Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
A musical theater murder mystery
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Explore the theater for clues
The game features 10 levels, each focused on a particular murder, accidental death, or scheme gone wrong during a production.
Solve mysteries
Gather clues and observe the scenes to deduce what happened in each scenario.
Piece together the story
Infer the story from clues and environments, and fill in the blanks to progress.
Take a backstage tour of the production
- Every level features a fictional musical, which plays into the story, the environment, and the puzzle.
- The soundtrack draws inspiration from Broadway musicals of the 20th century.
- The all-animal cast of characters has been lovingly hand-drawn and is full of rich backstories, personal dilemmas, dreams, and desires.
- The narrative is inferred through clues and environmental storytelling, not lore pages or lengthy exposition.
A theater full of deadly mishaps.
Mysteries and secret plots to uncover.
A cast of complex and memorable animal characters.
Clues and hidden motives to unravel.
Nefarious schemes with deadly outcomes.
Layers of clues to unlock.
A world of imagined musicals loosely based on real-life productions.
Use clues to solve the mystery.
Ten levels of complex story-based mysteries.
A theater to explore from top to bottom.
A soundtrack and clues inspired by musical theater.
A decades-long narrative that weaves it all together.
Coming to PC and Mac in 2025 - wishlist on Steam now!
Coming to Nintendo Switch & PS4/5 in late 2025.