Season 6 · Puzzle season

The Witching Hour: a cozy witch puzzle game

High on the moors lies a crooked little village where every front door has a broomstick beside it. Tonight the moon is full, and one of the witches is dead.

Play the first case free

A witches' village

A witch game for people who like to think

Most witch games are about brewing, farming or decorating a cottage. The Witching Hour is a witchy game for puzzle lovers: every case is a murder in the village, and you solve it with logic.

Read what each witch, cunning man and fortune teller says, place them on the floor plan — one per row, one per column — and the one standing alone with the victim did it. No guessing, no spells, just deduction by candlelight.

The Witching Hour: a witches' village

Four levels, 160 cases

40 cases at every level. Within a level the boards grow from 6×6, 8×8, 10×10, 12×12 — so the challenge climbs gently.

  1. Crescent moonBeginner40 cases
  2. Half moonIntermediate40 cases
  3. Gibbous moonAdvanced40 cases
  4. Full moonExpert40 cases

Meet the villagers

40 characters, each with a role — and a statement when it counts.

  • Agatha BlackwoodCoven elder
  • Ambrose ThistlePotion master
  • Araminta NightshadeFortune teller
  • Augustus MallowCunning man
  • Beatrix HollyhockHerbalist
  • Bramwell SloeBroom maker
  • Bettina WickCandle maker
  • Bridget RookRaven keeper
  • Cassandra VaneSeer
  • Cuthbert FennelToad keeper
  • Clementine MothMoon gardener
  • Constance BrambleHedge witch

…and 28 more.

Sixteen rooms, from the Moon Tower to the Frog Pond

A few of the 160 cases

  • Toil and Trouble
  • Eye of Newt
  • Broom Service
  • Thyme Will Tell
  • Which Witch?
  • Midnight at the Frog Pond
  • A Witch in Time
  • Toad in the Hole
  • Spellbook Overdue
  • Charmed, I'm Sure
  • Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
  • Swept Under the Hearthrug
  • Locked in the Broom Shed
  • Familiar Faces
  • In Hot Water at the Apothecary
  • Cat Burglar on the Roof
  • Warts and All
  • Bobbing for Apples

FAQ

Questions about The Witching Hour

Is The Witching Hour free?

The first case is free, so you can look around. The whole season of 160 cases is a one-time purchase in the app — no subscription.

How many cases are in The Witching Hour?

160: 40 at each of four levels, from crescent moon to full moon. The boards grow from 6×6 to 12×12.

Do I need to play the other seasons first?

No. It's a puzzle season: every case stands on its own, so you can start right here.

Is The Witching Hour a scary witch game?

Not at all. It's cozy: moonlit rooms, toadstool rings and a village of witches, cunning folk and fortune tellers — and one of them did it.

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Tonight's case is waiting, detective.

Pour a cup of tea, open the case file and see who really was in the armchair.

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