https://playinquest.com/blog/ Essays and reviews about mysteries in film, television, games, and books. en https://playinquest.com/blog/clone-warning/ https://playinquest.com/blog/clone-warning/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-07-05T00:00:00Z Site note A warning about a fake, paid clone of the former INQUEST identity published on the Google Play Store by Rizk Corsight, LLC. PLAY INQUEST is a free web game. https://playinquest.com/blog/daily-dossier-launch/ https://playinquest.com/blog/daily-dossier-launch/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z Casebook PLAY INQUEST now drops a fresh, free murder mystery every day. The Daily Dossier sits at the top of the casebook with a new solvable case each morning, alongside the hand-crafted collection. https://playinquest.com/blog/games-like-murdle/ https://playinquest.com/blog/games-like-murdle/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z Games The honest map of games like Murdle in 2026: more daily logic puzzles, the PLAY INQUEST Daily Dossier, and bigger deduction games like The Case of the Golden Idol, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Her Story, plus the free options. https://playinquest.com/blog/how-to-solve-a-murder-mystery/ https://playinquest.com/blog/how-to-solve-a-murder-mystery/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z Method A step-by-step method for solving any whodunit: read the case file, build an alibi timeline, find the contradiction, weigh means, motive, and opportunity, and avoid the obvious-suspect trap. Works for mystery novels, detective games, and escape rooms. https://playinquest.com/blog/history-of-the-murder-mystery/ https://playinquest.com/blog/history-of-the-murder-mystery/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-29T00:00:00Z Books & history A short history of the murder mystery, from Edgar Allan Poe's first detective story and Wilkie Collins to Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and the Golden Age fair-play rules, hardboiled noir, true crime, and today's detective games. https://playinquest.com/blog/unsolved-case-files-alternatives/ https://playinquest.com/blog/unsolved-case-files-alternatives/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z Games The honest map of Unsolved Case Files alternatives in 2026: more cold-case boxes like Hunt A Killer and Deadbolt, digital detective games like Her Story, Return of the Obra Dinn, and PLAY INQUEST, plus the free options worth trying first. https://playinquest.com/blog/hunt-a-killer-alternatives/ https://playinquest.com/blog/hunt-a-killer-alternatives/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z Games The honest map of Hunt A Killer alternatives in 2026: cheaper physical mystery box services like Deadbolt and Escape The Crate, digital detective games like Return of the Obra Dinn, Her Story, and PLAY INQUEST, and the free options worth trying first. https://playinquest.com/blog/free-murder-mystery-games-online/ https://playinquest.com/blog/free-murder-mystery-games-online/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-17T00:00:00Z Games A short, honest guide to the best free browser-based murder mystery games in 2026, including Her Story, Strange Horticulture, PLAY INQUEST, and more, with what each is good for and how long you will be there. https://playinquest.com/blog/murder-mystery-games-2-players/ https://playinquest.com/blog/murder-mystery-games-2-players/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-17T00:00:00Z Games The best 2-player murder mystery games for couples and friends in 2026, comparing physical mystery boxes like Hunt A Killer with digital co-op detective games like PLAY INQUEST, with prices and what to expect. https://playinquest.com/blog/welcome/ https://playinquest.com/blog/welcome/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z Letter An introduction to PLAY INQUEST, a murder-mystery detective web game where every witness lies and you only get one accusation. https://playinquest.com/blog/murder-mystery-board-vs-video-games/ https://playinquest.com/blog/murder-mystery-board-vs-video-games/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-14T00:00:00Z Games How murder mystery board games like Cluedo, Mysterium, and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective compare to murder mystery video games, and which experience suits you best. https://playinquest.com/blog/social-deduction-games/ https://playinquest.com/blog/social-deduction-games/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-06-05T00:00:00Z Games Why social deduction games like Among Us and Town of Salem hook us, and what they share with single-player deduction puzzles where every witness is a liar. https://playinquest.com/blog/best-detective-games/ https://playinquest.com/blog/best-detective-games/ Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026-05-22T00:00:00Z Games A curated list of the best detective games in 2026, including Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol, Disco Elysium, and PLAY INQUEST, ranked by how much real deduction they ask of you. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT