Apple Arcade: Murder Mystery Machine offers episodic detective work Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Apple Arcade: Murder Mystery Machine offers episodic detective work And there are strings attached. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 3 Oct 2019 3 comments I should probably never be put in charge of an evidence board. You know, one of those densely cinematic affairs where photos and newspaper clippings and the odd shell cartridge are connected by bits of string. It is weird to go to C&H Fabrics and think that so many of the people buying red wool may be detectives working hard to crack the big one. Anyway, Murder Mystery Machine is an episodic detective game for Apple Arcade - the first episode is available now, the next should be here by the end of the month - and as well as visiting crime scenes, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, you can also do that thing with the evidence board and the string. Watch on YouTube In fact, you have to. This is an adventure game at heart. As you explore each scene you collect information on the crime at hand, you cobble it all together with string - linking a gun to a bullet casing, say, or a newspaper clipping to a politician's unpopular policy - and then you try to answer the big questions: why? How? Who? So far, Murder Mystery Machine is wonderfully compact and compelling. This is an atmospheric bit of crime-solving that you can tackle on the bus ride into work in the morning. It turns out I am very bad at detective work, but I'm still having fun. Just don't expect results from me any time soon. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. 14 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 34 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store