A NEVER PAY STUDIO ORIGINAL
Nine residents. Nine statements. Some tell the truth; some lie through their teeth. Open the case file and name the liar.
- Suspects
- 9
- Lie combos
- 512
- Statement types
- 13
- Achievements
- 18
01 / THE GAME
Nine people. Nine statements.
Take them apart, one by one.
Each resident gives exactly one statement. Truths and lies are mixed together, and anchor statements must be true — the rest is yours to judge.
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01
Ask & Answer
Click a resident to question them; right-click to quickly mark TBD / TRUE / LYING. Statements, positions and relationships all live on the same board.
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02
One True Solution
13 statement types, 512 truth-lie combinations. Every case is verified by exhaustive solving — only one accusation can hold.
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03
Three Tools
Lie detector, informant network, intimidation. Uses are limited — who you spend them on decides whether you close the case in time.
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01
Hear the statements
Nine residents speak once each, half true and half false.
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02
Mark true & false
Use anchor clues to eliminate options and mark every line.
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03
File the accusation
Name the liar and wait for the debrief.
02 / CASE FILES
Every clue
lives in this case file.
Investigation, gazette, case select, debrief — four screens, one complete investigative workflow.
THE SCENE
A 3×3 board of residents, fixed clues, a deduction area and three tools on one screen — right-click to mark true or false.
FIRST CASE
Crescent Moon Motel
A rookie case with nine random residents, always open. Reach a B rating to truly call yourself a detective.
STORY MODE
Four Acts, Four Districts
Four districts, thirty-six locations. Act I, Queens, is open now.
ENDLESS MODE
3 / 5 / 7 / 9 Rounds
Four lengths with stacking score multipliers. Tools carry across rounds — pause and resume anytime.
SEED CHALLENGE
WHO- Pass
Send a case code to a friend, replay the exact same case and compete on time, tools and rating.
03 / THE CITY
Four districts.
Four ways to live.
Each act is a city district with nine locations and nine cases. Everyone is talking — for the sake of their own secrets.
It starts in a motel on a rainy night, and the cases spread across four districts. Your detective, your marks, your judgment — that is the whole case.
- QNS QueensQueens Act I · Available
- IRQ Iron QuayIron Quay Act II · In development
- MAP Maple FlatsMaple Flats To be revealed
- CEN CentralCentral To be revealed
Four districts · thirty-six locations · one detective's night
04 / THE STUDIO
Never Pay Studio
NEVER PAY STUDIO
We are an independent game team. Our name comes from the old idiom — not one cent gets wasted.
Every penny we save
goes into making high-quality games.
Every penny we save goes toward creating high-quality games.
Who's Lying is our first title: a detective game that turns "who is lying" into an exhaustively solvable puzzle. Find us on TapTap — and come crack the next case.
- Proprietary puzzle core
- Content-driven
- Constant updates
05 / FOLLOW US
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Official site
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Douyin · IronCockStudio
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REDnote · 95459723736
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The next case
is yours to crack.
The Android version of Who's Lying is in development. Follow us on TapTap for launch news.