Dark Stories

Mystery stories to play in group with family or friends

Dark Stories - Mystery Game for Friends

"Dark Stories" is a fun, engaging mystery game designed for group play. Players take on detective roles to solve fictional mysteries by asking strategic questions. The designated narrator guides the gameplay, offering only simple answers like
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Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-07-16)
Creation date: 2015-03-05
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  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

ATTENTION!

THIS GAME IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH FRIENDS IN PERSON. IF YOU ARE ALONE YOU CANNOT PLAY!

Dark Stories is an easy to play and fun game but some of the stories are quite difficult. All the stories are fictional. To solve them, the players will need to prove their skills as detectives.


HOW TO PLAY
Dark Stories must be played in group. A person -chosen as narrator- picks a mystery and reads its description aloud.
Then he/she reads its solution without telling the other people. The rest of the players then have to make questions in order to solve the mystery.

The narrator can only answer the questions using "Yes", "No" or "It is not relevant". The only possible solution is the one given at the back of each mystery card. If the answer is still not clear enough, the players must follow the narrator's interpretation of the mystery.


EXAMPLE
A typical fragment of a gameplay could be:

Player1: "Did he die because of the shot?"
Narrator:"No"
Player2: "Was he poisoned?"
Narrator: "No"
Player3: "Did he have children?"
Narrator: "It's not relevant"
Player1: "Are there other people in the story?"
Narrator: "No"
Player2: "Did he commit suicide?"
Narrator: "Yes"
...


END OF THE GAME
When the narrator considers that the story has been solved enough, the narrator can conclude the game and read the whole solution.

It is up to the narrator to give some clues if the story is in a deadlock.


WHEN TO PLAY
It is perfect for birthday parties, camps... and every situation in which you join several friends.


STORIES
This free App includes more than 200 stories and we will add new stories periodically.

Accidents, suicides, thefts... Will you be able to solve every mystery?

Special thanks to Lorena Rebollo, mcwc307 Chan, Rachel Long and Zak Freckelton for their help with the English translation.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great for playing with friends
  • Generous number of free stories provided
  • Well-designed user interface
  • Fun and engaging concept with lateral thinking puzzles
  • Nice graphics and music
Cons
  • Many stories require payment to unlock
  • Solutions are often vague, far-fetched, or too specific
  • Lack of online multiplayer feature
  • Stories may contain sensitive topics like suicide without warnings
  • Technical issues with accessing previously unlocked content
Most mentioned
  • Need to buy stories
  • Vagueness of riddles
  • Fun with groups or friends
  • User interface is appealing
  • Desire for more straightforward solutions
User reviews
Most stories are pathetic. I suggest you, the users, come with an original mystery and try to play it differently if you want to (the game can easily be modified. Especially if the narrator has experience from roleplaying games. Edit: Upon playing a bit more i found some interesting stories that were fun to solve. But they were too few.
by Sveps, 2024-07-17

beautifully designed app, nice & clean. but the "riddles" are basically super specific situations that you have to guess based on vague prompts, most of which illicit a very "oh... ok" reaction. the execution isn't quite clever or engaging, making the "game" mot very enjoyable.
by Will Haynes, 2024-06-10

Definitely unique. If your friends are curious, chatty, and down for some silliness, this would be a great game to play with them. The UI is simple to grasp quickly. You get 3 free stories for every new combo you have to buy (so if you don't spend money to buy a new category you still have some free stories) However, I do agree that some stories were a little wack, which would be much better if the solution was written in a more logical way.
by Nguyen Ha, 2023-10-31
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