Death of a P.I. Murder Mystery Party Game

Chicago, 1931. In the middle of the night, P.I. Regan Ray is found dead in their office, one floor above one of the city's infamous speakeasies. Now, the most likely suspects—friends and enemies, partners and rivals—gather at the scene of the crime in order to get to the bottom of what happened.

Be the star of your own noir movie! DEATH OF A P.I. is a noir-style murder mystery game perfect for fans of THE MALTESE FALCON, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, and DOUBLE INDEMNITY. All characters can be played by and as any gender. Additionally, this game can be played either in-person or virtually.

Planning to host the party? You can join in on the fun too! As the host, you have the option of playing as a suspect alongside your guests. And don't worry about any spoilers--even the killer doesn't know they are the murderer until the story's shocking end! We also include a treasury of party-throwing tips--including noir-themed drink recipes, atmospheric jazz playlists, period-appropriate slang guides, and costuming tips--to get your party swinging in style.

When you buy this game, you get all the files you need to host a game for 4 to 8 suspect characters. 

Your PDF download will include the following files:

- READ ME FIRST file

- Game Guide

- Character Invitations

- Unsealed and Sealed Evidence Files

- Character Guidebooks

Some of our games are designed to have a more complex or intricate story to make the mystery a little more challenging to tease out. Other games will actively incorporate puzzles as part of the story. To provide a spoiler-free way of gaging the difficulty of the mystery and the amount of puzzle-solving the mystery involves, we provide some extra info in the "Game Ratings" section below.

DEATH OF A P.I. Game Ratings:

- Complexity: 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔/🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

We've assigned DEATH OF A P.I. with a 5/5 score in terms of complexity. This is a challenging mystery with an intricate plot. Perfect for experienced mystery game players and anyone who's ever wished they could be a detective!

- Puzzles: 🧩🧩🧩/🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩

We've assigned DEATH OF A P.I. with a 3/5 score in terms of puzzles. This mystery contains a moderate amount of puzzles.