Death at Ashgrave Manor

DEATH AT ASHGRAVE MANOR

Yorkshire, November 1926. A storm has cut the road. Lord Edmund Ashgrave lies dead in his library, poisoned, and you are the only inspector in the house.

Five suspects. Five sins. One murderer.

There are no dialogue choices. You type whatever you want to ask, in your own words, and each suspect answers in character.

HOW IT PLAYS

- Explore the rooms of the manor and collect evidence cards.

- Question Lady Evelyn, Julian, Clara, Mr Hobbes and Dr Fenwick. Each one has a composure bar.

- Show a card and state exactly what it proves. A sloppy accusation makes them more confident.

- Prove two weak points and the suspect breaks, and confesses their own sin. That isn't always the murder.

WHAT'S FREE

Episode 1 is free with no account: every room, all five suspects, 6 clues, about 30-45 minutes.

Episode 2 is a one-off 6.90 EUR, bought securely on our site. It adds 15 clues, the accusation and the ending, with up to 400 questions on up to 3 devices. No subscription.

HOW AI IS USED (plainly)

- Each suspect's lines are written live by an AI language model. The case itself (who did what, when, every clue and lie) was designed by hand, and plain code decides what you learn, when a suspect breaks, and whether your accusation is right. The model is never given the solution file.

- The ink illustrations (25 portraits, 5 moods each; 21 evidence cards) are AI-assisted and curated by hand. The music was made with an AI music tool.

- Trying to trick a suspect into naming the killer won't work.

Best on desktop, works on phone. English and French.

Made by a solo developer in France. SuspectClub also makes printable murder mystery party games.

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ENQUÊTES SOMBRES : MORT AU MANOIR D'ASHGRAVE (version française)

Yorkshire, novembre 1926. Lord Edmund Ashgrave est retrouvé empoisonné dans sa bibliothèque. Cinq suspects, cinq péchés, un seul meurtrier. Pas de choix de dialogue : vous posez vos questions avec vos propres mots.

Montrez une pièce à conviction et dites ce qu'elle prouve. Deux points faibles prouvés et le suspect craque, et avoue son péché, qui n'est pas forcément le meurtre.

Épisode 1 gratuit, sans compte. Épisode 2 : 6,90 € une seule fois (15 indices, l'accusation et la fin).

Les répliques des suspects sont écrites en direct par une IA ; l'enquête, les indices et les règles ont été conçus à la main. Illustrations assistées par IA, musique créée avec un outil IA.

Pour jouer en français : choisissez FR dans le jeu, ou jouez sur suspectclub.fr.