Murder Castle

Murder Castle is a short, atmospheric first-person escape-room game with puzzles and horror elements. You play as Elizabeth, a young secretary who has come to Chicago in 1893 to start a new life. After Dr. H. H. Holmes welcomes her to his hotel, she discovers that he is a murderer and the building is designed to kill for profit. You must escape his schemes.

The hotel

The story takes place during the World's Columbian Exposition, which fills Chicago with visitors. Holmes's hotel promises luxury and convenience to young travelers, but its soundproof walls and doors that lead nowhere conceal a deadly trap. You search the building for documents and clues about Holmes's operations and the story of America's first serial killer.

Puzzles and escape

Each room has custom-designed logic puzzles. You interact with objects and use physics-based reasoning to uncover hidden keys and pathways.

Evade Holmes

You hide in the shadows to outsmart Holmes and must act quickly under deadly time limits. The hotel is rendered as a gritty, low-poly recreation of 1893 Chicago.