A moonlit New England street decorated for Halloween, with trick-or-treaters and glowing pumpkins

CASE 01 · HALLOWEEN MYSTERY

Case 01: Halloween Mystery — a print-at-home detective game. Some secrets
won’t stay
buried.

A stolen portrait. A quiet town with something to hide. A print-at-home detective game for 1–6 investigators, with paper evidence, a web companion and optional 3D-printed puzzles. No 3D printer? Explore the objects with the app's 3D preview. Print them for the full hands-on experience.

Explore the case

PLANNED GAMEFOUND LAUNCH · OCTOBER 20, 2026

CASE 01 / HALLOWEEN MYSTERYLook a little closer
PRINTABLE PDFs3D-PRINTABLE PUZZLESCOMPANION APP
A weathered archive photograph of a family and their household staff outside a grand house
FROM THE FAMILY ARCHIVEEXHIBIT / 01

THE CASE

A stolen portrait.
A locked cryptex.
Your case to solve.

Days before Halloween, a historic portrait disappears from the Schorlwick Museum of History & Art. Then a child finds a locked cryptex bearing a familiar emblem. By Halloween, the investigation is already underway.

Welcome to Schorlwick. Beneath the pumpkins and costumes lies a trail of old photographs, conflicting accounts and Black family secrets. Follow the evidence. Make the connections. Find out what this town is hiding.

Some stories don't stay in the past.

PRINT. BUILD. INVESTIGATE.

Your printer. Your phone.
Your next mystery.

A mystery bundle, delivered digitally. Print the paper clues and explore the objects in the app. For the full hands-on experience, bring them to life with a 3D printer.

01 / PRINT

Print your case files.

Download the PDFs and print the photographs, witness accounts and evidence. Spread them out and connect the details to build your own picture of what happened.

PRINTABLE PDF FILES
02 / BUILD

Make the mystery tangible.

A 3D printer is optional: you can explore the objects using the app's 3D preview. For the full experience, use the included files to print the puzzle objects, including a cryptex, and hold the mystery in your hands.

3D-PRINTABLE PUZZLE FILES
03 / INVESTIGATE

Let the story unfold.

Open the companion app on your phone to enter discoveries and reveal the next piece of the story. Your printed clues and the app work together throughout the case.

COMPANION APP
The missing portrait of Leonora Black, seated with a black cat in an ornate gold frame

EVERY DETAIL HAS A HISTORY

The past has
its witnesses.
And its silences.

LEONORA BLACK / THE MISSING PORTRAIT

EVIDENCE YOU CAN HOLD

Don’t just read
the mystery.
Get your hands on it.

Turn the rings. Examine the details. Piece together what others missed. The objects are part of the investigation — every discovery can change what you think you know.

Early cryptex prototype · design subject to change

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EXHIBIT 02 / MUSEUM CRYPTEX · INTERACTIVE 3D

BEFORE YOU OPEN THE FILE

Made for your
next night in.

1–6Investigators
60–90 minTarget playtime · playtesting pending
Print at homePaper clues to print · 3D printing optional
What is included in the planned bundle?

3D-printable puzzle files, printable case documents and access to a web companion that guides key moments of the investigation. The final contents will be confirmed for the Gamefound campaign.

What will I need to play?

A paper printer for the case documents and a phone or tablet with internet access for the companion app. A 3D printer is not required: the app includes a 3D preview of the objects. We recommend printing the props for the full hands-on experience. Prepare your paper clues and any optional 3D-printed objects before playing.

Is this a physical box or a digital download?

The planned release is a digital self-print bundle. Print the paper evidence at home. The puzzle objects can be explored with the app's 3D preview, or 3D printed for the full hands-on experience.

Who is the game for?

Solo investigators and small groups who enjoy hands-on puzzles, deduction and atmospheric mysteries. The story contains crime, death and darker themes. The final age guidance will be confirmed after playtesting.

When can I get it?

The Gamefound campaign is planned to launch on October 20, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT. The campaign ends on October 27, 2026, at 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT.

YOUR NEXT INVESTIGATION

The case opens
on Gamefound.

We're bringing this mystery to life. Visit our Gamefound campaign when it launches to explore the game and what comes next.

PLANNED CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT

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CAMPAIGN ENDS

3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT

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ET: New York · PT: Los Angeles

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GAMEFOUND CAMPAIGN · COMING SOON

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An early look at a game in development. Artwork, components and specifications may change. Final game details will be confirmed for the campaign. The illustrative images on this website were created using AI.

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