COLD LEAD — Night Shift Detective

Grayharbor. 11:47 PM. Rain like static on a dead channel.

You are the new night-shift detective, and a body just dropped under the pier lights. You have until 06:00 to name the killer — the right killer.

COLD LEAD is a procedural noir detective game: every night is a fresh, seeded case — new victim, new scene, 4–6 suspects with motives, alibis and secrets, and exactly one culprit. Search rain-slick crime scenes, run forensics through Dr. Venn's lab, and interrogate suspects across five topics with three approaches: press them, empathize with them, or bluff with the evidence. Pin clues to suspects on the deduction board — but you need two strong links to make an accusation stick, and a wrong name means the case goes cold.

Threaded through the five nights is the Pale Composer, a killer who leaves white piano keys where bodies fall… and who has started leaving them for you. Three endings.

Fully seeded procedural cases — same seed, same case. Share seeds, race friends.

Interrogation chess: 4 suspect personalities × 3 approaches × 5 topics

Forensic lab queue running in real background time

Deduction board with evidence pinning and link requirements

Signature noir presentation: rain, neon, venetian blinds, film grain

Original WebAudio jazz-noir soundscape (synthesized, zero assets)

Voice narration toggle + typewriter text (3 speeds)

Controls

Mouse / touch: click or tap everything

Keyboard: 1–9 select · arrows + Enter navigate · B deduction board · Esc pause · M mute

Seed: shown on the results screen — replay any case exactly.