Back in Time for Murder: Time Travel Mystery Party Game

A thrilling steampunk time-travel murder mystery party game for at least 8 players, ages 14 and up, with co-ed character roles.

The main game includes 16 unique suspect roles. One expansion pack, sold separately, adds 10 optional characters and expands the game to 26 unique suspects.

This futuristic historical mystery is packed with legendary figures, infamous rulers, brilliant scientists, celebrated entertainers, suspicious deaths, steampunk technology, enormous power struggles, concealed motives, and murder at the world’s first time-travel gala.

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Main-game players can prepare for the gala with character information, historical and steampunk costume suggestions, and details about Genesee Glasco’s mysterious time-travel event at Hematite Palace.

• Expansion Pack #1: Adds 10 Characters
  Sold separately. Adds 5 female and 5 male optional suspect roles and expands the game to 26 unique suspects. The expansion characters may be added in any number and combination with the optional characters from the main game.

Steampunk Time-Travel Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:

It is the year 2099, and Genesee Glasco, a demented quintillionaire heiress and the first ruler of the entire world, is hosting the ultimate retro gala. The steampunk-themed celebration will take place inside the magnificent Hematite Palace in Glasco Megalopolis, the newly established capital of the world.

Using a revolutionary invention created by the planet’s most brilliant scientists, Genesee has transported legendary icons, celebrated entertainers, famous thinkers, powerful rulers, and infamous villains from different points in history. The world has watched their bewildered arrivals on nuclearvision devices as each guest endured the painful journey through the Time Travel Epicenter.

The historical attendees have been isolated in secret locations throughout Diamond City and have not been told why they were brought into the future. Nobody knows what Genesee has planned for the gala, but the combination of enormous power, historical grudges, conflicting ideologies, and mysterious deaths promises a volatile evening. You are one of the icons forced through time, and when the unprecedented celebration becomes a murder investigation, the surviving guests must uncover the truth.

Expand the Back in Time for Murder Mystery Party:

• Main Game: 16 unique suspect characters
  • Designed for 8–16 players.
  • Includes 8 required and 8 optional roles.
  • The complete main-game cast includes 8 female and 8 male characters.
  • The required cast includes 4 female and 4 male roles.
  • The optional cast includes 4 female and 4 male roles.
  • The game is designed for a co-ed group.
• Expansion Pack #1: 10 additional suspect characters
  • Sold separately.
  • Includes 5 female and 5 male roles.
  • All 10 expansion characters are optional.
  • The characters may be added in any number and combination with the optional main-game roles.
  • Expands the game to 26 unique suspects.

All 26 available roles are unique suspect characters. This game does not use duplicate or expandable team roles.

The game blends fictional futuristic characters with altered, historically inspired figures from many different eras.

The age recommendation is 14 and up because several historically inspired characters are villains, and some character biographies (due to real-life inspirations/historical facts) reference violence, executions, war, murder, and mental illness.

Browse steampunk decorations, historical costume inspiration, futuristic accessories, gears and clockwork décor, elegant gala settings, time-travel props, and more on the Pinterest board!