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What Makes Cipher & Clue Different from Other Mystery Games
The murder‑mystery game market has exploded in the last five years, with sales growing more than 300% since 2020 and continuing at a projected 12% annual growth rate. Two brands dominate the mainstream conversation — Hunt A Killer and Unsolved Case Files — with dozens of smaller competitors like Cryptic Killers, Print Mysteries, and Lucky Egg filling out the space. But Cipher & Clue is doing something fundamentally different — and frankly, better — than the rest of the field.

Peggy Hanson
Apr 233 min read
Why True Crime Fans Are Obsessed with Cold Case File Games
You've listened to every episode of your favorite true crime podcast. You've watched the documentaries. You've fallen down Reddit rabbit holes at 2 AM, convinced you spotted something the investigators missed. You don't just consume true crime — you investigate it. You pause the episode to check maps. You screenshot timelines. You argue with strangers in comment sections about blood spatter patterns. Here's the thing: there's a genre of game designed specifically for people l

Peggy Hanson
Apr 214 min read
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