Games like Murdle: free murder mystery logic puzzles to play next
Updated 25 October 2026 · written by the maker of Whodunnit, so read the first entry with that in mind
Murdle, created by G.T. Karber, turned the classic logic grid puzzle into a run of short murder mysteries: a handful of suspects, weapons and locations, a few clues, and a notebook grid to work out who did it. It is published as a series of puzzle books, and there is a daily puzzle on its website. If you have finished the latest book or today's puzzle and want more of the same kind of deduction, here are some places to go next.
What makes a game "like Murdle"?
- Pure deduction. The clues are enough to prove the answer; nothing depends on dice or luck.
- A grid to think with. Suspects, places and items are crossed against each other so you can mark what's ruled out.
- A story on top. The logic is dressed as a crime, which makes the final step, naming the culprit, satisfying.
- Bite-sized. A case takes minutes, not an evening.
1. Whodunnit: The Casebook (free, in your browser)
Whodunnit is a free browser game built around the same idea. Each case has stick-figure suspects, rooms and items; you fill in a detective notebook and accuse the culprit.
- A daily case for everyone, easy on Monday and hardest on Sunday, with streaks.
- More than 50 cases in five chapters, growing from three suspects to six, adding times, leads to follow and suspects who lie.
- Every case is checked by a solver so it has exactly one provable answer.
- No download and no payments; the first five cases and the daily case need no account. Sign in to keep progress and join the leaderboard.
2. The Murdle books and daily puzzle
If you came here from somewhere else, the original is still the place to start: the books build from easy cases to very hard ones. See murdle.com for the daily puzzle and the books.
3. Brainzilla logic grid puzzles
Brainzilla has a free collection of classic logic grid puzzles sorted by difficulty, from very easy to very hard, plus beginner tutorials. They aren't murder mysteries, but the solving is the same and the hard ones are a real workout.
4. Puzzle Baron's logic puzzles
Puzzle Baron is a long-running logic grid site with an explainer for beginners, a tutorial for each solving technique, monthly competitions and high-score tables. Good if you like a competitive edge.
5. Clue (Cluedo), the board game
The classic murder mystery board game. It needs friends and has some luck in it (dice and the cards you're dealt), so it's a different feel from a pure logic puzzle, but it scratches the same "who, where, with what" itch on a games night.
How to get better at these puzzles
Almost every logic grid falls to a few habits: fill in crosses as soon as you place a tick, look for rows with one empty square, and carry facts across grids. Our guide how to solve logic grid puzzles walks through them with a worked murder case.
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