people, debating the evidence and the different readings of the case. You can also choose Kelly, Diego or Inés as your detective partner.
The recommended number may vary from one case file to another, so check each case's page.
05What exactly do I do during the game?
There's no board and no turns. You open the case file, choose your detective partner and start investigating.
You'll read documents, photographs, forensic reports and statements; you'll interrogate, cross-check evidence and look for contradictions and loose ends. Nobody points you straight to the answer: you have to build your own theory from the evidence.
When you think you've solved the case, you make your accusation and sign your verdict. If you're right, you see the solution; if you're wrong, you can reopen the case file and investigate it with fresh eyes.
06How long does a case file take?
It depends on the case file and the game mode.
There's a Quick Match, designed to solve the case in one sitting, and a Long Match, which gives you up to 7 days to investigate at your own pace.
07Do I need to print or download anything to play?
No. If you choose Instant Play, you don't need to download or print any document.
The case file's documents and materials are built into the game's investigation interface, which shows them on screen as you move through the case. Although some of them are technically PDF files, you never need to open or download them: the game engine renders them inside the interface itself.
If you choose the physical box, you'll receive the case file's materials in physical form to examine and handle during the game.
08Is it played online?
Instant Play is a digital experience you access from a computer, tablet or phone. The investigation takes place inside the game's investigation interface, where you can review and analyze every material in the case file.
The game interface is the same whether you choose Instant Play or the physical box. What changes is the format in which you receive the case materials: digital with Instant Play and physical in the box.
09Do I need to buy anything physical to play?
No. If you choose Instant Play, you don't need to buy any physical item to play.
The whole experience takes place in the game's investigation interface, and every document, piece of evidence and material you need to investigate the case is presented digitally inside the game.
If you'd rather investigate with the materials in your hands, you can choose the physical box.
10Is it a one-night game, or can I play again? Can I replay a case with another partner?
You can solve a case file in a single night or investigate it at your own pace over several days, depending on the game mode you choose.
And yes, you can replay a case. Choosing Kelly, Diego or Inés changes how you approach the evidence: each detective has a different perspective and notices different details and clues in the same case.
That's why investigating a case again with another partner can reveal things you missed the first time.
11Is it an investigation game, a story, an escape room…?
Above all, it's a narrative criminal investigation game.
It's not an escape room or a traditional board game: there's no board and no turns. You get a case file with documents, photographs, statements, evidence and reports, and you have to analyze them, cross-check them and reach your own conclusion about the case.
The experience combines investigation, story, evidence analysis and interrogation, with the freedom to investigate at your own pace.
12Why are there three truths? What does it mean that there are three?
The three truths are three different perspectives on the same case information. Kelly, Diego and Inés receive and know the same information you do as the investigator, but each of them reads the case file from a different perspective.
Each partner notices different details and points to different clues. When you investigate with them, the case information doesn't change: what changes is how you look at it, the connections you find and what catches your eye.
That's why there are three truths: there aren't three different versions of the case, but three ways of reading and connecting the same evidence and events.