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Mystery Comedy Games

Mystery games, as the Night of Mystery Party Games organization explains, encourage you to exercise your cognitive powers through deductive reasoning. Mystery games can encourage your creativity to blossom as well. Add humor to the mix and you're even more likely to have a good time, whether you're playing mystery comedy games on the computer, on a game system, with a board game or in an imaginative role-playing setting.

Stickman
- For a mystery comedy game that's free and simple to play at any time of day, check out "Stickman Murder Mystery Games," a collection of online mystery games developed by cartoonist Paul Kinsella. Kinsella admits that whenever he sees a picture, he wonders how he can make it funny. He inputs his humor into his online flash murder mystery games, which feature cartoonish character designs. Choose from at least five comedy mysteries to play alone for a quick comedic diversion.
Get a CLUE
- If the classic board game "CLUE" isn't comedic enough for you, check out "CLUE: The Office Collector's Edition," a version of the game that first came out in 2009. You and between two and five other players must investigate who "killed" Toby, boss Michael's office enemy. Favorite characters from "The Office" show are both suspects and playable pieces. This mystery comedy game is the perfect addition to a viewing party of "The Office" or any gathering in which at least one person is a fan of the show. Peppered throughout the game is the show's signature dry sense of humor.
Ace It
- "Ace Attorney," first released in Japan in 2001, made it to the United States in 2005 on the Nintendo DS. A series of at least five games, game reviewers celebrate "Ace Attorney" as a well-written comedic mystery investigation game that can make you lose track of hours of your time. Ideal for one player, the game follows an "interactive novel" format as you play as an attorney--either defense attorneys Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice or prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, depending on the game--trying to uncover the truth behind murders, thefts and international conspiracies. Players can enjoy what IGN reviewer Craig Harris calls "laugh-out-loud" humor at every turn.
Staying Alive
- If you've got a few hours and six to eight adult players, role-play a comedy mystery party game like that of University Games' "Murder Mystery Party: Staying Alive." The object of the game is to immerse yourself in the 1970's murder mystery experience. Play parodies of 1970's popular music and dance stars as you try to uncover the truth behind a starlet's murder. Dress up in bell bottoms and platform shoes and decorate your home with a disco ball. To play, you each read character booklets to prepare for your role then listen to a CD explaining the mystery and providing sound effects for the duration of the game.

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