Scene of the Crime: two new games!

Welcome to Scene of the Crime

Welcome to the Freeform Games murder mystery newsletter.

This time we have two new games, a story about a customer from 20 years ago, and a 20% discount code.

Enjoy!

Mo and Steve

The Kiss of Death

Cover to The Kiss of Death murder mystery game.

The Kiss of Death is our newest game and is ideal for Halloween and the spooky season.

Set in Bat Hall (a Gothic mansion in Victorian London), The Kiss of Death is a murder mystery game for 6 to 8 guests and a host. Characters include an entrancing singer, the manager of a mental asylum, an innocent young bride, and the mysterious Count Constantinesco.

Tonight, Bat Hall hosts the long-anticipated engagement party of Lord Quintus Mistmere—aristocrat and self-styled vampire hunter—to his fiancée, Bianca Wildflower. 

But the evening crumbles when Lord Quintus is discovered in the ornamental pond, his skull struck, and his neck scarred with terrible marks. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect.

Click here to learn more about The Kiss of Death.

Death at the Derby

Cover to Death at the Derby

Death at the Derby is a murder mystery game for 20 to 32 guests and one or two hosts. Set at the Olaf Downs racecourse during the famous Trek for the Tulips race, and characters include the racecourse team, owners, trainers, jockeys and horse-racing fans.

Last year’s winner and favored jockey, Billy Cobbler, was alive and well at dinner last night but was found dead in his horse’s stall this morning. Police are treating Billy’s death as murder—was someone trying to rig the race?

Click here to learn more about Death at the Derby.

Customer returns after 20 years!

Playing our The Kiss of Death murder mystery game

We were recently delighted to help a customer who had last purchased from us nearly 20 years ago.

We found records of her previous purchases, and once she created an account in our new shop, we credited her for her old purchases. Then she downloaded the updated files of the games she had purchased in 2006!

Click here to read the full story.

How you can help

If you’ve enjoyed our games, you can help us by:

  • Writing a review – either on our game pages or on Trustpilot. (If you have a lot of photos you’d like to share, get in touch with us here.)
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  • Mention us on your socials: Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Pinterest – tell everyone you’ve played our games!

And remember, we’re also on Facebook and Instagram (although we’re better at Facebook than Instagram). Like our pages to hear the latest news.

Thank you for reading!

As a thank you for reading our newsletter, here’s a 20% coupon for your next purchase: SEPT25

(This coupon is valid until October 15, 2025, and applies to a single purchase, covering all games in your basket. Please note that it excludes our commercial license.)

And that’s it from us this time!

Mo and Steve
Freeform Games

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Written by Steve Hatherley

Category: Newsletters
25 September 2025

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