The interactive experience tasks players with solving the mysterious death of Meg Ashcombe, whose body was discovered at the bottom of her staircase with the residence bolted from the inside. Investigators must carefully cross-examine four AI-powered suspects, knowing specifically that one of them is intentionally providing false statements. Despite widespread player attempts to crack the Halloween-themed locked-door case, not a single participant has successfully determined the real culprit.
Halloween case
The Thirteenth Step
Salem, 2025
Salem, the morning after Halloween. Meg Ashcombe, the last of her family, lies at the foot of her grand staircase, one slipper on the thirteenth step, the front door bolted from inside. Half the town says the Grey Captain finally took her.
Four suspects. One of them lies.
Nobody has solved it yet
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