Body on the Bayou

Host a Murder Mystery Party with Custom Characters Written for Your Family and Friends

Give Alibi your guest list. We turn it into a custom Jazz Age riverboat party with suspects, secrets, music, and reveals built for the room you want to host.

Cast your friends preview
Cast
Cast your crew

Cast your friends

Your real guest list becomes the cast

  • -Suspects, motives, and secrets
  • -Names turn into playable roles
  • -Everyone gets a reason to talk
Custom roles for every guest preview
Roles
Private role cards

Custom roles for every guest

Personalized cards for each player

  • -Private objectives
  • -Playable secrets
  • -Character sheets ready to send
Step aboard the Northern Star preview
Case
Board the Northern Star

Step aboard the Northern Star

A Jazz Age case with a fixed story engine

  • -Blackout murder on the water
  • -A missing talisman complicates alibis
  • -Three rounds of suspicion
One crew. One killer night. preview
Night
One killer night

One crew. One killer night.

A party built around accusations

  • -Hidden motives surface
  • -Alliances get messy
  • -The final reveal lands the twist
Turn friends into suspects preview
Suspects
Friends into suspects

Turn friends into suspects

The drama is personal by design

  • -Relationships shape the case
  • -Suspicious side deals
  • -Secrets designed to travel
Built for real guest lists preview
Scale
Guest list ready

Built for real guest lists

Small dinner or bigger room

  • -Five core roles anchor the story
  • -Extra guests get side motives
  • -The party scales cleanly
Skip the blank page preview
Setup
No blank page

Skip the blank page

Alibi writes the structure for you

  • -Case file generated
  • -Clues and roles included
  • -Host flow already mapped
Upgrade game night preview
Game
Upgrade game night

Upgrade game night

A cinematic social mystery

  • -Three-round party format
  • -Music and clue pacing
  • -Built for real conversation
Press play to host preview
Audio
Press play to host

Press play to host

Round intros and closers are ready

  • -Open each act with audio
  • -Keep the timeline moving
  • -Give the host breathing room
A night they replay later preview
Replay
Replay the night

A night they replay later

Designed for memorable moments

  • -Secrets, accusations, reveal
  • -Every guest gets a moment
  • -The room builds the story
Not generic character cards preview
Custom
Made for your friends

Not generic character cards

Your people become the suspects

  • -Roles fit your crew
  • -Personal details add texture
  • -The case feels made for the room
New Orleans riverboat noir preview
Noir
New Orleans noir

New Orleans riverboat noir

Champagne, jazz, masks, and motive

  • -Body on the Bayou sets the world
  • -A private ball turns deadly
  • -Every alibi has a crack
Every guest gets a secret preview
Secrets
Every secret counts

Every guest gets a secret

Private intel drives the room

  • -Objectives spark conversations
  • -Clues unlock between rounds
  • -Players choose who to trust
An easier way to host preview
Host
Easy to host

An easier way to host

Structure without the homework

  • -Run of show included
  • -Clue timing handled
  • -Focus on the guests
Real relationships, better drama preview
Drama
Real friend drama

Real relationships, better drama

Inside details make it feel alive

  • -Friends become archetypes
  • -Personal hooks add tension
  • -Characters still fit the mystery
Dinner party with secrets preview
Dinner
Dinner turns deadly

Dinner party with secrets

The table talk turns investigative

  • -Round-by-round escalation
  • -Every conversation matters
  • -Final accusations close the night
You control the night preview
Control
You control the night

You control the night

Run the mystery from the dashboard

  • -Start rounds on cue
  • -Play music and announcements
  • -Track the case as it unfolds
Set up the mystery fast preview
Fast
Set up fast

Set up the mystery fast

Get from guest list to preview quickly

  • -Pick the guest count
  • -Add names and event details
  • -Preview custom roles before checkout
Host the riverboat murder preview
Boat
Host the riverboat

Host the riverboat murder

A complete event experience

  • -Fixed mystery engine
  • -AI-customized cast
  • -Story, music, and host tools
Stop using generic kits preview
Original
Nothing generic

Stop using generic kits

Built around your actual crew

  • -No placeholder party roles
  • -Custom details feel specific
  • -A murder mystery with personality
Body on the Bayou 1920s New Orleans riverboat murder mystery poster

Northern Star set list

Jazz, fog, and motive on cue.

Sample the house band before the riverboat goes dark.

Dockside omen

Ghost Steamer Arrival

Calliope haze on the landing

Play Ghost Steamer Arrival

Arrival deck

Riverboat Moon Jig

Jazz Age motion on the water

Play Riverboat Moon Jig

Lights out

Bayou Blackout

The room turns suspect

Play Bayou Blackout

First question: how many friends are boarding the riverboat?