Eastern Market Murder
3.9star
70 reviews
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About this game
Investigate a spine-tingling true crime in this multi-award winning augmented reality game. Play from anywhere in the world, or in the laneways of Melbourne Australia where the crime actually happened!
The Crime - In 1899 at the bustling Eastern Market, a sudden attack on a popular fortune-teller left her husband violently murdered. The culprit? A business rival with a steadfast defence, who will get away with the ghastly crime, unless you can prove his guilt. Do you have what it takes to crack the case? Download now and put your detective skills to the test.
“Between the meticulously researched history and the innovative use of technology, the game blends the past and present together in a super satisfying way. It’s the most impressive example of AR that I’ve seen yet.” - New Atlas
“I LOVE this game! As a former forensics analyst, I was blown away by the accuracy and historical references. They did their homework! The game is so immersive and fun” - C. Dattoli
Features:
* Explore crime scenes, inspect evidence and question witnesses in augmented reality.
* Play offsite anywhere, anytime (no walking required) - 1 hour play time.
* Play locally in Melbourne, Australia - 2.5km self guided experience, 1.5hr play time.
* Fully-voice acted, with original music by Sianna Lee - best played with headphones.
* Historically accurate and created with the descendents of the victims of the crime.
* Won or nominated for awards across games, history, knowledge and innovation, AR/XR and non-fiction storytelling.
The Crime - In 1899 at the bustling Eastern Market, a sudden attack on a popular fortune-teller left her husband violently murdered. The culprit? A business rival with a steadfast defence, who will get away with the ghastly crime, unless you can prove his guilt. Do you have what it takes to crack the case? Download now and put your detective skills to the test.
“Between the meticulously researched history and the innovative use of technology, the game blends the past and present together in a super satisfying way. It’s the most impressive example of AR that I’ve seen yet.” - New Atlas
“I LOVE this game! As a former forensics analyst, I was blown away by the accuracy and historical references. They did their homework! The game is so immersive and fun” - C. Dattoli
Features:
* Explore crime scenes, inspect evidence and question witnesses in augmented reality.
* Play offsite anywhere, anytime (no walking required) - 1 hour play time.
* Play locally in Melbourne, Australia - 2.5km self guided experience, 1.5hr play time.
* Fully-voice acted, with original music by Sianna Lee - best played with headphones.
* Historically accurate and created with the descendents of the victims of the crime.
* Won or nominated for awards across games, history, knowledge and innovation, AR/XR and non-fiction storytelling.
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Ratings and reviews
3.9
68 reviews
Ryan Burke
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March 22, 2026
I honestly wish I could say much about this game, but I can't. It asks to take video and pictures whilst using the app. This is so that you can create a scene which seems odd When it comes time to pick up an item, it says that you need to tap on a glowing item in the scene, which there never is one. You have the option of repositioning the scene, but again, there doesn't appear to be any glowing item. Deleted game. Just create a scene with items instead of asking the player to scan their own.
Sophie Audren
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Apr 07, 2026
A friend and I played the game during the launch weekend. It takes you to different locations around downtown Melbourne. We really enjoyed heading down laneways that we’d never visited before, and the animation gave a good idea of what it would have looked like at the time of the murder. Neither of us had played an AR game before but we found it easy to get going. All in all, we spent a very fun afternoon learning about a true historical murder and exploring more of Melbourne.
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True Crime Games
Apr 07, 2026
Thank you so much for your glowing review. It was a pleasure meeting you both at our launch events. Stay tuned for more games in the True Crime Mysteries series.
Me Fone
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February 13, 2026
Didn't enjoy it. Took forever to actually work. Was slowly panning the phone everywhere it wouldn't work. Finally pointed at my shoes apparently have to specifically point camera at shoes in your own home to pull up the footprints clue That's ridiculous no hints to suggest that. Text speed can't be changed it's so slow I wanted to pull my hair out waiting for each letter to appear one at a time on the screen to form sentence. I don't read slower than a 5yr old. Also very boring slow story.
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