Detective Stories
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Detective Stories -Lateral thinking detective game with Deepseek player
detective-stories.com#lateral thinking#detective game#deepseek#puzzle game#mystery stories
13points
7comments
#2,487of 3,837 in 2025
Top 65%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Execution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Commenters found the AI host understands the game well
From 1 comment
that's pretty funny. Yeah, its far from perfect in terms of implementation at the moment. I was more curious to see if it was capable of understanding the game more than anything…
emurph55 on HN
Objections
AI host reveals extra information beyond yes or no answers
From 1 comment
It tends to reveal a lot of extra information, even when you're playing it straight rather than trying to trick the AI. Like, when you ask the "does the reason the window is open…
jsnell on HN
Mystery stories feel trivial and clichéd, apparently AI-generated
From 1 comment
I tried several of these but never really got see the lateral thinking because the solutions were trivial on the first guess. It feels like no effort went into the contents of…
fasbiner on HN
Answers are inconsistent depending on question wording
From 1 comment
The wording of the questions really impacts the AI answers. For the elevator one, "Did Colin start on a lower floor than 6 to start?" "Yes" "Did Colin Press the up button on the…
unsnap_biceps on HN