Murder — Play Free Online

Murder is a short, darkly funny stealth-and-timing game from Studio Seufz, a studio based in Stuttgart. You play a scheming vizier with one goal: get rid of the king and take the crown. The catch is that the king is not oblivious, and a clumsy attempt ends with you rotting in the dungeon.

What makes it different is that it runs on a single button. There are no routes to plan and no inventory to manage. Everything comes down to reading the moment, deciding when to move, and committing. If you arrived on Doodle Jump for a game that is easy to pick up and hard to master, this is the same kind of fun, with tension in place of height.

Once you succeed, the roles flip. You become the king, and your own adviser is now after your crown. That second perspective is the clever part, because everything you learned as the killer is useful when you are the target.

How to play

On a keyboard the whole game is the Spacebar. As the killer, hold it to charge and release to stab. As the king, press it to look behind you. On a phone or tablet the one-button design means a single touch does the same job.

The older description of this page mentions arrow keys, WASD and mouse aiming, but the game itself does not use them. You can leave your hands off everything except one key.

Tips

• Watch the king's head before you commit. The danger is the moment he glances back, not the moment you start moving.
• Do not be afraid to let the knife drop when the king looks back. Giving up one attempt costs far less than getting caught.
• When you are the king, use what you learned as the adviser. Think about when you would have struck, and look back at those moments.
• Treat it as a reaction game. Rushing the button usually loses to waiting one beat longer.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you like quick rounds built on a single decision, try Bird Jumper or Hoppenhelm, which keep the pace high with their own jumping rules. Ovo 2 is a more demanding precision platformer with room for longer runs. Murder is the one on this site where patience and observation matter more than speed.

A round takes only a minute or two, so it suits a short break, and it works with a keyboard or a touchscreen. It runs in the browser with nothing to install.