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Murder Mystery
Game Type	Team Survival
Status	Available
Players	12–16 18–24 (Double Up!)
Menu Icon	Bow
Release Date	February 20, 2017 (PTL) September 20, 2017 (v1.0)

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In Classic Mode on Murder Mystery, players take on the role of Murderer, Detective or Innocent. The Murderer must be sneaky and try to kill as many people as he can without being caught or killed. The detective and innocents must work together to protect each other and try to figure out who the murderer is.

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Murder Mystery is a team survival game where players try survive for as long as possible. It was released to the Prototype Lobby on February 20, 2017, and received a full release on September 20, 2017.

Modes

Murder Mystery has four modes to choose from: Classic, Double Up!, Assassins, and Infection v2. These modes all involve a murder team killing an opposing team or player, but all have unique ways of being played.

Classic

Classic is the basic Murder Mystery mode. Players take on one of three roles: one person is the murderer, one is the detective, and the rest are innocents. Each role has a unique task to fulfill during the game.

The game will end with the murderer winning if they kill everyone. The detective and/or innocents will win if the murderer dies by any means, or if time runs out.

Murderer

The Murderer is given a knife 15 seconds after the game begins. Their goal is to kill every other player before the game ends without being caught and killed. The murderer can either use their knife as a normal melee weapon or use throw it with right click which allows the murderer to launch their knife forward at a constant speed and direction. However, knife throwing has a 10-second^[Confirm?] cooldown after each use. Murderers can also collect 10 gold and receive a bow and one arrow to use as an alternative weapon. Each additional 10 gold collected grants 1 extra arrow. Once two non-murderers remain, the location of all players will be revealed on the map, and once only one player remains, the murderer will get Speed I.

Detective

The Detective is given a bow 15 seconds after the game begins. Their goal is to track down and kill the murderer before everyone dies. The detective has an infinite supply of arrows, but has a 5-second cooldown after each shot. If the detective shoots an innocent player, both that player and the detective will die. When the detective dies, their bow will drop and circle either on their corpse or on a nearby surface if they died from traps or hazards and will appear on the map. Any innocent player can pick up this bow to assume the role of the detective. Collecting gold will not automatically grant any benefits like the murderer or innocents.

Innocents

Innocents are scattered around the map and allowed to roam freely. They do not have a specific goal other than to survive for as long as possible. They are not given any items, but can pick up gold around the map. For every 10 gold an innocent collects, they recieve a bow and one arrow to get one shot at stopping the murderer. Unlike the detective, the bow will not be dropped if the innocent is killed. Innocents (or assumed detectives) who kill the murderer are labeled as the "Hero" at the end of the game.

Double Up!

Double Up! is an increased capacity mode of Murder Mystery Classic that increases the amount of players per game and doubles the amount of murderers and detectives to two each. Both detectives can drop their bows, and their drop statuses are shown on the scoreboard as "Bow #1" and "Bow #2" while displaying the same bow drop messages when one is killed. A message will notify players in chat when one of the two murderers is killed.

Assassins

Assassins is a target-based free-for-all mode where everyone has weapons and targets. Each player is given a random identity at the start of each game, which they assume for the rest of the game. After a 15-second countdown,^[Confirm?] each player is given a knife and a kill contract that lists their target's name, skin, bounty (which is always "dead"), and crime. Each identity has a unique crime assigned to them, and all have the same kill contract format.

Each player's goal is to kill their assigned targets and be one of the last two standing. Along with their target, players can also kill their assassin, who is denoted by a pulsing sound effect and heartbeat right above the hotbar that gets stronger the closer the assassin is. Gold is scattered around the map, and players can get a bow and arrow after collecting 5 gold, but can still throw their knives. Hitting anyone else will stun the attacker for 5 seconds, giving them slowness and removing their weapon for that time.

The game ends when two players remain or when time runs out, in which case all surviving players win. The results message at the end will order the two winners by their kills (Winner #1 will be the survivor with the most kills), while also listing the dead player with the most kills as "Deceased Most Kills".

Identities

In Assassins, skins and names are set to one of 16 preset identities for easy identification and unique kill contracts (name-wise). These were also used in Hardcore to anonymize players before its removal.

Aaron

Alex

Ben

Bobby

Bruce

Connor

Dany

Eli

Josh

Nick

Robyn

Sam

Simone

Tania

Tim

Vinny

Infection v2

Infection v2 is a mode involving a host alpha spreading an infection to every player in the game. There are 16 survivors in each game, and after a 15-second countdown,^[Confirm?] one of these survivors is chosen to be the "Alpha". The Alpha looks like a survivor with their bow and armor, but does not carry arrows and instead carries a knife to attack and infect other survivors. These infected players then respawn and must hunt down remaining survivors, while the survivors shoot their arrows at these infected players in order to not become infected. Infected players can also collect 5 gold for a one-time knife throw. Coins cannot be obtained from collecting gold by any roles.

The game will end when either all survivors are infected, all infected players are eliminated, or when time runs out. The former is a win for the infected players, while the latter two are wins for the survivors.

Survivors

Survivors spawn with a bow and 32 arrows that have a 1.5-second cooldown between shots. They can receive 24 extra arrows by collecting 6 gold from around the map. The Alpha has permanent knife throws with a 15-second cooldown in between - this doesn't require gold.

Alpha

The Alpha acts as a respawn beacon for the infected. When the alpha is first shot, they will respawn as an infected survivor, jump boost and skin included. When they're shot a second time, they will be permanently eliminated and subsequently disable the ability to respawn for all other infected players. Infected players can still infect others in this state, but will be eliminated when shot at.

Gold

Gold is the in-game currency used in Murder Mystery. Gold spawns as an individual ingot lying on the ground at random intervals in the game. Each ingot is worth one gold. Gold can be used to activate or interact with features unique to the map. It can also be used by Innocents or the Murderer in Classic and Double Up! to obtain a bow and arrow shot, for 10 gold. In Assassins, picking up 6 gold as a survivor will grant an additional 24 arrows.

Maps

Murder Mystery has a total of 24 maps available to play. 3 of these maps are seasonal, and are rotated in and out from the map pool at certain points of the year. The other 21 maps are available to play all year round. No map has ever been permanently retired from Murder Mystery, but many have been revamped.

Each map has unique features which can be purchased or activated using Gold. You can find additional information on each feature on the individual map pages.

Image	Name	Release Date	Features
	Subway	September 15, 2021	Unknown
	Villa		Gods[Confirm?] (At least 0 x Gold New features unknown
	Cattleridge Farm	March 31, 2021	Apple Tree (1 x Gold Hay Bale (Small) (1 x Gold Hay Bale (Large) (1 x Gold Tractor (1 x Gold
	Snowglobe	December 2, 2019	Unknown
	Spooky Mansion	October 4, 2019	Unknown
	Skyway Pier	June 14, 2019	Magical Ice Cream[Confirm?] (2 x Gold Security Guard[Confirm?] (4 x Gold Trapdoor[Confirm?] (3 x Gold
	Easter World	April 15, 2019	Unknown
	Archives Top Floor	April 12, 2019	Instant Transport[Confirm?] (5 x Gold Mars Potion[Confirm?] (4 x Gold New features unknown
	Snowfall	December 11, 2018	Unknown
	Darkfall	October 13, 2018	Mystery Potion (1 x Gold[Confirm?] Teleporter (Free)[Confirm?] Torches[Confirm?] (2 x Gold Zombie Spawn[Confirm?] (3 x Gold
	Widow's Den		Cobweb Shield (4 x Gold Potion (At least 1 x Gold[Confirm?]
	Aquarium	July 19, 2018	Bridge Trap (1 x Gold Piranha Trap (2 x Gold Potion (At least 1 x Gold[Confirm?] Shark Trap (1 x Gold
	San Peratico		"Break the Bridge!" (2 x Gold Water Repellant (3 x Gold
	Mountain	January 9, 2018	Ski Lift (Free) Teleporter (Free)[Confirm?] Shovel (1 x Gold
	Ancient Tomb	September 20, 2017	Kali (At least 0 x Gold
	Cruise Ship		Punching Ball (1 x Gold Whack Me (1 x Gold
	Gold Rush		Cactus Clearer (2 x Gold Horse (3 x Gold
	Hollywood		Toy Gun (2 x Gold Zipline (Free)
	Hypixel World	April 10, 2017	Monorail (1 x Gold Rollercoaster (1 x Gold
	Library		Mystery Potion (1 x Gold
	Archives	February 27, 2017	Gift to the Gods[Confirm?] (1 x Gold
	Transport		Rapid Transport (Free) Shield Spawner (3 x Gold
	Towerfall		Trap Activation (1 x Gold
	Headquarters	February 20, 2017	No features

Menu

The Murder Mystery menu contains quality of life and optimisation features, the Descent Into Madness challenge tree as well as a shop for purchasing cosmetics. The main Murder Mystery shop uses Murder Mystery Tokens for purchases.

Descent Into Madness

Main article: Murder Mystery/Descent Into Madness

The Descent Into Madness is a series of branching objectives designed to teach players the "in's and out's" of each Murder Mystery mode. Every mode (Classic/Double Up!, Assassins and Infection) has an individual Descent Into Madness to complete. Progressing through the Descent Into Madness earns players Tokens as well as other exclusive cosmetics.

Descent Into Madness

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Descent Into Madness

Descent Into Madness

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Descent Into Madness

Cosmetics

Main article: Murder Mystery/Cosmetics

Cosmetics apply visual changes or effects to many aspects of Murder Mystery from projectile trails, victory dances, kill notes, knife skins, gravestones, emblems and more. These do not gain in-game advantages and can be obtained through purchasing with Tokens, unlocking in the Event Shop, seasonal quests, or the outdated Battle Pass.

Game Settings

The Game Settings menu contains three settings which can be adjusted for all Murder Mystery modes. These include toggling the heartbeat sounds in Assassins mode, toggling the hints displayed in the action bar while in-game, and toggling the emblems seen next to player's name while in-game.

Quests and challenges

Quests

Type	Title	Description	Reward
Daily	Winner	Win a game in any mode.	3,300 Hypixel Experience 2,500 Murder Mystery Tokens
	Power Play	Kill the murderer or win as murderer in Classic or Double Up!	3,300 Hypixel Experience 2,500 Murder Mystery Tokens
	Hitman	Kill 2 Targets in Assassins.	1,980 Hypixel Experience 2,500 Murder Mystery Tokens
	Infector	Kill 10 Survivors in Infection.	3,300 Hypixel Experience 2,500 Murder Mystery Tokens
Weekly	Professional	Kill 40 players in any mode.	13,200 Hypixel Experience 10,000 Murder Mystery Tokens
	Big Winner	Win 15 games in any mode.	13,200 Hypixel Experience 15,000 Murder Mystery Tokens

Challenges

Title	Description	Rewards
Murder Spree	Kill 5 players as the murderer in a single game.	3,700 Hypixel Experience
Sherlock	Kill the murderer in under 2 minutes as the detective.	3,700 Hypixel Experience
Hero	Become the Hero by killing the Murderer as an Innocent or the Detective.	3,700 Hypixel Experience
Serial Killer	Get the most kills in Assassins mode.	3,700 Hypixel Experience

Achievements

There are 99 Achievements in Murder Mystery, giving a total of 1,165 Achievement Points.
There are 1 legacy Achievements in Murder Mystery, giving a total of 5 legacy Achievement Points.

Challenge achievements

Name	Description	Points
Assassin	Kill 3 players with Knife Throws as the Murderer in a single game	10
Beyond The Grave	Return from the dead and win the game on Ancient Tomb	15
Blind Justice	Kill the Murderer while having the Blindness effect	15
Bullseye	Nail a Knife Throw from over 30 blocks away	10
Cacti Cleared	Help clear all the Cacti in one game on Gold Rush	5
Calculated	Win a game as Murderer with only 15 seconds remaining	5
Can't Touch This	Win a game while being invincible	5
Catch Me If You Can	Win a game as Innocent by surviving until time runs out	5
Caught In The Act	Kill the Murderer within 3 seconds of them killing someone	10
Clean Round	Kill the Murderer before anybody has died	15
Close Enough	Kill the Murderer as the last person alive	15
Disinfectant	Kill 10 or more Infected in a single game as a Survivor	15
Don't Go There	Win a game due to the Murderer falling into a Trap	10
Double Duty	Kill both Murderers in different ways in Double Up!	10
Elementary, my dear Watson.	Accidentally shoot yourself with a Bow	5
Game-ception	Play both of the Arcade Games on Cruise Ship	5
Gold Hunter	Pick up 30 Gold in a single game	10
History Erased	Witness the destruction of all Kali's Soldiers on Ancient Tomb	5
Humiliation	Kill the Detective as the Murderer with a Bow	15
I Am Special	Be Murderer or Detective two games in a row	10
I Am Your Shield	Block a projectile with a Shield Spawner on Transport	10
It's High Noon	Kill a player while on a Horse on Gold Rush	10
It's Time To Stop	Receive 5 different curses from Kali in the same game on Ancient Tomb	10
JAWS!	Get eaten by a Shark on Aquarium	5
Kali's Favourite	Raise your favor with Kali to 10 or above on Ancient Tomb	10
Last Survivor	Be the last Survivor standing in Infection	10
Lock And Load	Have three Arrows at once as an Innocent	10
Mixed Messages	Receive a blessing and a curse from Kali in the same game on Ancient Tomb	5
No Money, No Problems	Survive until time runs out as an Innocent without collecting any Gold	15
Not Today	Kill the Detective as the Murderer within 30 seconds of receiving your weapon	10
On Point	Kill the Murderer as an Innocent with your first Arrow	10
Paranoid much?	Place 18 Shield Spawners in a single game on Transport	10
Quenchy	Drink sixteen Mystery Potions in a single game	10
Reichenbach Fall	Fall down a tower	5
Saving The Day	Be the Hero of the game	5
Sharpshooter	Kill the Murderer as the Detective from over 30 blocks away	15
Shut up and dance!	Use a Gesture	5
Sixth Sense	Kill 2 Targets within 5 seconds in Assassins	10
Slice N Dice	Kill 5 players within 5 seconds as the Murderer	10
Sniper	Shoot a thrown knife with a Bow	15
Stealth: 100	Kill 3 players while invisible	10
Storm Chaser	Survive the storm without taking cover on Cruise Ship	10
That Was Easy	Collect 10 Gold in the first minute of the game	5
The Arrow Streak	Kill 5 players in a row with a Bow	10
This Isn't A Funfair ... Maybe	Ride the Monorail on Hypixel World	5
Top Zombie	Infect 5 Survivors in a single game of Infection	5
Totally Tubular	Kill another player whilst using Rapid Transport on Transport	10
Trapper Territory	Kill 2 players with Traps as the Murderer in a single game	10
Trigger Happy Havoc	Fire 50 Arrows in a single game	5
Uncalculated	Win a game as Murderer with over 2 minutes remaining	15
Secret Achievement: We're Set	Find and enter the combination to open the secret chamber on Gold Rush	15
Well Traveled	Use the Rapid Transport to visit all 4 destinations in the same game on Transport	5
Well, That's Cool	Play one of the minigames in the lobby	5
Where's my EMP?	Kill 15 players in one round as Murderer	15
Wicked Ride	As the last Innocent alive, win a game while riding the Monorail on Hypixel World.	15
Wrong Weapon	Kill 3 people with a Bow as Murderer in a single game	10
Xom-B	Infect 8 or more Survivors in a single game	15
You Did Not See That Coming!	Kill a player while riding the Monorail on Hypixel World	10
You Tried	Get hit in melee while you are invincible	5

Legacy challenge achievements

Name	Description	Points
Tricked!	Trick a Murderer into attacking a decoy	5

Tiered achievements

Name	Tier	Description	Points
Brainiac	I	Infect 25 Survivors in Infection	5
	II	Infect 100 Survivors in Infection	10
	III	Infect 250 Survivors in Infection	15
	IV	Infect 500 Survivors in Infection	20
	V	Infect 1,000 Survivors in Infection	25
Countermeasures	I	Get 10 Hero wins in Classic or Double Up!	5
	II	Get 50 Hero wins in Classic or Double Up!	10
	III	Get 100 Hero wins in Classic or Double Up!	15
	IV	Get 250 Hero wins in Classic or Double Up!	20
	V	Get 500 Hero wins in Classic or Double Up!	25
Hitman	I	Kill 25 players in Assassins	5
	II	Kill 100 players in Assassins	10
	III	Kill 250 players in Assassins	15
	IV	Kill 500 players in Assassins	20
	V	Kill 1,000 players in Assassins	25
Hoarder	I	Gather a total of 100 Gold	5
	II	Gather a total of 250 Gold	10
	III	Gather a total of 500 Gold	15
	IV	Gather a total of 1,000 Gold	20
	V	Gather a total of 2,000 Gold	25
Peace Is Mine	I	Win 1 game as Innocent or Detective without dying	5
	II	Win 10 games as Innocent or Detective without dying	10
	III	Win 25 games as Innocent or Detective without dying	15
	IV	Win 40 games as Innocent or Detective without dying	20
	V	Win 60 games as Innocent or Detective without dying	25
Stabber	I	Kill 5 survivors as Murderer	5
	II	Kill 20 survivors as Murderer	10
	III	Kill 50 survivors as Murderer	15
	IV	Kill 100 survivors as Murderer	20
	V	Kill 150 survivors as Murderer	25
Survival Skills	I	Win 25 games as Survivor in Infection	5
	II	Win 50 games as Survivor in Infection	10
	III	Win 100 games as Survivor in Infection	15
	IV	Win 250 games as Survivor in Infection	20
	V	Win 500 games as Survivor in Infection	25
You're All Mine	I	Win 1 game as Murderer	5
	II	Win 5 games as Murderer	10
	III	Win 10 games as Murderer	15
	IV	Win 20 games as Murderer	20
	V	Win 35 games as Murderer	25

Removed features

Murder Mystery has had many of its features altered or removed across its history on the server. Some of these include gamemodes, Loot Chests and other cosmetics.

Gamemodes

Hardcore

Hardcore was a mode released alongside Murder Mystery v1.0 on September 20, 2017. It had the same gameplay as Classic, but disallowed parties from joining and anonymized each player's identity with the same preset names and skins that are used in the Assassins mode. After its removal was announced on November 24, 2017, the mode was removed on January 9, 2018 due to its lack of popularity.

Showdown

Showdown was a mode released on January 9, 2018. It consisted of two teams, Sheriffs and Outlaws, fighting in an effort to get the most kills. Players were equipped with a Bow and Knife to attack the opposing team, with the Bow having no cooldown for shots. Each kill adds to the team's total. Each player who died respawned after 5 seconds. The first team to reach 30 kills or have the most kills when the time runs out wins the game. Showdown was removed on March 17, 2019 and replaced by Double Up!

Infection

Infection was a mode released on November 22, 2017. The game began with 16 survivors, one of which would be chosen to be "infected" after a 15-second^[Confirm?] countdown from the beginning of the game. The infected player had jump boost and infinite respawns, while carrying a knife they could use to infect survivors. Infected survivors shared the same traits, and their goal was to eliminate every survivor before the time ran out. Survivors could shoot the infected with a bow and arrow to kill them, but they respawned shortly after and could only be defeated by waiting for the time to run out. The mode was replaced by Infection v2 on March 17, 2019.

Loot Chests

Loot Chests were cosmetic boxes that dropped cosmetics or coins when opened. Loot Chests were able to be obtained either Weekly Quests, seasonal event promotions, or from the Hypixel Store. When opened, Loot Chests would drop three items consisting of either cosmetics, or bags of coins. Duplicate cosmetics would reward 10% of their shop price in coins.

On January 23, 2024, all Loot Chests, seasonal and non-seasonal, were removed as part of an ongoing effort to remove random mechanics for earning cosmetics across the server. As a part of this change, Loot Chests could no longer be purchased from the store, Loot Chests were made so they were no longer obtainable from anywhere on the server and any remaining Loot Chests players had were forcibly opened and any items or coins obtained were given to players. Also a part of this change, coins were renamed to tokens to make it more clear across the server which currencies were used for cosmetics, and which were used for in-game perks and kits.

Seasonal Loot Chests

Seasonal Loot Chests were special Loot Chests available exclusively during seasonal events. They had a chance of granting exclusive seasonal cosmetics that were usually only available during their event period. When a seasonal event was active, they replaced regular Loot Chests for the duration of the seasonal event. A free seasonal chest was given as a promotion for each event, and other chests had to be purchased directly through the Hypixel Store.

On February 10, 2021, Lunar Loot Chests were phased out to transition future Lunar New Year events into something more permanent, rather than content which only lasted for a couple of weeks. Lunar cosmetics were made available in the cosmetic shop and regular Loot Chests year-round, until the overall removal of Loot Chests.

Name	Release Date	Status
Lunar Chests	January 21, 2020	Permanently Retired
Easter Chests	April 8, 2020	Permanently Retired
Spooky Chests	October 13, 2017	Permanently Retired
Merry Chests	December 1, 2017	Permanently Retired

Trivia

• All players have the same kill contract format with the exceptions of Connor, wanted for "Horse Rustling" while having a horse with hearts next to him; and Sam, wanted for "Vandalism" and spraying graffiti reading "SAM RULES" on the kill contract.
• The maps Darkfall, Spooky Mansion and Widow's Den were intended to be Halloween exclusive maps, but became permanent year-round maps instead.
• The map Cattleridge Farm was intended to be an Easter exclusive map, but became a permanent year-round map after being revamped as part of the 2024 Easter event.
• The maps Snowfall and Snowglobe are intended to be Holidays exclusive maps, but swap placed with each other each year. Both maps are available to play in every Holidays event, but one is removed at the end of the event while the other remain available to play year-round.
• Headquarters is the only map to contain no unique features.