Puppet Murder Paradox

Controls

• WASD or Arrow keys to navigate between rooms
• Mouse for hovering over puppets and clicking on them
• ESC to quit

Rules

OBJECTIVE: Out of all the suspects, identify the killer and expose them (by pressing their ACCUSE! button).

• Use WASD/arrow keys to move between rooms.
• Hover over puppets using your mouse to hear their testimonies.
• Think like a detective. Whose alibi doesn't check out?
• Identify the killer by clicking on the puppet and THEN pressing the accuse button.

About

Can you solve a murder mystery in 20 seconds? 

The last thing you expected on a Saturday evening was to be called by D-Carts Entertainment: a company known for their beloved puppet-led television programs. Unfortunately, it appears one of the stars of the show has been murdered. And worse, it was one of their puppet co-stars who did the deed. You have 20 seconds to crack the case before all of the puppets go scrambling out of the theater.

Puppet Murder Paradox is a procedurally-generated murder mystery game made for the 20 second game jam of 2025. The goal of the hackathon was to make a game that lasts for 20 seconds.

Credits

• arkicade: Programming & Art
• Zane Little: Music
• JSFXR, Pixabay: Sound effects