Unsolved Cold Case File Games Open the file.
Trust no one.

Digital and boxed versions of a case share the same investigation. Choose your preferred edition before adding to your basket.

More than a folder of files

Paper on the desk.
Secrets on screen.

Open the case and examine crime-scene photographs, reports, letters, statements and other evidence. Compare the details, test your theories and piece together what really happened. If the investigation stalls, the game's hints help you move forward without spoiling the solution.

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Exhibit A / The Edward Munst file

Edward Munst case folder with suspect photographs and investigation documents

Examine everything

Shown: Edward Munst case materials. Contents vary by case and edition.

Your evening, reopened

Less scrolling. More sleuthing.

Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the mystery.

Pick your case.

Choose the story that draws you in, then select the available format and language that suit you.

Open the evidence.

Get digital access after purchase, or wait for your boxed kit to arrive. Settle in and start investigating.

Follow your instinct.

Go solo or share theories with a partner. Pause when you like, follow the clues and work towards your verdict.

The detective’s handbook

Solve an unsolved case at home

Find your first unsolved case, compare the stories and make more of your next detective night in.

A cold case file game hands you a real-feeling stack of evidence and one job: work out what actually happened. No host, no acting, no scripts to read aloud — just a fictional unsolved crime, a dossier of documents, and your own deduction. You spread the case out across the kitchen table, follow the paper trail, cross-reference the suspects, and name your killer when the pieces finally click.

They're the quieter, slower-burning corner of the Masters of Mystery range — built for solo sleuths, couples on date night, and small groups who'd rather pore over evidence than perform a character. Open the file, pour a drink, and start reading between the lines.

Take the lead in a story-driven investigation built around documents, photographs and witness evidence. Work through the file in any order, connect the clues and decide which theory fits every fact.

Each product page shows the exact format, player guidance, estimated duration and content notes for that case, so you can choose the right investigation before you begin.

What is a cold case file game?

An unsolved case files game is a self-contained detective experience. Instead of assigning characters and running a dinner party, you receive a case dossier — witness statements, police reports, letters, photographs, forensic notes and assorted evidence — for a crime that was never solved. Your task is to study it all, spot the contradictions, follow the threads, and reach a conclusion you can actually defend. When you're ready, you check your theory against the real solution.

There's no timer bearing down on you and no right way to work. Some solvers blitz a case in an evening; others leave it out for a week and keep circling back. It's investigation as a puzzle — closer to being the detective than playing a suspect.

How cold case files differ from a murder mystery party

Our host-your-own murder mystery dinner party games are social, performative and built for a room full of people playing roles over dinner. A cold case game is the opposite temperament:

Players: brilliant solo, ideal for two, and comfortable for a small group huddled over the same file — no minimum cast required.
Format: case documents and evidence to examine, either on screen with digital access or in a boxed dossier where available, rather than characters you act out.
Pace: entirely self-paced. Pause, resume, and take as long as the case deserves.
Mood: analytical and atmospheric — the satisfaction of untangling a real-feeling investigation, not the theatre of a whodunnit night.

If you love the crime but not the performing, this is your shelf.

Which cold case game should you choose?

Every case has its own flavour. Here's how the current titles line up so you can match one to the occasion:

Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper — The Jack the Ripper Files

Join Sherlock Holmes to reopen the most infamous unsolved case of all. Over 30 documents and letters plunge you into the fog of the Victorian era — the meatiest, most immersive investigation on the list, and a natural pick for a serious solver or a rainy weekend spent properly buried in a case.