Mystery Game

Camp Calamity

A play-at-home mystery game from Hunt A Killer: a dead camp counselor, staff members with secrets, and a box full of evidence arriving at your door.

Client Hunt A Killer
My Role Writer & Game Designer
Platforms Physical box · Digital elements
Year 2021
Promotional key art for Hunt A Killer: Camp Calamity showing the game box with illustrated cabin-in-the-woods imagery and the Camp Ashburne branding in a bold, vintage camp style.
About

The fire was no accident

Last night, the counselors held a bonfire. This morning, one of them is dead in the embers. The police say it was an accident. But the victim's friend isn't convinced, and she needs your help. I co-wrote and designed this play-at-home mystery for Hunt A Killer: the story, the evidence, the puzzle architecture, and the reveal. Everything players need to crack the case arrives in a physical box.

Camp Calamity is a Hunt A Killer "Premium Game" — greater difficulty, more diabolical puzzles, and a robust digital element that expands the storyworld.

Available through Hunt A Killer and Amazon.

Contents of the Hunt A Killer: Camp Calamity box spread on a patterned surface, including a black 'Camp Notes' booklet, a dark red 'Camp Ashburne' welcome guide, and a 'Camp Activity Guide' booklet with a flame logo, all with hand-crafted, illustrated styling.
A hand holding a handwritten yellow sticky note over a spread of game materials including printed documents labeled 'Staff,' photographs, and colorful paper clues, suggesting active investigation gameplay.
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