Murder Mystery — Player Request Backlog (disposition)

Status: IN PROGRESS — owner accepted all recommended 2026-08-01 (standing idea 25330, smaller-games bucket)
Parents: index.md, investigation.md, scoring.md, monetization.md
Related: free tier + EASY Academy onboarding (human_idea 24153)

Design Fit Gate (MANDATORY)

Fit class	Action
HAVE	Verify / discoverability only
INTENTIONAL	Free tier + premium badge gate; efficiency scoring — do not clobber
GAP	Build toward design
TUNE	Copy/content inside systems
BUG	Code → design + scenario_test

Siblings: darkness-falls, dark-tower, lineage, zoo-simulator, liars-den, last-call, engine/minigames.

How to use

SELECT id, status, created_at, feedback_text
FROM claude.player_feedback
WHERE game_type = 'MURDER_MYSTERY' AND feedback_type = 'FEEDBACK'
  AND status IN ('NEW','VIEWED','ACTIONABLE','QUEUED')
ORDER BY created_at DESC;

As of 2026-08-01: ~29 open (23 VIEWED / 6 QUEUED).

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KEEP (owner 2026-08-01)

ID	Theme	Fit	Design truth	Allowed build
M1	Cannot move / explore on some cases	BUG	Zone grid navigation is core (investigation.md)	Fix zone/exit integrity (sample: Royal Crown Theatre, 10739–10741)
M2	Confront with clues fails	BUG	Confrontation designed + points (scoring.md)	Fix confront path + NLU
M3	new game / switch case fails	BUG	Scenario list + select flow	Re-verify residual after prior choose-case fixes
M4	Accusation broken on Alexa	BUG	4-step accusation state machine	Fix voice selection / step progression
M5	Subscriber badge perks unclear	HAVE/TUNE	Sub keeps badges / unlimited hints partial (monetization.md)	Status/shop copy names sub benefits
M6	Cases too easy / 3 badges solve	TUNE	Efficiency + critical clues still required for perfect	Soften badge-auto-solve feel; content difficulty on soft cases — not uncap free badges
M8	Search confusing	TUNE	Search/examine designed	Clearer next-step after search
M9	Badge pack purchase not received	BUG	ISP payout path	Fulfillment + reconcile

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DEFER

ID	Theme	Why
M7	More free scenarios beyond free tier	Free = scenarios 1–5 + EASY Academy; rest premium by design
M10	More SFX	Audio pack partial; not this integrity pass

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DECLINE / noise

Theme	Why
Hybrid / Jurassic create-a-species game	Wrong product
Ungate all premium cases free	Monetization pillar
Praise-only	No action

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Queue linkage (2026-08-01)

• 25373 — Mystery integrity (M1–M4, M9)
• 25375 — UX light includes M5/M6/M8
• Standing idea 25330 stays open for the smaller-games cycle

Changelog

• 2026-08-01 — Owner accepted all recommended KEEP/DEFER/DECLINE (F smaller-games pass).