Planned Release Date: Nov 5, 2026

About This Game

Ten murders. A paper crane at every scene.

The Crane Files is a murder mystery deduction game. Investigate ten hand-built 3D crime scenes, question the suspects, and work out exactly what happened: who did it, how, why and when. Nothing is handed to you, and every answer needs evidence.

How it plays

• Investigate every scene. Rotate and zoom each room and examine every object, body and document.
  
• Question the suspects. Everyone has a story, and most of them are hiding something.
  
• Collect words from clues and statements: names, times, weapons, motives.
  
• Deduce by filling in the blanks. Get close and the game lets you know, but never which blank is wrong.

Ten cases, each with a new twist

A locked study. A kitchen alibi and a two-room timeline. Anonymous passengers on the last train. A holiday party where everyone is lying. A garden to compare before and after. Two crimes with two culprits. A cabin full of motives. A night market with eight suspects. A castle gala with two killers working together. And a final case that ties every file together, and unmasks whoever has been leaving the cranes.

Features

• 10 handcrafted cases, about 2 to 3 hours of play
  
• 135 blanks to fill, every one backed by evidence
  
• Optional hints that point you at the next wrong or empty blank without giving the answer
  
• A detective's notebook that records everything you find
  
• Stylised 3D scenes and an original soundtrack
  
• No combat, no timers. Play at your own pace
  
• Progress saves automatically

Content note: murder themes throughout. The scenes are stylised, with no blood or gore. The game is in English.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The game's code, case writing, music and store artwork were created with the help of AI tools, then reviewed and edited by the developer. No AI content is generated live during play.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This is a murder-mystery deduction game. Every case involves a death: victims are shown lying at the crime scene (stylised, no blood or gore), and clues describe how they were killed, including poisoning, blows to the head and falls. Alcohol appears as part of some scenes and clues. There is no sexual content.