Crime Scene Tamperer
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From the Greater Than Games announcement:
Prove your innocence… at least long enough for the infamous Dangeresque to accuse one of your fellow criminals! In this party game, work against other criminals and ne’er-do-wells to get rid of the evidence that pins you to the scene of the crime! Hide and plant evidence! Do some Crime Scene Tampering! All before Dangeresque catches you!
Dangeresque: Crime Scene Tamperer is an unreleased Dangeresque-themed social deduction party card game developed by The Brothers Chaps and Greater Than Games, playable by up to six players ages 14 and up.
The game was first teased in early July of 2022, and announced later that month. The subsequent week, The Brothers Chaps playtested a prototype of the game at Gen Con 2022. Crime Scene Tamperer is currently slated for release in the summer of 2026.
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Promotion
The game was announced with a brief teaser video that established the idea behind the game:
DANGERESQUE: Oh, this crime scene's been tampered with. Was it you? And up to five of your friends ages 14 and up?
ANNOUNCER: Dangeresque: Crime Scene Tamperer. The party card game for guilty parties.
DANGERESQUE: It's not a whodunit... because YOU dunnit.
News outlet Dicebreaker published a description of the game in a July 27, 2022 article:
Dangeresque: Crime Scene Tamperer is a party board game based on the action hero Dangeresque, who is played by the animated character Strong Bad. Adapted from the Homestar Runner universe, a collection of comedy online animated web series, Crime Scene Tamperer has players attempting to cover up a murder that they have committed. As the infamous action hero Dangeresque investigates the crime scene, players will need to deflect attention away from themselves and towards their opponents if they want to get away with their crime.As the social deduction game progresses, players will have the opportunity to shift the blame for the murder to the person sat next to them, hopefully putting Dangeresque's attention onto their opponent instead of them. However, other players will also have the chance to turn the blame back onto the other person, forcing them to quickly react once again. As the game's name suggests, players will be able to directly tamper with any evidence found at the crime scene but will need to be careful not to be caught.
Updates on the game's development paused after 2022. In April 2025, Greater Than Games laid off much of its staff and announced that "all new projects are suspended", leaving the future of Crime Scene Tamperer uncertain; Greater Than Games was revived in May 2026, with Crime Scene Tamperer re-announced at this date.
Gameplay
From the product description page:
You are some of the worst criminals in Brainblow City. But not worst as in, like, worst offenders... worst as in: you’re all terrible at being criminals. And now you’ve all been caught red-handed at the crime scene. And here comes world famous private eye/crooked cop Dangeresque to investigate. Lucky for you, he likes to monologue. There’s still a chance to tamper with the evidence and pin the crime on one of your fellow lawbreakers before he finishes his investigation! Each player must manipulate the Crime Scene to make another player Guilty while not incriminating themself. A game of Crime Scene Tamperer consists of three (3) scenes, during which you must remain as innocent-appearing as possible. The player with the fewest Guilt tokens at the end of all the investigations is the winner.
Brief glimpses of the game indicate it is primarily card-based, utilizing character and item cards (labeled "DangeCARDesque" on the reverse) to role-play the crime scene investigation and tampering. Card text indicates the game is turn-based, with players drawing cards from the deck and managing a hand of cards to be played at later points. Specific mechanics have not been revealed.
A mixture of printed and hand-drawn cards were utilized in the Gen Con 2022 demonstration:
Items
- Curly Fries — Peek, add, flip
- DNA Evidence — Peek, move, move
- Fancy Joystick — {unknown}
- Nunchuck Gun — {unknown}
- {Floppy disk}
Characters
- Killingyouguy — Ability: Before you play a card, remove 1 card from your pants and put it in your hands. Skip your draw.
- Perducci — Ability: Take any card from the crime scene and put it in your hand. Skip your draw.
- Renaldo — Ability: Swap any 2 cairds.
- Sultry Buttons — Ability: Shuffle your hand into the deck, then draw 2 new cards.
External Links
- Crime Scene Tamperer at Greater Than Games
- "Welcome Back, Greater Than Games!" announcement including projected release date
- Watch trailer via @StrongBadActual tweet (28 Jul 2022)
