Clues by Sam vs Murdle vs EveryClue

If you’ve solved one daily whodunit, you’re probably looking for the next one. This is a spoiler-free decision guide, not an answer archive. Product offers change, so the comparison separates stable game mechanics from features you should check on each game’s own page before buying.

At a glance

	Clues by Sam	Murdle	EveryClue
Core format	Browser deduction grid	Daily murder-mystery logic puzzle	Daily 5-suspect grid plus lateral mystery
Stable fact to start from	Mark suspects innocent or criminal using provable clues	Solve a new daily mystery on the official site	Choose between a grid and a yes/no investigation
Best first test	Try one tightly constrained deduction	Try the daily case for story-led deduction	Start today’s free case, then decide whether you want both formats
Archive or payment decision	Check the current official archive and puzzle-pack offers	Check the current official offer	Seven recent days are free; Sleuth+ unlocks the full archive

What Clues by Sam does best

Clues by Sam is a browser-based daily logic game built around strict deduction: you label suspects innocent or criminal and advance only when the choice is supported by the visible clues. Thinky Games’ overview documents the 4×5 format and its clue-highlighting aids. It launched as a daily game in 2025, so older comparisons that date it to 2022 are wrong.

Its archive and pack offers are now part of the purchase decision. In a May 2026 community announcement, the creator described a paid archive and players discussed choosing older cases by available solve time. The official site, checked July 16, 2026, lists a July 10 settings update for clue visibility and left-handed corner-tag placement. Its official puzzle-packs page currently lists Puzzle Pack #2 at a fixed €5.00 and says it is harder than the daily puzzles; Pack #1 remains pay-what-you-want with a $1.00 minimum. Currency, pricing, and availability can change, so recheck the official page before paying.

What Murdle does best

Story. Murdle’s official daily page, checked July 13, 2026, presents the current daily mystery alongside Mini, Hint, Mansion, Decoder, Events, and book links. It is a good fit when you want a murder-mystery wrapper around the deduction rather than a bare grid. Start with the current daily before deciding how much time you want to give the format.

One useful boundary is easy to miss: when checked July 14, 2026, that official page also displayed a “Trouble with Puzzle 100?” link. The official errata page identifies it as a misprint in #100 of Volume 3, so it applies to the book puzzle and should not be treated as evidence that the daily web case is broken.

The Murdle universe also includes books and other formats. The official Murdle store, checked July 16, 2026, lists Murdle Heist as coming this October and describes a 56-caper collection with US pre-order links. This is a book-release status, so it does not establish a change to the daily web puzzle’s schedule, format, or regional availability. G. T. Karber’s official author page, checked July 13, 2026, describes the Murdle book series as available in 28+ languages. Treat that as a book-series note, not a promise that the daily web puzzle has the same language coverage, availability, or pricing everywhere.

The creator’s other current release is separate from Murdle. The official Murdle daily page, checked July 17, 2026, highlighted Bordergrams: A Quest for the Queen as available in the US and UK. The publisher’s page describes it as an 80-puzzle fantasy connection book and lists July 14, 2026 as its on-sale date. That is useful if you want another G. T. Karber puzzle format, but it is not evidence of a change to Murdle’s daily web schedule or mechanics.

What EveryClue does best

Two ways to think. EveryClue publishes a daily grid and a daily lateral mystery at 00:00 UTC in eight languages. The grid is for elimination; the lateral case is for asking a constrained yes/no question until the hidden explanation becomes clear. Try the current case before you decide whether the two-format rhythm fits you.

Every grid is checked for a unique solution before publishing. The lateral host is limited to yes, no, or irrelevant so it can guide a question without revealing the ending. Open today’s case to see the current date and both formats.

Which one should you do?

If you have one daily logic puzzle slot in your morning routine:

• You want strict, step-by-step proof. Start with Clues by Sam.
• You want a daily mystery wrapped in story. Start with Murdle.
• You want a grid plus a different kind of follow-up puzzle, or you play in one of EveryClue’s supported languages. Start with EveryClue.

There is no reason to commit before you play. A daily ritual only works if it earns a repeat visit, so try each current puzzle and choose based on the kind of reasoning you want that day.

Try today’s case

Today’s grid and lateral case at EveryClue are free to play. New cases arrive at 00:00 UTC.