Scriptic: Interactive Dramas

"Scriptic is reinventing gaming for the crime podcast age" WIRED

We have a new name! Dead Man’s Phone app is now Scriptic.

Imagine having the cell phone of a murder victim. Finding intriguing clues in their personal messages, photos & apps. Introducing Scriptic – a mobile-first detective game – starring YOU as the lead detective.

Start your journey as a London Yard murder detective, investigating and solving murders through the smartphone of the victims:

- Search the victim’s personal messages, photos & apps for clues
- Command your police team on the ground
- Conduct *FaceTime* Interrogations
- Receive Calls
- Affect News Headlines
- Find the Killer

FOUND PHONE REIMAGINED – CHAT FICTION REMASTERED

Run an ENTIRE murder investigation from your phone. Take a journey through six episodes including an alternate ending.

If you love enigmatic TV crime dramas, you will be hooked by Scriptic.
Fans say it feels like a true detective crime story.

The murder-mystery game reimagined for the digital age.

Scriptic is a totally live-action experience featuring an ensemble cast of actors. Get up close and personal with criminal minds. Talk with police colleagues. Maybe even make friends?

Join the fans only conversation on our Discord channel.

PLAY ALONGSIDE A REAL MURDER DETECTIVE

The app pushes the boundaries of immersive, interactive storytelling – your detective partner in the narrative, DCI Michael Sutherland, is voiced by a REAL murder detective, Detective Sergeant Simeon Cryer. We’re the only app of our kind to pursue this level of realism.

Det Sim Cryer has spent 20 years as murder detective in the Bristol Major Crime Team pioneering the use of data in crime-solving.

As Scriptic narrative consultant, Sim has helped root the story and your choices in his journey and lived-experience.

RICH, INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING

Your choices as a detective have impactful & lasting consequences – and can radically alter the narrative.

Run your case with professionalism & integrity OR be ruthless in pursuit of your goals. Only YOU can decide.

SEASON 1

16-year-old, Jerome Jacobs, is pushed from the twelfth floor of a London tower block. Jerome is a smart, talented and popular young man. His death stuns the community.

Run the Jerome Jacobs murder investigation from your phone.

Investigate the mystery of redman, uncover strange things going on episode by episode and bring Jerome’s killer to justice.

Search Jerome’s chat histories, photos & social media for clues
Experience & understand Jerome’s life in a unique and powerful way
Delve into criminal minds and uncover strange things
See your choices affect national news headlines

Only you can decide what happens. Become a true detective and bring Jerome’s killers to justice. Find out details about Jerome’s journey. Uncover strange things. Manage discord between your fellow officers. Understand criminal minds and victims alike. Learn to love your job and bear the horror. Can you find who is responsible for Jerome's death in this detective story full of mystery, love and crime? Be a part of Jerome’s journey and uncover strange things.

SEASON 2

A world famous influencer is brutally murdered. With her phone, find yourself in the murky depths of her online reality. To hunt down the killer you need to shine a light on some painful truths. Life was not so picture perfect for Gemma Dream.

This game is perfect for you if you like stories about horror, crime, mystery and strange things. Our fans say our characters and story feel so real. You only need to read our reviews to see our fans are raving! Time flies when playing every episode of this interactive game full of crime, mystery and love.

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