Murderous Muses Case Files board game available now!
Break out of the gallery and hit the streets to investigate Mordechai's murder as you've never investigated it before! Murderous Muses Case Files game is a tabletop spin-off of your favourite 2023 FMV whodunit, that lets you take over where Mirlhaven's police department gave up.
Get your detective on with unfettered access to the original suspect interview transcripts, crime scene report and witness statements. Scour these files and more for clues, then use the Mirlhaven Directory to follow up leads. Take a trip to the crime scene, the coroners, the docks, the spooky Undulating Hills and question new islanders along the way!
Perfect to play on your own or with friends, Murderous Muses Case Files immerses you further into the details of the case and plunges you firsthand into the uncanny lore of Mirlhaven. With over 100 residents, businesses and landmarks to choose from, you’ll need sharp investigative skills to stay on the trail of the killer. Of course, there’s nothing to stop you taking a tour of the whole island, if curiosity gets the better of you…
Unlike the videogame, there’s only one solution to Murderous Muses Case Files but you'll still need to rule out each suspect until only the killer remains!
Keep an eye out for an upcoming patch with new Russian community translations - in beta branch now!
Patch 1.04 - The Whole Story
Update 1.04 includes a new room to explore, new ways to consume content, new help videos, hints and more Eyes of Mordechai to discover! We hope you enjoy this last major update for Murderous Muses, and from all three of us here, thank you for playing <3
PATCH NOTES + New replay room behind urn room Full playback wall to show lifetime unlocked video memories Suspect video screens that show related clips (fragments) together Central TVs replay unlocked Mirlhaven's Unsolved Mysteries + Suspect lore plaques now activate to show video sequence that revealed painting + New hint TV video appears in tutorial first run, night one + New hint TV video appears in tips hotline from night two permanently + New restoration table in NightGallery1, which will appear for new playthroughs + New hints + New Eyes of Mordechai to find beyond staffroom .Disable hints in settings with 'skip tutorial' .Sasha loan note removed to stop people trying to re-watch phonecall on reception TV .Branched Higgins note to avoid confusion for players who knew how to solve police walls .Staffroom only accessible from night 2 on first run, to avoid overwhelming some players .Smoothed out the stairs collider in ball-roll puzzle to avoid player being caught on the bottom .Fixed numeral indicators for branching and puzzle keywords to show the act they currently appear .Fixed subtitle display for some Turkish characters .Potential fix for Mac OS "hang on accuse" issue
Patch 1.04 incoming & official tips video
Patch 1.04 has hit final testing and brings with it a raft of new changes!
These include a new room to discover with a way to watch all the videos you've ever unlocked, all the Mirlhaven's Unsolved Mysteries episodes and full sequences of related videos to help digest content:
We've also released an official tips video to help everyone get the most out of Muses (contains non-story spoilers):
If testing goes well 1.04 should be out in the next couple of weeks!
Patch 1.03 - Endgame
Patch 1.03 is here and it's our biggest yet, with new stuff to try, find and collect...
+ Keyword Indicators A new row of indicators will appear under the current keyword plaques from the second run onwards. These allow you to quickly find the videos you've never seen before.
+ Scorecard Icons A new set of 31 suspect specific stamps have arrived to give your runs a rating, and will appear for everything in your run history so far.
+ Teleporter Chairs New teleporter chairs have been added to each treasure room to quickly shift you back to reception. Or just run. The choice is yours!
+ Added Higgins voiceover hints to Urn room + Added new Higgins note to reveal new keyword indicators + FOV slider in settings now display vertical degrees + Camera sensitivity values below default are increasingly slower than before + Added first run message that spacebar (X button) toggles fullscreen video during playback
- Increased timeouts on phone puzzle to prevent confusion with controller focus - Fixed shoulder inputs on controller to match direction of inventory movement and new indicators - Fixed puzzle keys persisting in day mode if left at night - Removed experimental VR code
1.021
Just a tiny patch... + Added new exhibition board in tutorial room + Added hint circles to the police wall in Night Gallery One
Our next update will help you unlock all the suspect videos you've missed so far!
Patch 1.02
Patch 1.02 is now live!
+ Added Crate smashing animation, click crates 5 times to activate + Added hinter wheels to the corridors to draw more attention to them + Added new "lock-in" mechanic to shut corridors after playing TV, until new gallery found + Added new Sasha note reminder for day 2 mission + Updated Higgins night note to guide players towards corridors, hanging paintings and pressing plaques - Fixed gap in texture on painting frame - Removed 10 minute safety TV unlock
Murderous Muses is Out Now!
After almost 2 years in development, Murderous Muses is launching today!
Spend three nights in a haunted art gallery solving the murder of Mordechai Grey - a devilish artist killed by one of his six muses. Explore the ever-changing rooms and corridors to uncover clues, find collectibles, and piece together the layered narrative to find out whodunit - and why.
You've been hired as the new night watch at Gallery Argenta. But as soon as you start your shift, the gallery changes, revealing mysterious exhibitions full of talking paintings, puzzling words and locked rooms. Hanging paintings in these night galleries reveals Mordechai's memories, but can you use what you uncover to find out who killed him?
Murderous Muses Features
Solve a murder mystery that re-rolls every time you play
A rich new story setting, Mirlhaven island
Explore a procedurally-generated gallery and share seeds with friends
Puzzles unlock bonus treasure rooms
A persistent ‘trophy room’ to store collectibles
Final score cards and run times for bragging rights
We've created a special Linux port of Murderous Muses including webm (not mp4) videos so that everything plays as smoothly as possible. Cloud saves work between PC, Mac and Steam Deck.
The touchscreen has been disabled so we've included a pop-up keyboard for seed entry (the only place in the game it's needed) but other than that it's the same codebase as PC and shares all the same features.
We're not currently planning on adding any additional features for Steam Deck compatibilty until Valve take a look at it for their official list, but let us know in discussions or by emailing support if there's any must-have feature you'd like to see.
We hope you enjoy playing Murderous Muses on Steam Deck!
Feature Spotlight - The Eyes of Mordechai
In Murderous Muses, you catch the killer by seeing through the eyes of victim Mordechai Grey. But how exactly do you do that? Well, in this third feature spotlight, we're going to show you!
Presenting…. the Eyes of Mordechai!
The Eyes of Mordechai are like miniature crystal balls. Each one allows you to see into the past, restoring Mordechai's memories of his conversations with the six prime suspects - a.k.a. his Murderous Muses.
Every night, the painting frames are newly socketed with 6 eyes. Every time you play a painting on a keyword it consumes one eye, so you should choose carefully what to reveal. If you run out of eyes, you won’t be able to unlock all the police interviews, and they’re crucial for solving the murder!
The good news is, you can use restoration tables to move eyes between paintings - which will be a big help if you’ve accidentally squandered them all chasing down Otto and Pip’s jokes, or if you want to head down the rabbit hole with Lilith. The bad news is, you only get one eye for every two you recycle...
The Eyes of Mordechai will also come in handy if you want to avail yourself of the in-game Tips Hotline. Who knows where the operators get their info from, but the word on the street says they can help you rule out one of the innocent suspects…
You can also earn an achievement for solving the murder with 20 eyes leftover in your inventory. Think you could do it? Wishlist Murderous Muses here!
We've straightened all the talking paintings, dusted all the collectible urns, and polished all the disembodied Eyes of Mordechai - which means Murderous Muses is finally ready to launch on 12th April!
We hope you're as excited as we are for Gallery Argenta to open its doors and for the Murderous Muses to spill their secrets. This game has been 2 years in the making and we truly thank you for all your support along the way!
If you haven't already, be sure to wishlist Murderous Muses here:
