LAST CONNECTION

A minimalist text-and-emoji murder mystery about a message sent by someone who was already dead.

A company group chat has been frozen at the exact moment an employee died.

Four coworkers were connected that night. Their messages appear ordinary, but timestamps, devices, reactions, deleted files, and automated system logs tell a different story.

Explore the evidence, collect key words, identify the people behind each account, and reconstruct what really happened.

🔍 INVESTIGATE

Examine:

  • Group chat messages
  • Employee profiles
  • Security records
  • Device activity
  • Deleted documents
  • Message metadata
  • Emoji reactions

Every detail may matter.

🧠 DEDUCE

Discover names, objects, actions, locations, and times.

Use the collected words to complete statements about:

  • The identities of the suspects
  • The sequence of events
  • The victim's final moments
  • The method used to falsify the timeline
  • The person responsible for the murder

The game does not require random guessing. Every answer can be logically deduced from the available evidence.

💀 THE CASE

At 10:48 PM, Vera left the company group chat.

At 10:49 PM, she was dead.

But one of her accounts had already performed an action after the time she supposedly lost access to her phone.

Who was using her identity?

And why did someone need the others to believe she was still alive?

🎮 CONTROLS

Mouse / Touch

Click evidence to inspect it. Click empty deduction slots and choose a word from the evidence bank.

Keyboard

Use Tab to navigate and Enter or Space to select.

Your progress is saved automatically in the browser.

⏱️ PLAYTIME

Approximately 10–15 minutes.

✨ FEATURES

  • One complete murder mystery
  • Twelve discoverable clues
  • Four suspects
  • A word-based deduction system
  • Optional progressive hints
  • Multiple final ranks
  • Automatic local saving
  • Mobile and desktop support
  • No downloads or external assets required

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING

Death and murder investigation.

CREDITS

Created for the Mystery Craft Jam.

Inspired by deduction games in which players freely investigate a scene, collect concepts, and reconstruct events through logical statements.

Thank you for playing.

Can you solve the case without using any hints?

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