Open Verdict
A modern whodunit where the suspects actually answer. Type any question you want, and they respond in character — on the spot, in their own words. Catch the killer by cornering them with their own contradictions.
Free to play: 50 free questions to ask anything, and twelve cases that need no questions at all. No purchase required.
Go off script. Get to the truth.
You’re the detective. The victim is on the floor. The suspects are in the next room.
Twelve cases can be played with prepared lines, no questions required. On any case you can also type your own questions — where were you at nine?, why is your handwriting on this note? — and get answers in character. Every detective starts with 50 free questions, and question packs add more. Suspects deflect, get defensive, and sometimes lie straight to your face. Catching the lie is the game.
The facts never move while you play. Every case is written in advance — a victim, a set cast, physical evidence, and forensic findings that hold together under scrutiny. The suspects’ answers are written live by AI, playing each character from the case file: they can deflect, lie and crack, but they cannot change the facts. Your questions are open-ended; the facts underneath aren’t, and any given playthrough has exactly one correct answer.
There are 62 cases across five eras — Modern, 1920s, Victorian, 1970s, and Cyberpunk — ranging from a rookie’s first body to cold cases where the evidence has had decades to rot.
Ask anything
You’re never limited to a menu of pre-written lines. Type the question in your own words; the suspect answers in character.
They lie
Guilty suspects protect their story. Finding the seam where two testimonies stop matching is how a case breaks open.
The killer can change
Many cases quietly re-cast the guilty party on replay, so a solved case can’t be memorised or spoiled by a friend.
Present evidence at the table
Put the bloodied glove in front of the man who says he never touched it, and watch the answer change.
Twelve cases, no questions required
Played with prepared lines, they teach the ropes at no cost — the fastest way to find out whether the game is for you. Every detective also gets 50 free questions to ask anything.
Three languages, voiced narration
English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, including the suspects’ written live answers. Era-matched narration is voiced in all three.
Screenshots
From the current version of the game.
The case is yours.
Open Verdict is out now on iOS and Android. It is free to play, and your first 50 questions are on us.
Trailer, press kit and more at openverdict.app ↗
Free to play with optional in-app purchases. See our privacy policy, terms of service, and account deletion instructions.