What is jubensha?
Jubensha 剧本杀 (literally translated to script murder), is the hottest entertainment and social activity for youths in East Asia. It is an adaptation of Western murder mystery dinner parties and popularised by the Korean show Crime Scene and Chinese show Who's the Murderer. It involves a group of players roleplaying as detectives and/or suspects in a crime scene to deduce who the murderer is amongst them.
Our Story
Suspense Studio designs worlds of intrigue, mystery and suspense. By immersing ordinary people into fictional stories of murder and deception, players step into the shoes of suspects and detectives, analysing evidence and uncovering the hidden murderer among them. Through immersive storytelling and collective sensemaking, we believe games can be fun and meaningful.
Ten years ago, a CSI activity at school brought two best friends together. Bonded by a love for crime fiction, murder mysteries, and TV shows like Crime Science (Korea) and Who's the Murderer (China), they lost themselves to a world of 剧本杀 (Jubensha). In 2021, KMS Games was founded to bring this Chinese gaming phenomenon to English-speaking players in Singapore.
When People Make Games featured our debut game, Laboratory of Death, it marked our entrance into the global gaming scene.
But it's our players who bring our stories to life. Your imagination and love for storytelling and puzzle-solving inspire us to build world that connect people, spark curiosity and turn play into something powerful.
At Suspense Studio, we don't just create games to entertain. We invite you to think, feel and, live the mystery.
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The Sandcastle (Game Over 2)
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