Case #0: Interactive Demo

DEADOKU

Sudoku logic. A murder scene. One killer hiding in plain sight.

A body on the floor, eight suspects, and a floor plan that never lies. Place everyone on the grid, follow the clues, and name the murderer — no luck required, only logic.

No sign-up · Works on phone, tablet & desktop · Takes about 5 minutes

50Cases in the book
8Suspects each
1Killer, 1 solution
0Guessing needed
Free demo

Crack the case. Right here.

This is exactly how every puzzle in the book plays — same rules, same logic, same satisfying click when it all fits.

  1. Read the planThick walls split the house into rooms. The victim is already on the floor.
  2. One per row & columnLike Sudoku, every suspect stands alone in their row and column. The victim’s head claims one too.
  3. Use the cluesPick a square, then tap a suspect’s number (1–8) to place them there.
  4. Name the killerThe killer is the only suspect standing in the victim’s room.

CASE #0

⏱ 00:00 Placed 0/8

Crime-scene plan

Tap a square to select it
Open doorwayFurniture squares are takenSuspects appear here as you place them
Detective’s memo

Your deduction grid

Hatched squares are taken
Selected: none

The suspects

Tap a suspect to cross them off once you can prove they weren’t in the victim’s room.

    The book

    Case #0 was the warm-up.
    50 more bodies are waiting.

    The DEADOKU paperback packs fifty complete murder-mystery logic cases into one large-format book — no screens, no batteries, just you, a pencil, and eight very suspicious people.

    50 complete cases

    Every case is a fresh house, a fresh victim and a fresh cast of eight suspects.

    Exactly one solution

    Each puzzle is machine-verified to have a single answer, so pure deduction always gets you there.

    Illustrated crime scenes

    Detailed floor plans with furniture, doors and a victim on the floor — the clues are in the room.

    Eight faces per case

    Portrait suspects with their own clues, so every mystery feels like a real line-up.

    Answers at the back

    Stuck? Every solution is in the back with the killer circled in red — no spoilers on the puzzle pages.

    Easy to learn, hard to put down

    If you can play Case #0 you already know every rule in the book.

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    Questions

    Before you buy

    Is the demo the same game as the book?

    Yes. The demo uses the same puzzle engine that built the book: the same rules, the same clue style and the same one-solution guarantee. In print you simply work with a pencil on the grid.

    What does “Generate a Deadoku Puzzle” do?

    It builds a brand-new, solvable case on the spot — a random house plan, a random cast and a fresh set of clues. Each one has exactly one solution, just like the cases in the book.

    How do I know who the killer is?

    Work out where all eight suspects stood. The killer is the only suspect standing in the same room as the victim. Press “Check Solution / Reveal Killer” and the page will tell you whether you’ve cracked it — or show you exactly what doesn’t add up.

    Do I need anything to play the paperback?

    Just a pencil. Every puzzle fits on a single page, and all solutions are in the back of the book.

    Ready for the real thing?

    Fifty cases. Fifty killers. One pencil.

    You just solved Case #0. Imagine the next fifty. Order the complete DEADOKU paperback today.

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    Case closed

    Congratulations, Detective!

    You cracked the case and identified the killer.

    The killer—
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    50 cases · same rules · every one has exactly one solution.