One player in a werewolf-style game is secretly an AI
Intermediate16h2–3
LLMSocket.IONext.js
18/20LLM Murder Mystery Party
Every guest gets a secret character while an AI narrator runs the mystery.
Intermediate16h1–3 people17/20 fit
Build LLM Murder Mystery Party for friend groups in ~16h with 1–3 people. Stack: LLM + Socket.IO + Next.js.
Why it wins: Social and replayable.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Mystery party kits are fixed and need a host.
02 · Solution
Generate a mystery with roles, clues and a solution, deliver private clues to each phone and let the AI narrator respond to accusations.
03 · Build
- 1Generate structure
- 2Assign roles
- 3Sync phones
- 4Narrate
04 · Demo
Run a short mystery with three players.
MVP checklist
- Generated mystery
- Private clues
- AI narrator
- Accusation round
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| LLM | Language model | AI |
| Socket.IO | Realtime multiplayer | Backend |
| Next.js | Frontend + API routes | Web |
Reference repos
Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.
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