Case file 001 A new mystery awaits
Enter a city of tangled alibis and buried motives. Question suspects in your own words, follow the evidence, and solve a murder no one else has seen.
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One victim. Seven accounts. A ten-minute gap no one can explain.
Not a script A living investigation
Asticus turns every suspect into a conversation. Push on a weak alibi, ask about another witness, or follow a detail nobody thought mattered.
01 / INTERROGATE
Question suspects in a freeform, chat-style interview. Their answers react to what you ask—and can reveal new people, places, and cracks in the story.
02 / CONNECT
Move between people, places, and evidence without losing your thread. Build a theory from timelines, motives, alibis, and the facts you uncover.
03 / ACCUSE
When the pattern finally emerges, make your case. Identify the murderer, establish the motive, and choose the evidence that proves your theory.
Fresh case files Built to surprise you
Each Asticus case arrives with its own victim, cast of suspects, places, evidence, and one coherent truth waiting beneath the noise.
A room locked from within. A guest who never checked in. Four people certain they heard the same thing.
An opening-night toast. A priceless work untouched. Every witness looking in the wrong direction.
A riverside gala. A vanished ledger. Seven accounts with one carefully shared omission.
Sample case files shown for illustration.
Your method How to solve a murder
Study the victim, revisit their final movements, and learn the shape of the night.
Interview suspects, inspect locations, and test every alibi against what you know.
Connect the suspect, motive, and evidence. Then make the arrest and reveal the full story.
Choose your challenge Three levels of doubt
The truth stays the truth. What changes is how much the case is willing to tell you when your theory falls apart.
If your arrest is wrong, the case points to the part of your theory that needs work.
You’ll know the theory is wrong—but not whether the suspect, motive, or evidence failed.
Build a complete case and trust your own reading of every contradiction.
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Download Asticus free and begin your first investigation on iPhone or iPad. Bring your questions. Leave your assumptions at the door.