# Who Muted Uncle Marcus?

> An interactive murder mystery

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1604623924](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1604623924)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1604623924`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wales Interactive Ltd.
- **Category:** Adventure
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (139 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-28
- **First published:** 2022-03-18
- **Size:** 1.86 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/who-muted-uncle-marcus/id1604623924)
- **Website:** [https://www.walesinteractive.com/whopressedmuteonunclemarcus](https://www.walesinteractive.com/whopressedmuteonunclemarcus)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.walesinteractive.com/terms](https://www.walesinteractive.com/terms)

## Description

### Who Muted Uncle Marcus? – an interactive murder mystery

Who Muted Uncle Marcus? is an interactive murder mystery Chrome extension where you watch branching videos, collect evidence, and decide who to accuse. Your choices shape the investigation across a 60-80 minute runtime with multiple playthroughs, offering different endings as you uncover the truth.

- Shot during lockdown and filmed in London and Los Angeles
- Unlock different videos to reveal the evidence for each character
- Use the evidence to accuse someone and reveal the truth
- Interactive movie with repeatable paths from the studios behind The Complex, Five Dates, Night Book and Bloodshore

### Cast (selected)
Andy Buckley, Susannah Doyle, Robbie Kay, Gabrielle Glaister, Eileen Davies, Abigail Hardingham, Georgia Small, Al Weaver

## Rankings

- #123,434 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently point to a promising setup—an intriguing premise with strong acting and writing that draws you in—yet the experience is hampered by a paywall and mechanics that feel more like chance than deduction. Players praise the performances, but many criticize the game for forcing purchases to continue, short decision timers, and a loop of trying dialog options to unlock clues rather than solving a true mystery. The result is a compelling start that becomes repetitive and costly, with limited incentive to replay after the mystery is solved.

### Pros

- Intriguing premise with amusing characters.
- High-quality acting and well-written script.
- Engaging story that hooks you in at first.

### Cons

- Paywall / in-app purchases required to continue; upfront cost.
- Gameplay relies on random dialogue choices rather than deduction; not a true mystery.
- Time-limited decisions add pressure and can feel lazy or arbitrary.
- Repetitive exploration to exhaust clues; limited meaningful progression.
- Limited replay value after the mystery is solved.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1604623924)