iPhone & Android · Free to play

EVERY CLUE IS IN CODE

Crack the cipher to read the next line of the case, and work your way to the killer. Over a thousand puzzles, with crosswords and word searches hidden along the way.

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From the case file

A desk, a code, and a body

A cryptogram puzzle in progress, with coded letters above blank spaces and a keyboard below. — Decode the clue

A timed bonus crossword grid with a clue reading: wild or uncultivated flowering plant. — Beat the bonus grid

The home screen showing detective rank, coin balance, case progress and a daily streak. — Climb the ranks

What you get

Three puzzles, one investigation

Every case is one story told in code. Solve it your way — the bonus rounds are there when you're stuck.

Over 1,000 ciphers

Each solved message is the next line of a murder case, not a random quote.

Crosswords & word search

Win a bonus round and its words drop straight into your cipher as free letters.

Case journal

Every message you decode is filed away, so the story reads back in order.

Ranks & daily streak

Work up from Rookie to Chief, and collect a bonus every day you show up.

Hints when you need them

Stuck on a letter? Spend coins to reveal one and keep the case moving.

Plays offline

Every puzzle is on your device. No signal needed on the train.

Also from the desk

Detective Hutch in print

File 02 Paperback

The Puzzle Books

The same cases on paper. Ciphers, brain teasers and logic puzzles to solve with a pencil — no battery required.

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