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An online murder mystery

10-33 Officer Down

An officer is dead. The Bronx wants answers.

Detective Elena Vasquez has been shot beneath a Bronx underpass. Piece together surveillance footage, official records and encrypted messages in a substantial US-set investigation.

4.58 / 5 · 12 player reviews
Difficulty
Hard
Playing time
120–240 minutes
Play your way
Solo or together
Original price was: £19.99.Current price is: £6.99.

Online case file · Investigate in your browser

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THE STORY

One of their own. No simple answers.

A gunshot in Hunts Point leaves Detective Elena Vasquez dead beneath the Lafayette Avenue underpass. Her department, her family and the wider community need to know what happened.

The case brings together personal relationships, criminal activity and official records. You will need to work across suspect files and officer records without deciding what any one detail means too soon.

Watch surveillance and camera footage, examine forensic reports and compare witness accounts. A fictional encrypted messaging network, ShadowWire, gives you another digital trail to investigate once you find a way in.

This case asks you to handle a lot of evidence—and stay willing to question your first explanation.

THIS IS YOUR INVESTIGATION

Your desk at Bronx Metropolitan Police.

A distinctive US police workspace brings recordings, documents, investigator notes and the ShadowWire terminal together.

01

Review the recordings

Examine CCTV, camera footage and other recordings as you reconstruct movements through the case.

02

Examine the department’s records

Work through officer files, incident documents, forensic material and witness statements.

03

Access ShadowWire

Investigate the encrypted messaging service through a dedicated terminal inside the game.

THE FIRST REPORT

The news breaks. Your case begins.

Watch the opening news report from this investigation.

GOOD TO KNOW

Your evening.
Your investigation.

A few things to know before you take the case.

What kind of game is this?

An online case-file investigation. You examine evidence in a fictional police system and decide what happened. There are no character scripts to act out.

Can we play together?

Yes. Investigate on your own or gather around a screen with a partner or friends to discuss the evidence.

Do I need to print anything?

No. You can work through the investigation online. This is a digital case file, not a physical box.

Which device should I use?

A laptop or desktop gives documents, video and the evidence viewer more room. You play in your web browser.

Can I take a break?

Yes. Your investigation workspace saves progress to your account, so you can return to the evidence later.

How long should we allow?

Set aside around 120–240 minutes. Take your time: discussion and close reading are part of the investigation.

FROM THE DETECTIVES

Player reviews

12 reviews for 10-33 Officer Down

  1. Rohan Dedi –

    Played it with the Mrs while long distance, had us communicating well trying to figure out the case, had a lot of fun doing so even if it took us a little bit longer than we initially thought. Would definitely do again.

  2. Corinna Holmes –

    Really enjoyed this I did The Waters Edge and did it on my own, it was was well constructed throughout, all the clues were there in various guises, I just had to find them. I liked the range of evidence, reports, photos, social media etc this kept it varied and interesting. I was determined to crack this one and after several hours over a couple of days I felt that I had a good solid case and was delighted that I had managed to solve it. I can’t wait to do another one now!

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10-33 Officer Down

Bring the evidence together for Elena Vasquez.

Take your time with the files. The Bronx investigation rewards careful scrutiny.

Original price was: £19.99.Current price is: £6.99.
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