Detective Aloha is a phone-based murder mystery for iOS. Witnesses text in; you reply by picking dialogue choices. Wrong deductions drain your battery — so don't guess.
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How the game works
- Phone-based mystery. Witnesses text in; you reply by picking dialogue choices.
- Battery. Wrong deductions drain it. Don't guess.
- Case File. Tap clues to inspect. Some have action buttons that pull records.
Chapter 1
The Call
Who's here: Chief Tanaka, Dylan Reeves.
Detective Jones
Who's here: Detective Jones. How to unlock: after you finish The Call.
The CEO
Who's here: Bexley Chutney III. How to unlock: after you finish Detective Jones.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- SnackChain
- Yeetly
- Two Startups, One House
- House Cliques
The Heir
Who's here: Preston Fairfax-Llewellyn. How to unlock: after you finish The CEO.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Kyle's Background
- Dylan Pulling Away
The Wellness Architect
Who's here: Bodhi Wavelength. How to unlock: after you finish The Heir.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Overheard Hiking Plans
- Bodhi's Bruise
The Coder
Who's here: Hex Montague. How to unlock: after you finish The Wellness Architect.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Self-Driving Car Pickup
The Event Architect
Who's here: Pippa Orlando-Vance. How to unlock: after you finish The Wellness Architect.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Pippa's Spreadsheet
- Kyle Never Confirmed at Rave
The Streamer
Who's here: Zephyr Klaxon. How to unlock: after you finish The Wellness Architect.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- The Burrito Quest
- 40-Minute Stream Gap
Present Your Theory
Who's here: Chief Tanaka. How to unlock: after you finish all of: The CEO, The Heir, The Wellness Architect, The Coder, The Event Architect, The Streamer; and when you find the Green Family Address clue; and when you find the Driveyo Trip Log — Marin Destination clue.
Chapter 2
Jones — Thanks
Who's here: Detective Jones. How to unlock: after the surfaced ch2 moment.
Jones — Body in Marin
Who's here: Detective Jones, Felix Vex. How to unlock: after the surfaced c2s2 moment.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Felix Vex Found Dead in Marin
Dylan Reeves — First Statement
Who's here: Dylan Reeves, Detective Jones. How to unlock: after you finish Jones — Body in Marin; and after the paywall passed moment.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Dylan's Version of the Trip
- Kyle Left the House Tuesday Night
Indigo — Call
Who's here: Indigo Rhys. How to unlock: after you finish Dylan Reeves — First Statement.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Kyle Watched the House
- Kyle Never Arrived at the Rave
- Text from Felix's Phone, Tuesday 11:14pm
- Indigo Knows Felix
- Felix Wanted Out of Yeetly
- Felix's Drug History
Pippa — Follow-up
Who's here: Pippa Orlando-Vance. How to unlock: when you find the Kyle Watched the House clue.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Kyle Asked Pippa About Felix's Set
Mara Della — Yeetly
Who's here: Mara Della. How to unlock: after you finish Indigo — Call.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Drink Handoff at the DJ Booth
Reeve Kwak — Yeetly
Who's here: Reeve Kwak. How to unlock: after you finish Mara Della — Yeetly; and after the investigate mystery can delivered moment.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Felix's Last Sighting — 10:17pm Side Exit
Saffron Kim — Yeetly
Who's here: Saffron Kim. How to unlock: after you finish Reeve Kwak — Yeetly.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Cargo Van Rental
Dylan Reeves — Second Statement
Who's here: Dylan Reeves, Detective Jones. How to unlock: after you finish Saffron Kim — Yeetly.
Clues to look for (names only — no spoilers):
- Dylan's Tea
Aloha — What We Have
Who's here: Chief Tanaka, Detective Jones. How to unlock: after you finish Dylan Reeves — Second Statement.
Kyle Green
Who's here: Kyle Green. How to unlock: after you finish Aloha — What We Have.
Procedural records
Some clue cards have action buttons that pull additional records. Tap them in your Case File. Many take real-world time to come back — keep playing and check the badge.
Pull Marin property records
On clue: Kyle's Background (found in The Heir) Requires: Kyle Never Confirmed at Rave. Delivery: 5–7 minutes (real time).
Subpoena Driveyo records
On clue: Self-Driving Car Pickup (found in The Coder) Requires: Self-Driving Car Pickup, Green Family Address. Delivery: 6–8 minutes (real time).
Order Marin PD wellness check
On clue: Overheard Hiking Plans (found in The Wellness Architect) Requires: tanaka authorized wellness. Delivery: instant.
Investigate the can
On clue: Drink Handoff at the DJ Booth (found in Mara Della — Yeetly) Delivery: instant.
Search rental records
On clue: Cargo Van Rental (found in Saffron Kim — Yeetly) Delivery: 4–6 minutes (real time).
Request prelim from Marin
On clue: Felix Vex Found Dead in Marin (found in Jones — Body in Marin) Requires: indigo call complete. Delivery: when Pippa — Follow-up completes.
All clues
There are 31 clues across the case. Names only — descriptions left out so nothing is given away.
Chapter 1
- SnackChain
- Yeetly
- Two Startups, One House
- House Cliques
- Kyle's Background
- Dylan Pulling Away
- Overheard Hiking Plans
- Bodhi's Bruise
- Self-Driving Car Pickup
- Pippa's Spreadsheet
- Kyle Never Confirmed at Rave
- The Burrito Quest
- 40-Minute Stream Gap
- Green Family Address
- Driveyo Trip Log — Marin Destination
Chapter 2
- Felix Vex Found Dead in Marin
- Dylan's Version of the Trip
- Kyle Left the House Tuesday Night
- Kyle Watched the House
- Kyle Never Arrived at the Rave
- Text from Felix's Phone, Tuesday 11:14pm
- Indigo Knows Felix
- Felix Wanted Out of Yeetly
- Felix's Drug History
- Kyle Asked Pippa About Felix's Set
- Tox Report
- Body — Positioning Discrepancy
- Drink Handoff at the DJ Booth
- Felix's Last Sighting — 10:17pm Side Exit
- Cargo Van Rental
- Dylan's Tea
People
Detective Aloha
SFPD Homicide, currently on vacation
SFPD homicide on extended vacation. Sharp, dry, perpetually beach-bound.
Chief Tanaka
SFPD Chief of Police
SFPD chief. Gruff, perpetually behind schedule. Barks orders disguised as requests.
Detective Jones
SFPD Homicide
SFPD homicide, on scene. Sharp, by-the-book, frustrated her usual playbook doesn't work on tech bros.
Dylan Reeves
Mayor's Son
24, mayor's son. Failson influencer who somehow gets along with everyone in his hacker mansion.
Bexley Chutney III
CEO & Founder, SnackChain
CEO of SnackChain. Speaks exclusively in pitch deck. Pre-revenue for four years and counting.
Zephyr Klaxon
Content Creator & Livestreamer
Streamer, 340K followers. Documents everything. Stream goes dark the night Dylan vanished.
Bodhi Wavelength
Wellness Architect
Wellness "architect." Shirtless always, 4am ice baths, never gives a direct answer.
Preston Fairfax-Llewellyn
Heir, Fairfax-Llewellyn Trust
Old money. Boarding-school friend of Dylan. Loafers, no socks, family attorney on speed-dial.
Hex Montague
Software Engineer
Software engineer. Hasn't left his room in days. May not have noticed Dylan was missing.
Pippa Orlando-Vance
Event Architect & Lifestyle Curator
Event "architect." Organized the gala Dylan skipped. Color-coded spreadsheet of everyone's whereabouts.
Felix Vex
Yeetly
Social glue of the Yeetly crew. Threw the warehouse raves, remembered everyone's coffee order.
Kyle Green
Yeetly
Yeetly engineer. Marin family.
Indigo Rhys
Yeetly
Felix's girlfriend, lives off-site. Runs the Yeetly ops side. Watches more than she talks.
Mara Della
Yeetly
Yeetly designer. Reads rooms fast, catches body-language stuff, short on small talk.
Saffron Kim
Yeetly
Yeetly growth lead. Loud, generous, knows everyone in SF tech. Folds anecdotes into theories.
Reeve Kwak
Yeetly
Yeetly backend engineer. Precise, methodical, keeps a timestamped journal.
Deputy Alvarez
Marin County Sheriff's Office
Marin Sheriff. 18 years in. Calm, methodical, no patience for SF drama.
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