Everyone needed a distraction during lockdown to keep themselves busy and away from the sofa. That simple hobby turned into a fully fledged business for Matthew and Rebecca after their passion for Murder Mysteries took a turn down the (right!) path.
It all started in 2017 when the duo hosted their first Murder Mystery Dinner Party after finding an old game from the 90s in a charity shop. Initially done with an element of irony, the couple (and their four friends) instantly took to the evening and arranged to enjoy more together.
Ten games and three years later we cut to lockdown when the duo decided to finally try and write their own. Not expecting much at first, the duo soon became engrossed in their murder, the plot, the evidence, the alibis, the characters, scripts and hosting notes. After two months Moon Rising Mysteries was born and their first title 'Murder in the Victorian Manor' was release on Halloween of 2020.
The duo put the Murder Mystery on Etsy as well as their own website and were surprised that Christmas when sales grew to a point where they had to make their games full time. Moon Rising Mysteries grew with a streamlined marketing plan slowly being picked up by Wowcher as a digital game and now our very own store in Elephant and Castle.
If you fancy a night of murder and fun with your friends and family you can pop down and grab a game...
Or watch the trailer here. If you dare…
www.moonrisingmysteries.com