Unread is a true-crime phone detective game. Open a murder victim's phone, read every message, photo, and file she left behind — then close the case with a single six-axis accusation. Who. What. When. Where. How. Why.
Messages, Photos, Notes, Calls, Voicemail, Browser — the whole device, exactly as she left it.
Long-press anything that matters to tag it as evidence. Real conversations, quiet contradictions, planted red herrings.
The detective asks what you've found — ten questions per case, three tries each. Stuck? The answer is somewhere in the phone.
One shot. Six axes. Then the file closes — airtight, circumstantial, or cold.
Naming a suspect isn't enough. To close the case you have to reconstruct the whole night — and every axis has to hold. Get them all and your case is airtight. Miss too many and it goes back in the box.
She texted “almost home” at 11:42 PM. She never arrived.
Dana Whitlock ran a small boat charter called Second Wind. Her last message was marked Not Delivered. The police closed it as an accident. Her phone says otherwise — you just have to know who to believe.
Not a menu of “clues.” An actual phone — texts, photos, notes, call logs, voicemail, browser history — and the truth is buried in the noise.
Long-press anything suspicious to flag it. Evidence Mode filters the phone down to what you think matters — and what you missed comes back to haunt your verdict.
The most damning text isn't always the guilty one. Suspects lie, alibis crack, and a good lawyer walks the wrong accusation.
Reconstruct the whole night, not just the name. Airtight, circumstantial, or cold — every case ends in a stamp.
Your results screen is built to be shown off — export it as a clean image and see if your friends can beat your verdict.
Fresh cold cases arrive over the air. Finish one file and the next victim's phone is already waiting.
Every case, character, victim, and number in Unread is invented — no real crimes, no real people. Violence is implied, never shown; there's no gore. Rated Teen (13+), with an in-app reminder that it's all a story.
Play Case 001 free, with ads. Unread Pro removes ads and unlocks every case — pick the plan that fits.
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Pay once. Every case, forever — no subscription.
Weekly, monthly, and yearly plans are auto-renewing subscriptions billed through the App Store and Google Play; Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Final pricing and trial terms are shown in-app and may vary by region.
No. Every case, victim, suspect, and detail is fictional. Unread is a made-up mystery, not true crime about real people.
Not at all. Everything you need is inside the phone — you just have to read carefully and connect the dots. The detective's questions keep you on track.
It's tense and suspenseful, but not gory. Violence is implied through the story, never depicted. It's rated Teen (13+).
You can start playing for free. Unread Pro removes ads and unlocks every case; it's optional and there's a free trial.
Unread is coming to iPhone and Android. Join us soon on the App Store and Google Play.
Unread: Phone Detective is on its way to iOS and Android. One phone, one killer, one accusation.