The Butler Didn't Do It

Updated 2026-11-12

How to play

There has been a murder, and everyone blames the butler. The butler didn’t do it. Your job is to read each suspect’s testimony and place every person on the crime scene map so that all of it holds true. Each row and each column holds exactly one person, which turns the map into a logic grid you fill in step by step. The killer is whoever ends up in the victim’s zone once the grid is complete.

Every case is machine-checked to have exactly one solution, and the developer says it can be reached by logic alone. There are 300 cases across two seasons, set in 13 locations on a 6×6 map. Read each testimony before you place anyone.

Controls explained

Controls are not listed by the provider. The game is a logic puzzle where you place people on the map according to the testimonies.

Tips

  • Read every testimony before placing anyone. One clue often limits another person’s possible cells.
  • Remember that each row and each column holds exactly one person. When a person is placed, the rest of that row and column is settled.
  • Treat each testimony as a constraint that must be true for the final arrangement.
  • Work through the suspects one by one and check each placement against all testimonies.
  • The killer is whoever ends up in the victim’s zone, so keep that zone in mind as you place people.

FAQ

How do I know when I have found the killer? The killer is whoever ends up in the victim’s zone once everyone is placed and every testimony is true. Finish the grid and check that zone.

Can a case have more than one solution? No. Every case is machine-checked to have exactly one solution, and the developer says it is reachable by logic alone.

What does “beside” mean in a testimony? It means above, below, left, or right, inside the same zone.

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