Uncracked City is a solo-founded detective game where players question LLM suspects in real-world neighborhoods. The game launches on Android and web, with an iOS version pending Apple review. Each case is set in a real city with invented crimes and suspects who may lie. Players search locations, question suspects in six languages, and must catch lies within three report attempts. The game features a "Thirteenth Step" Halloween case set in Salem, 2025, and offers training levels in Paris, Rio, Marrakech, Tokyo, and Sydney before live cases. Progress unlocks cities from Edinburgh to New York, stampable in a player passport. The free Android version is available now, with a long-term vision of weekly cases, private parties, and an MCP for game masters to build custom scenarios from ChatGPT or Claude.
The game emphasizes player-driven investigation without accounts, allowing progress erasure via settings. A "Flag" feature sends suspicious suspect lines directly to developers. Privacy is maintained through local data storage, with erasure possible upon request. The project aims to blend AI conversation with real-world geography, creating a unique detective experience where each case represents an unsolved mystery stamped in a global passport.
Source: Hacker News · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing