A murder mystery at home: Deadly Birthday with friends

A crime night without role cards or costumes. Examine the evidence together and hunt for the killer, around one screen or each on your own phone.

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A classic murder mystery party takes preparation: role cards, costumes and someone to run it all. Deadly Birthday is simpler. It is an online escape room where the story, the evidence and the hints are all inside the game. Your job is to think it through together.

Who killed Heidi Gates, and why?

The story

A murder takes place at a birthday party. The victim is Heidi Gates. You and your friends have been asked to investigate. Solve the puzzles, unlock new evidence and find out who did it and why.

The Deadly Birthday trailer.
Screenshot of the game: Deadly Birthday, the glasses puzzle
One of the puzzles: what are the glasses telling you?

How the evening works

  1. Buy the game. The game link and login details arrive by email.
  2. Invite up to 6 players. Play together in front of a TV or computer, or each from your own phone, tablet or computer.
  3. When everyone is there, press START. The game usually takes 45–60 minutes, and one playthrough lasts up to 48 hours.
  4. If you get stuck, open an in-game hint.

The game is for ages 14 and up and is available in Estonian, English and Russian.

As a gift or for a birthday

You can give the game as a gift card. The PDF arrives by email straight away and is valid for 1 year from the purchase date. You can also give it in a maze box, so the recipient has to solve the box first.