A free 15-minute online escape room.
No account. No card. No catch. Play solo or with up to four friends, right in your browser.
The Intake Room · all three objectives free.
One continuous countdown. A case to solve together.
Optional for solo. Friends will see this nickname.
Guests need no account, email, or purchase. How room access works · How to play & FAQ
Inside The Intake Room
All cases are original fiction.
Made for game nights, not real crimes.
An online escape room with a case to uncover
A locked evidence case has arrived at the Marlow County Records Annex. Explore the 3D room, inspect documents and follow the clues through three sequential objectives. The entire Intake Room is free: evidence, hints, chat and the shared notebook are included. It is original fiction, made for game nights rather than real crimes.
A virtual escape room for solo detectives and friends
Investigate on your own or invite up to four friends with a private room code. Guests need only a browser and a nickname. There is no app to install and no account or card to provide. Guests are optional; only joined detectives must be ready and online before the organizer starts. Use the Evidence view when you prefer not to navigate the 3D room.
Fifteen minutes, without an interruption
The 15:00 countdown runs continuously through all three objectives. There is no pause between them. If time runs out, the organizer can choose “Keep investigating (unranked)” so everyone can finish with the timer showing overtime, or “Start over” to move the same team and nicknames to a fresh room.
Each hint adds a 30-second penalty to your recorded completion time. The countdown itself is not shortened by asking for a hint.
Room to try again
The full Intake Room is free for everyone: all three objectives, the evidence, hints, team chat and shared notebook. You do not need an account, email address or card. Guests need only a room code and a nickname.
A room stays open for 24 hours from creation, including time in the lobby. The 15-minute investigation countdown begins only when the organizer starts. Replaying within a room does not extend its access window. Keep the same browser tab to return to your saved seat.
Plan a short shared investigation
Use The Intake Room for a game night or a free warm-up with up to five colleagues. Our team-building guide points larger groups toward ColdCase Party Teams. Browse the room directory, read how it works or check the FAQ before starting.
This is the prologue.
The Intake Room is the free opening case from ColdCase Party. Explore longer multiplayer murder mysteries, with playtime varying by case. When you are ready for a longer investigation, take your team into a new case.
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