Guides
Everything there is to know about the game, from your first case to the top of the ranking.
Strategy
- How to get a confession in ConfessdAn arrest is worth +50 points, a confession +100. See the difference between them, how a confession ends the game and how to get there.
- Ready-made or typed question: which to useLearn when to use the ready-made questions and when to type your own in a Confessd interrogation, and why both use up the same limit.
- How not to waste questions in ConfessdEvery case has 12 questions, 14 for subscribers playing solo. See what counts, how to buy +2 when they run out and how to make each one count.
- Clues, Statements and Notebook in ConfessdHow to read the clues you reveal, cross-check what each suspect said in Statements and use the question Notebook. Every new clue is worth +5.
- When to order a forensic test in ConfessdForensic tests cost coins, don't use up questions and reveal clues. See when they pay off, what they can do and what they never do.
- When the lawyer steps into the interrogationThe lawyer takes a suspect out of the interrogation for a few questions. See why they show up, how long it lasts and what to do meanwhile.
- What happens when you accuse the wrong personA wrong accusation costs -10 points and ends the game. See what you lose, what you keep and how to play the same case again.
- How to read a suspect's face in ConfessdEvery answer changes the suspect's expression: calm, nervous, angry or shaken. See what each face means and how to use it in the interrogation.
- Your first case in Confessd, step by stepFrom the crime report to the arrest: a step-by-step guide to your first case in Confessd, with the screens, the buttons and the tutorial tips.
Progression
- How to climb the Confessd leaderboardHow Confessd leaderboard scoring works: +5 per new clue, +50 for the arrest, +100 for a confession and -10 for a wrong accusation.
- Confessd ranks: from Recruit to LegendThe 20 Confessd ranks, from Recruit to Legend: a star every 10 solved cases, a new title every 50 and the promotion animation.
- Confessd coins: how to earn them and what to spend onHow Confessd coins work: starting balance, sign-in bonus, subscriber allowance, shop packs and where to spend them on forensics, extra questions and cases.
- Free account or Senior Detective: which to chooseFree account or Senior Detective in Confessd: 30-minute wait, unlimited cases, coin allowance, free scene photos, 14 questions and badge.
- The 30-minute wait: the post-case roomWhat to do during the Confessd 30-minute wait: Face-off, Evidence board, In the cell and Detective panel, and how many points each one gives.
Modes and features
- Detective game with friends: playing Confessd togetherPlay Confessd with up to 5 friends in the same game: alternating turns with a timer, mirrored screen, quick phrases and invite links.
- Detective game in your browser: Confessd on computerPlay Confessd in your computer's browser with the same account as your phone: progress, coins and leaderboard are all shared. See how to sign in.
- Play by listening and speaking: narration and voiceIn Confessd the suspects speak with their own voices and you can ask questions out loud. See how to turn on narration, change speed and dictate.
- Phone features in Confessd: sensors, camera and screenShake to slam the table, tilt to look around the room, flip the screen to leave and take your badge photo. See the phone features in Confessd.
- Underlined terms in Confessd: the glossary balloonTricky or regional words appear underlined in Confessd's lines. Tap them to see what they mean, in your language.
- Confessd cases inspired by real casesSome Confessd cases are born from real crimes and scandals. Learn about the Inspired by a real case tag, the fiction notice and the sourced account.
