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Murder Mystery Machine
Developer Blazing Griffin
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller. Explore crime scenes in complex dioramas, organize your evidence effectively, and blur the lines between right and wrong to present your case. Do you have what it takes to be a real detective? From the Steam store page
84 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Aug 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
52
Mixed
38 positive · 35 negative
95% range 41–63%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 38 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
44 of 82 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
52% recommend · 38 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 73 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (98 of 178 positive).
Some players feel the game has potential but is let down by poor execution and inconsistent logic. [1][2][3]
Representative posts
- [9]
Rage against the Murder Mystery Machine This review contains no story spoilers Overview Murder Mystery Machine (MMM) sees you step into the shoes of rookie Cassandra Clarke as she's teamed up with reluctant detective Nate Hutson at the Detective Crime Agency (DCA). You'll collect evidence at a variety of crime scenes and use your mind-board to piece together what happened. You have eight cases to solve, each with …
- [10]
This deduction-based game started out fairly strong but quickly took a nosedive of wasted potential and illogical inconsistencies that made what should be simple unnecessary complex. MMM has a neat concept and some entertainment value but , unfortunately, it’s not a title to recommend to Mr. Holmes’ method fans. A pair of District Crime Agency investigators – grouchy vet detective Nate Houston and newly-minted cadet …
- [11]
EDIT: A game's no good without attentive developers. Thanks Harry & team for bug squashing. If we could ever pay for a Double-Thumbs-Up for reviews, award points or cash, MMM would have my vote. ---------------------------------------- Just completed Episode 1 and I have to say it delivers on why I've been excited to play. It almost felt like Christmas morning when I saw it release today. Anyway, this reminds me a …
- [12]
This game basically tries to be, like, a serialized crime drama in game form, with the settings, characters, storyline etc. and I think it accomplishes that goal pretty well - the mysteries are interesting, the overarching narrative ties everything together nicely, and while individual characterization may be kiiind of week it still overall was enjoyable to watch the story unfold. As for the gameplay... hmm. In …
- [4]
Okay.. so frustrating that the linking of evidence logic just seems to jump around all over the place and by the mid mark you just smack everything to everything to get points. If it had more consistent rules for what should link to what it would have been a great game. But as it is just "ok".
Summarised from 34 of the 84 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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The crowd is split on Murder Mystery Machine: 38 recommend it, 35 don't. Which camp are you in?
Reactions
60 of 84 · most liked firstRage against the Murder Mystery Machine This review contains no story spoilers Overview Murder Mystery Machine (MMM) sees you step into the shoes of rookie Cassandra Clarke as she's teamed up with reluctant detective Nate Hutson at the Detective Crime Agency (DCA). You'll collect evidence at a variety of crime scenes and use your mind-board to piece together what happened. You have eight cases to solve, each with five areas while trying to see how they're connected. Art-Style and Visuals…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: A game's no good without attentive developers. Thanks Harry & team for bug squashing. If we could ever pay for a Double-Thumbs-Up for reviews, award points or cash, MMM would have my vote. ---------------------------------------- Just completed Episode 1 and I have to say it delivers on why I've been excited to play. It almost felt like Christmas morning when I saw it release today. Anyway, this reminds me a lot of Unheard, so check that on Steam. + Believable characters. + Audio…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really, really looking forward to this game but it was pretty disappointing. I like the overall premise and the scenarios they came up with for each crime scene. The characters and animations are a little janky, but not in a way that really bothers me. Unfortunately, the writing and mysteries are pretty mediocre, and the way you solve mysteries is super frustrating (and not in a good, challenging puzzle way). It could be just me, but oftentimes the overall conclusion you are supposed to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I just finished the game and am wholly unsatisfied with it. Murder Mystery Machine is a melodramatic diorama that challenges the player to become a REAL DETECTIVE, but has the same pitfalls as any other mystery game and then some. This is also the same studio that brought to you the mediocre title (but interesting and worth a few laughs) The Ship. The Good Let's start with the only good thing about the game, the environments. The game went for a modern-noir vibe and it mostly hits the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today, I finished the whole game. This is a wonderful game. It makes me feel like I'm really reasoning like a detective, discovering the truth through clues. However, it has some obvious disadvantages. Sometimes, my logic is correct, but I didn't connect the two clues precisely. I just connected another clue related to the correct clue. However, this could not advance the plot. In the following plots, there are more and more clues and evidences, and it is difficult for me to accurately find the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This deduction-based game started out fairly strong but quickly took a nosedive of wasted potential and illogical inconsistencies that made what should be simple unnecessary complex. MMM has a neat concept and some entertainment value but , unfortunately, it’s not a title to recommend to Mr. Holmes’ method fans. A pair of District Crime Agency investigators – grouchy vet detective Nate Houston and newly-minted cadet Cassandra Clarke, ambitious and largely undeterred by grouchiness, team up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept seems fun, but in reality you spend your time trying to figure our what bizarre way of linking disparate facts together will prompt the game to let you advance.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could have been good, but the system to put the clues together is far too confusing and unforgiving. Not worth the trouble, let this one sit.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yet another game that really needs a neutral score of some sort. C'mon Steam. With a love of detective and noir games, this one was on my wish list for a while. But after a few cases, I had unfortunately checked out. For the price, no real complaint there or a need to refund. Just no desire to continue playing either. PROS > There is love in this, you can tell the devs put heart and soul into the vibe and character look. > Lighting is well done, it does nail the noir feel. > Some nice…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So many great games that some do get lost. A few personal faves:- - Donut County - The Afterparty - Gunpoint - Forgotten Anne - Game Dev Tycoon - Device 6 - Superhot - Sifu - Murder Mystery Machine - Last Stop
positive · AI labelView post →Ooooh boy...this is just not good. Do yourself a favor, go to the Guides tab in the Hub, click on the only walkthrough that exists for this game. You're going to notice that every single case is--and I'm not exaggerating here--trial and error random guesses. It's literally a dude clicking on random "evidence" squares to see if they connect...because there is zero direction in this game. The "evidence" is in quotes, because you don't know HOW/WHY/WHAT the evidence items even are. There isn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The investigations were actually interesting enough and I liked that there was an overarching story connecting everything, but the game mechanics in the crime scenes are so irritating. Instead of just making sure you're reaching certain conclusions, the game needs you to make the exact same connections it expects you to make, which leads to a very frustrating experience of either: (a) getting a bad grade; or (b) trying out all possible connections between clues to make sure you're getting it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sad about this game. It has potential, but it eschews real investigation in a way that feels more like wandering through the dark than a murder mystery. You find clues, sure, but they never give you details outside of specific bits of conversation, and the goal is often so vague that even when you're sure of a scenario, you're not sure how to correctly input your theory. Several of the scenarios make no sense with the given evidence, their connections more likely to be guessed at than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is alright, cases aren’t too long so when some case is less interesting it doesn’t take too long to finish it. But everything regarding playing the game is so frustrating. I was soooo annoyed with constant “how to” messages on top of the screen!! I KNOW I CAN ORGANISE THE WORKSPACE LEAVE ME ALONEEE I PLAYED THE TUTORIAL I KNOOOWWWW BUT I DON’T WANT TO!!!!!! Please move that stupid message because I can’t see the workboard. I must sit there and wait for the stupid message to go away to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most absurdly poorly paced opening to a game I have ever encountered, and it crashes. There is no world in which I am going to watch the riveting 2 minute tutorial on "How to Click on Things With a Mouse". Fantastic concept for a game. Terrible, terrible game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! You play as Cadet Cassandra Clarke; you have finished in the top percentile of graduates at the Academy. Your performances over the last couple of years at the Academy have not gone unnoticed and as such you have been offered a position within the DCPD. Your job is Jnr Detective, working alongside Detective Nathaniel Huston, stationed at the District Crime Agency,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting concept, but not well executed. Connecting the clues doesn't always make sense (to me at least).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like point&click adventure games, you will love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as much as I love murder mystery / detective games, this one did absolutely nothing for me. the corkboard system had potential but was held back by the extremely vague descriptions of what each of them meant - honestly the majority of my issues with the corkboard would be solved if they just had a mouse-over that gave extra information as to what they meant or how you obtained the information as being expected to remember every detail of every conversation about every clue is silly. just made…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was a cool game until all of a sudden I couldnt "continue" my game anymore. It made me start a new game. Verified the files and everything. Its the only game that did this so my guess is its bugged. The cases themselves were a reach to connect some evidence. Wasnt overly enthused with the result of playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game and think maybe it's getting a bit of a bad rap in the reviews. The game has eight cases that are all interconnected in the end. The game autosaves at the end of each case section. There are five or six sections to each case. Each section takes about 10 to 20 minutes to complete so the saves are fairly often. Basically your detectives go around solving cases by interviewing suspects, searching scenes for evidence, and going to an investigation board in order to connect the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Murder Mystery Machine is - as one would assume - a game about murders. Solving murders to be more specific. As part of the District Crime Agency you’re going to try and solve 8 individual cases, with each case having 5 to 6 isometric levels to try to find and link evidence. While that sounds pretty cool, and in a way it is, there are some unfortunate choices that hinder it from becoming even better than it currently is. First let me talk a little about the gameplay itself. As rookie…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally found the game I was thinking of (or rather I asked the streamer I watched play the demo). It's Murder Mystery Machine! So that's also on my list of games to check out with Shadows of Doubt, Lucifer Within Us, and Control. In case you also wanna investigate stuff.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was a pleasant surprise. The only thing I would have wished for is some voice acting to enhance the already well written characters. It's a game where, the end is not what you've expected and every episode draws you in deeper. The graphics and game-play are simple and charming. The mind map was a fun feature that I already got to know in the newer game from same developer (Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases). I really enjoyed Murder Mystery Machine all together and am…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good murder mystery game. Plays like a board game in a way. Fairly one dimensional but fun none the less. It isnt LA Noir but it has some unique mechanics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven’t played much of Murder Mystery Machine, so this is a very early first look review, so far I have to say I am intrigued to try more and see where it leads. My first 30 mins of gameplay can be found here: https://youtu.be/4_msVUZnBJ8 The premise of the game, is go to crime scene one and gather evidence link the evidence to piece together a timeline of events and a weapon. Head to another location to interrogate and search for more evidence. Whilst completing these tasks the evidence/…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Murder Mystery Machine (MMM) is the rough draft of a good game, but failed to deliver for me. MMM is a game about solving a series of crimes in a city, with each crime broken into about 5 cases. You have access to a single room(ish) per case, and you investigate hardpoints and interview suspects. This gives you clues on a murder pinboard, which you link to make deductions that unlock more conversation options or conclusions. At the end of each sub case, you answer some of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, didn't know this game had such mixed reviews, personally I LOVED it. I'm a big murder mystery fan and this was really well done imo. My only negative is that they gave up on it/ didn't add more. I was really excited for what they would do with it :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The basic idea is good, but the execution is poor in basically all aspects. I'm sorry for being kinda mean, but this game cries at me that it was done by people who either have no talent or were not interested in their work on this game whatsoever. The main weak point, however, is the core part of the gameplay - connecting the evidence. There are typically way more actually meaningful connections than the those ~2 coded as actually correct. This results in either trying to connect everything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not think it is not that bad to deserve a "Mixed" on steam. It is a fun little puzzle game, and I enjoyed the stories. It is not anything groundbreaking but if you are into any of the adventure/puzzle/murder-mystery/detective genres, you can buy it on sale and have a good time. Also, as far as I understand developers changed the grading system, I am at the second from last case and I have managed to get lower that A+ in only one case, which was totally my mistake. I missed some evidence…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Talking to people is clunky and frustrating, feels like you don't actually need to read any of it. The connections are super unintuitive as connections you'd think make sense aren't the correct ones. Honestly just feels slow and a bit annoying. I love this genre so I really wanted to like it, but I just can't.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay.. so frustrating that the linking of evidence logic just seems to jump around all over the place and by the mid mark you just smack everything to everything to get points. If it had more consistent rules for what should link to what it would have been a great game. But as it is just "ok".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The main focus of the game is making connections between evidence to come up with conclusions or with potential leads. There are a couple of problems that make the game very unsatisfactory to play. The evidence you collect is sometimes very vague and it is often unclear what kind of connection you made between evidence. The connections you make are just lines. And they stay lines even after making a connection. The game doesn't tell you what kind of connection there is. Sometimes there isn't a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit upon completion: In spite of the issues with the game freezing, I powered through the remainder of the episodes, and the rest of my review holds: this game is slow, the internal logic is irritating to have to guess at, the character development is minimal, and the investigation gameplay is weak. However, I will say that the overarching mystery kept me intrigued and made me want to finish all the cases. A little more work on the storytelling and some variation and flexibility in gameplay…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game basically tries to be, like, a serialized crime drama in game form, with the settings, characters, storyline etc. and I think it accomplishes that goal pretty well - the mysteries are interesting, the overarching narrative ties everything together nicely, and while individual characterization may be kiiind of week it still overall was enjoyable to watch the story unfold. As for the gameplay... hmm. In theory, I like it - tying different pieces of evidence together in a way similar to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The baffling, vague, overly complex menu system which is used to convey what would otherwise be simple ideas or conclusions sucks the fun out of each scenario, which is an issue since it is the centerpiece of the game. Besides that, there is no voice acting and the writing is iffy at best, which makes everything but the art style fall somewhere between tedious and uninteresting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn't say it's amazing but I think it's been harshly reviewed, or a lot of complaints in other reviews have been fixed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Murder Mystery Machine is a phenomenal game. The developers also made Hercule Poirot: The First Cases, which I also enjoyed but preferred MMM. I don't know why this game has so many bad reviews. Solving the cases is the same as a Hercule Periot game. Sometimes, it can be frustrating, but most of it is intuitive and enjoyable. There's usually one deduction that isn't, but there's always the hint button if needed. Some of the reviewers seemed to struggle with this part. The best way to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad game, not an extraordinary game! I give it 6/10... If i can recall correctly, i was really waiting for it as soon as i saw it in a a state of "Coming Soon" on steam, because of my love of murder solving gameplay. I wishlisted it and as soon as it came out, i bought it. I didn't play it for a year at least and as soon as i was ready to fire it up, i read the Reviews that saddened me. That game was not the game we've all anticipated. But being an old human being that has nothing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like whodunnit's and good murder mysteries/CSI type stuff and not too fussy about graphics or production quality, pick this up for a few bucks. It lasted me slightly over 10 hrs. A sweet spot price for this would be around $5 but don't spend more than $10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can be a little confusing at times as to what the game is really looking for in regards to connections, but overall, I'm enjoying the gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played less than 20 minutes of the demo and couldn't finish it because I decided to buy the game right away! just finished the 2nd episode and loved it so far.. I didn't like the complicated way that the detective ties the evidence together, but that's fine 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started playing Murder Mystery Machine earlier today and it'a a really enjoyable point n click detective game where we can collect evidence, connect the clues and deduce over the 4 scenes who did it, why they did it and how
positive · AI labelView post →I wish I could rate this by stars rather than thumbs up or thumbs down. I enjoyed the game, but the game's been abandoned, and there are features that are incomplete but you're not warned of it. I also found the deduction board difficult to use because of the low amount of information contained in each node. You may know what question you want to ask, but you have to struggle to find the right items to link so you can ask it. At the same time, like I said, I enjoyed it. I think it's worth the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story wasn't very interesting, but I loved the different levels/scenes and linking the clues to each other. The gameplay is what made this game for me and I could keep doing it endlessly. Choices didn't seem to matter much and I felt like one of my choices was straight up ignored and the game picked the other option afterwards. The scenes looked very pretty but I felt the art style for the characters was a little off and unfitting. A short game which I enjoyed my time with.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could have been a great if a bit convoluted deduction game. It gives you a ton of clues to work with and you have to sort out what's relevant and what's not. Each scene is a tiny diorama that you can walk around in at your own pace, connecting clues to build your case. There doesn't seams to be any fail states and you are only ranked on if you found most of the clues and if you guess the correct Who, How, When, Where question about your current theory. There are also some connections that are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[SALE] Intrigue Bundle. **You get 11 point and click games for $5 USD** *Uploading images doesnt seem to work yet or I would post a picture of all the games* --- Welcome to the Intrigue Bundle, where you’ll immerse yourself in the world of adventure, mystery and murder! Solve heinous crimes and uncover shocking secrets in games like Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases, Blacksad: Under the Skin and Murder Mystery Machine. With a variety of games that will challenge your…
neutral · AI labelView post →How the ♥♥♥♥ do you ruin something like this?! I don't understand how you can give us a crime scene to examine but take ALL the fun parts out. I look for the white dots (yes....automatic hints that can't be changed in settings). So looking for physical evidence is ruined. Piecing everything together is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ retarded and an absolute mess on the screen. You don't have to think just connect lines until more dialogue is unlocked. OH THE DIALOGUE! I FORGOT! So, no need to think or read the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Deutsch unten.) Well this was an "okay" game. Wish I could give a "neutral" here so I'll just make a thumbs up since it wasn't all bad. Most annoying thing was putting together all those evidences. Sometimes it looked like a big spider web where you need to try and find things again. Beside that the graphics where nice, also I didn't expect the "real" ending at all. That was at least one "wtf"-moment. Also in the last episode the language will switch between English and whatever you maybe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a pretty decent detective/mystery game. Connecting all the gathered evidence is pretty satisfying and the cases are often times pretty straight forward. More polish could have definitely improved the feel of the game, but it's not as terrible as many of the negative reviews suggest. It's a shame, as I would have played a second season of this. Definitely check this out if you are a fan of mystery games, especially when it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ended up quitting after the first 2 episodes. I feel like the UI for linking evidence is so finicky, and I can't figure out what it wants me to link together to believe that I know what I know. After awhile I'm just linking things to everything I can until it finally hits the right subnode to accept it. Maybe I'm just dumb, but it felt like a visual novel with an arbitrary node organization mini-game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been teasing it but now I’m ready to share that I started a blog @croc-n-coat.blog where I’ll be writing about detective games. My 1st post (not counting intro) is a review of Murder Mystery Machine, a game that is necessary to exist for Hercule Poirot: The First Cases to be as great as it is.
neutral · AI labelView post →it is not that great, pretty boring and everything feels blah
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game contains eight cases, five of which are generic police procedural scripts and the other three are a solid thriller arc. I think this game took the pacing of a police procedural show and translated it to games, which I don't think wholly landed. The deductions and roll out of clues were in conflict. The central oddity is that police procedurals are primarily stages for drama and suspense, but mystery games are based more on critical thinking and puzzle-solving, so when you make a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i like this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the time spent, though the logic can be convoluted at times for how to connect things even though you've already figured out the answer
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm really confused why this has so many mid - negative reviews, I just finished the game and had fun playing it! I like how the cases ended up being connected and how there were moral dilemmas to face throughout. I also got really excited when I unlocked new outfits !! the game mechanic was more or less intuitive after getting used to it and I enjoyed literally connecting the dots! yes sometimes it was a bit silly to have to connect a clue that mentioned names to every single one of those…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game not optimized and achievement bugs reported to the dev not fixed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found this game to be a rather boring isometric detective experience where you solve a series of murders. The graphics are cartoony and faded with barely any graphic settings to adjust. There is also no voice acting and you cannot change your character and must therefore play as a black woman. There is also no proper manual save system. So if you have to quit playing during a crime scene, you must start this particular scene all over again when you return playing. I also found these crime…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today Mav and I discuss Murder Mystery Machine, developed largely in parallel with The First Cases. Sadly, this game doesn't live up to its goals, with lots of inconsistent deductions and poor execution. So far it's my least favorite detective game I have played. open.spotify.com/episode/01Fa...
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