Six dinner guests in a candlelit study, watching each other

Every guest has a secret.One of them did it.

A murder mystery party game. Your TV is the crime scene. Your phones are the suspects.

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Great for groups

4 to 10 players

Your TV

is the crime scene

Your phones

are the suspects

A new case

every single game

How it works

It's easy to play

1

Open a room on your TV

2

Friends scan the code with their phones

3

Talk, vote, and catch the killer

The suspects

Meet the suspects

Vivian Marlowe

Vivian Marlowe

Nightclub singer

Owes the club more than she can pay.

Dr. Elias Crowe

Dr. Elias Crowe

Coroner

Once signed a death report he knew was false.

Mei Zhao

Mei Zhao

Press photographer

Sells the photos the paper won't print.

Augustus Reed

Augustus Reed

Night concierge

Keeps a book of every guest's secrets.

Countess Ilse von Adler

Countess Ilse von Adler

Countess

Her jewels are fake. Nobody knows. Yet.

Teddy "Lucky" Malone

Teddy "Lucky" Malone

Card sharp

He doesn't win on luck.

Silas Whitlock

Silas Whitlock

Stage magician

His best trick was stealing another man's act.

Hank Kowalski

Hank Kowalski

Off-duty cop

Takes envelopes from the people he should arrest.

A murder mystery game live on a streamer's screen

For streamers

Turn your chat into detectives

  • Stream overlay

    A clean view with no spoilers.

  • Audience voting

    Viewers vote from their phones and Twitch chat.

  • Discord suspectsSOON

    The suspects plead their case in your Discord.

  • Earn from your viewersSOON

    A cut of what your viewers buy.

The Motive Discord

Find your next table.

Players looking for a game tonight, community game nights, theories about the cases you played, and the suspects themselves, talking back. Free to join.

  1. 1Tap Join the Discord. It opens in the Discord app or your browser.
  2. 2Pick what brings you: I play, I host game nights, or I stream.
  3. 3Find players for tonight, or join a community game night.
Join the Discord

Free · discord.gg/8mRRYJ5cvr

Friends around a table of case files, arguing over a suspect board

Tags you can earn

  • Detective

    You play. Pick "I play" when you join.

  • Host

    You run game nights. Pick "I host game nights" when you join.

  • Game Night Regular

    Chat in #game-night on 3 different days and the Motive bot gives it to you.

  • Case Closer

    Catch the killer at a community game night. A mod gives it to you that night.

THE INVITATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT

The dinner party awaits.

Gather your friends. Find out who did it.