Show HN: Voice driven murder mystery, Interview AI suspects with your voice

A new Hacker News project called WhoDunnitAI wants players to solve a murder by talking out loud to AI suspects in a spooky case called Death at Blackwood Manor. On paper, it sounds deliciously dramatic: a poisoned rich guy, five suspicious guests, and a locked-room-style mystery. But in the comments, the real plot twist was the community itself, and wow, they did not come quietly.

The biggest mood? "Cool idea, frustrating reality." One commenter was instantly interested but slammed the brakes at the sight of account creation, basically saying, I’d love to play, but I’m not signing up for yet another website. Others were far harsher about the actual audio experience. The spiciest complaint by far was aimed at the voices: one user said even the faintest whiff of AI narration is enough to make them leave, adding they’d rather hear an awkward human performance than a polished robot voice. That’s less a review and more a full-on anti-robot manifesto.

Then came the technical chaos. Multiple people reported the game simply not working: “can’t connect,” “won’t get past dispatch,” and the brutally simple “voice connection failed.” So while the game promises a murder mystery, the comments section delivered a different detective story: who killed the server? The result is part hype, part roast, with players intrigued by the idea but loudly begging for fewer barriers, fewer bots, and a game that actually stays alive long enough to interrogate someone.