Game Highlights
Investigate alone or as a pair
Complete kit + free party app
Sift the clues and statements yourself
No timer, no host — take your time
Weigh the evidence and name the killer
A gripping mystery made for two
Vendor:Masters of Mystery
Case File Game
Game Highlights
Investigate alone or as a pair
Complete kit + free party app
Sift the clues and statements yourself
No timer, no host — take your time
Weigh the evidence and name the killer
A gripping mystery made for two
More in this vein: Unsolved Cold Case File Games — or browse the full range of murder mystery games.
Edward Munst Cold Case File – Unsolved Murder Mystery Game – Boxed Edition
Cold Case Unit · Evidence Board
The Case
Cold Case Unit · Clearance Granted
The moment you take a case, you're given secure access to your Cold Case Unit portal. Reopen the dossier and work through every document, photograph and statement — examine it all online, download it, or print it out.
Choose a physical edition and a beautifully made boxed kit is also posted to your door — the same case, in your hands.
Cold Case Unit · Persons of Interest
Everyone has a story. Someone's is a lie. Open a file — the full dossiers are waiting in the case.
The Evidence
Every case is a dossier of documents, photographs and statements. Tap an exhibit to take a closer look.
If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, within 24 hours on weekdays.
Delivery & Downloads
You get secure access to your case portal the moment you buy. Boxed editions are posted within 1–2 working days.
Hosting Support
Work the evidence at your own pace — statements, photographs and reports are all inside, with hints if the trail goes cold.
FAQs
Player numbers, timings, how to host virtually — most questions are answered on our Help & FAQs page. Take a look before your big night.
Contact Us
Prefer to talk it through? Send us a message any time and we'll help you choose the perfect mystery for your group.
Analyse the evidence · Follow the leads · Name the killer
Step 1
The moment you buy, you're given secure access to your case portal — examine every file online. Physical editions also arrive as a boxed kit, posted to your door.
Step 2
Read the case briefing and meet your list of suspects.
Step 3
Work through the documents — police reports, witness statements, photographs and more.
Step 4
Cross-reference the clues, rule out the innocent and close in on your suspect.
Step 5
Commit to your theory — then check it against the built-in solution.
Continue the investigation
Keep another case ready for the moment the final clue falls into place. Choose two or three investigations and add them to your basket in one step.
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Cold cases make a brilliant gift for the mystery-lover in your life — a night in for two, or a puzzle to unwrap solo. Digital editions can even be sent straight to their inbox with a personal message, scheduled to land on the big day and opening to a cinematic reveal.
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Please read our FAQs page to find out more.
The moment you buy, you're given secure access to your case portal — sign in and reopen the dossier to examine, download or print every file. Choose a physical edition and a beautifully made boxed kit is also posted to your door.
Play solo, or team up with a partner. Cold cases are a one or two-player investigation — ideal for date night or a quiet night in.
Most cases take around 1–2 hours, and there's no timer. Work through the evidence at your own pace and pick it back up whenever you like.
Not at all — you can examine everything in your case portal on any device. Print the files if you'd like to spread the evidence out, or work from the posted kit with a physical edition.
Every case includes a built-in hint system and a full solution, so you're never truly stuck.
Each case has one solution, so the reveal lands hardest the first time. Plenty of detectives go back through the evidence afterwards to catch what they walked straight past — and when you're ready for a fresh investigation, there's a whole library of cases waiting.
For digital editions, a computer or tablet is best for examining the documents and photographs in detail. Physical editions come ready to spread out on the table.
Most cases suit teens and adults. A few carry mature true-crime themes — the product description flags anything stronger.
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 335 reviews.
Overall the experience was great fun. We solved it in the end. Although, there were quite a few typos , missing 2 crime scene photos that were listed in online portion of the game and 3 incorrect dates, one quoting Jude’s date of birth as 10 years after his mother’s death and the tabloid article about Edward’s funeral dated 10years before his death. And finally, the pathology report mentioned Edward’s death on the 4 th and not the 2nd as outline in the scenario description .
Too cold to walk around our courtyard at work, so we killed a little downtime solving a murder. The most interesting day at work in a long time! GREAT BONDING WITH MY TEAMMATES!
Finding gifts for my husband is hard, but this midweek murder mystery was a total hit. We used it for our anniversary and loved every minute. If you’re an Agatha Christie fan, this is a must.
Great wee night date night, bought it for my husband for Christmas, it was good fun trying to find out who done it
I played with my partner as an evening activity and it was so much fun! Would love to try another mystery and see how we go with it
So much fun! The perfect date night activity!
“It was a powerful experience that demonstrated how asking Depth of Knowledge questions can unlock deeper understanding of rigorous content. The murder mystery activity made this connection even more tangible for my teachers.” - Principal Lake
It was a family “Cold Case Supper Club”. Three generations came together with different perspectives, ideas and suspects. Great conversations! I printed Act 1 and emailed it about 2 weeks before. Lots of reading! We completed the remaining acts together. So fun!
I had a blast working on this case with my husband on our Valentines trip. I loved it so much I have bought 2 more since February.
My husband and I tried it out to test our critical thinking skills. It wasn’t as hard as another I did, but it sparked a lot of good conversation and was appropriately challenging. Going to try this with my team at work.
We had an overall great experience with this game. We originally purchased it as a fun date night activity for our first anniversary, but we did not end up using it then. Instead, we brought it along on a cabin trip with a group of about 10 friends, and it turned out to be a huge hit. Everyone worked together to solve the case, with each person taking on a different suspect as their area of expertise. The group really got into it, and it made for a fun, interactive, and memorable experience. The only major issue we encountered was with some apparent graphical and labeling errors. A few character descriptions did not match the images provided. For example, one character was labeled as male even though the picture appeared to show a female. Some dates on the supplemental evidence were inconsistent or incorrect, and a few of the in-game scenarios seemed mislabeled or switched. We selected a scenario based on the envelope, but when we opened it, the contents reflected a different one. The conclusion inside the envelope did match the one we had chosen, so it was a little confusing. Even with those issues, we still had a blast. We enjoyed it so much that our group plans to make this a monthly activity.
It was fun. A little overwhelming at first. But once we figured out how to ask the right questions online it became more enjoyable. Would defiantly buy another one.
We used it on a rainy day at the beach. It was great fun and everyone participated.
It was lots of fun to do together with a group of friends I will say it’s a lot of reading (if your friends are as distractible as mine) and deducing out loud, I wish it were more interactive. All in all, a good time and inexpensive fun night in
We used the digital version and solved the case together in a couple of hours. Pros: There are a lot of materials to go through and we enjoyed reading and discussing the police notes and learning all the characters... and then working our way to the solution. Cons: There were several errors in the materials that had us wondering if they were clues or just sloppy editing... it was editing. The actual clue was obvious and we made our way to the solution quite quickly once we'd finished going through all the documents. Overall, it really was a fun date night and I would totally do it again. We both enjoyed using our brains and working together and the storyline was intricate and well-thought out. It was way more fun than watching yet another police procedural on TV. So good!!
What a fun evening at home. We really enjoyed decoding the clues. Well done. Upon completion, we immediately bought the experience again and sent it as a gift to family. Super fun!
Great fun for the family as our 11 year old daughter helped and loved it too. The materials in the package make it so realistic.
So much fun! I got this for a date night with my hubby and we enjoyed the time together! It took us more than one night and we were ok with that! I would recommend to anyone looking for quality fun times that don't require you to leave the house!
It was fun. It is easy to open the wrong envelope however, as they have two numbers on the front. It is easy to see and read, unless partially covered in papers or if not paying close attention.
Great family activity. Even got the teens involved. I knew my son was having a good time when I noticed his cellphone never came and no one asked for music
Great game. Documents well made and kept us busy for a couple of hours. It's a lot of fun 🔥
We enjoyed this over the Christmas holidays. It took a little while to sort through all of the documents and establish the characters involved and looked for consistencies and inconsistencies to establish links. We thoroughly enjoyed it and spent one & a half to two hours on it.
Bought this for my son we played it over 2 evenings and loved it he described it as the best Xmas gift ever
It was a great time getting together and piecing the mystery together as this thing refused to leave my head in the time between playing
It was a great date night. We were able to work together to solve the crime, and it was fun to figure it out. I would say maybe make it a little more challenging... But that's just due to the fact that I love crime shows. :)
Great fun! Excellent dinner party event with friends. We can't wait to do another.
My wife and I started reading through it all the first night, but we were kind of tired and it was a lot. So we put it off a few days and tackled it again. Then we spotted the inconsistencies. They were just subtle enough that you had to look carefully without being too careful. We've done other "cold cases" and have enjoyed this one the most.
This made a wonderful stay at home date night.
can I still access the computer to play again with other people, here it seems you can only play it once that is the only down fall
Had a fun time looking through the case. Was a fun date night activity. I will do another in the near future.
It was such fun - would recco to anyone
The experience was excellent. The only thing that I thought could maybe be different was the way that you interacted with the online investigation. Maybe if it were possible to ask the suspects some more questions. Maybe ai could present some opportunity to have more of a scripted dialogue with the people that you suspect. Apart from that minor issue I thought that the mystery was very well done.
It was great fun (a gift for my wife) … we played it Xmas eve along with her son & his girlfriend, a good 3 hours of intrigue and “sleuthing”!
Amazing game!! The whole family loved it. It got everyone guessing and sharing their theories on who done it. Not only was story line superb, the game itself is very well presented with quality materials. I was very impressed. Can’t wait to buy another one of their mystery games. I highly recommend 👍
My husband and I did it together. It was a little bit of intimidating at first, but we really got into it. It was funto discuss our different interpretation of the data. We were excited when we got it right. We do it again.
The mystery itself was excellent. Very good quality and really enjoyable. BUT, the instructions need to be much clearer. When I went into the site to ask a question, (I wanted more information from the autopsy report), the prompt asked for my email address. I waited DAYS and contacted customer service and finally learned that I just needed to move on to the next section, and the answer would be provided in the physical game. That was entirely unclear. Why did the prompt ask for my email if an email answer was not being sent. Otherwise, great game!
Bought for daughter as she has done criminology at uni.She loved it.Said it's best she's done
It was great game to play for a big group, especially at parties.
I bought the game as a gift. The recipient called and said they had lots of fun figuring out the murddr mystery.
This was a Christmaspresent for my daughter, and she was very excited opening it on Christmas Day. Her sister showed interest and I am sure there be more unsolved crimes ordered in the future.
