Every round, one player gets the knife, one gets the gun, and everyone else hopes it isn't them. The Murderer slashes or throws their knife to take out all twelve players before time runs out. The Sheriff has the only gun in the room and needs to shoot the Murderer without accidentally hitting an Innocent, because a missed call drops their gun for anyone to grab. Innocents dodge, collect coins scattered around the map, and watch for the tell-tale clink of a blade being drawn nearby.
Between rounds, those coins go toward Boxes in the Shop, each one opens to a random knife or gun somewhere on the rarity ladder from Common to Chroma. Duplicates feed the Salvage system, turning into Shards and Metals you can craft into higher-tier weapons. There's also a full player trading economy, three game modes (Standard, Disguises, and Assassin), and a Prestige reset waiting at the end of the XP track.
- Creator
- Nikilis
- Game Created
- January 18, 2014
- Last Updated On
- September 24, 2026
- Age Requirement
- All Ages
- Genre
- Survival
- Subgenre
- 1 vs All
- Supported Devices
- DesktopMobileTabletConsoleVR
Game data
Powers:
Powers are special abilities available only to the Murderer in Murder Mystery 2. You buy them from the in-game Shop using Coins or Diamonds, equip one before a round starts, and it stays active for the whole match. Some powers are passive, like Haste, which permanently boosts your speed while your knife is drawn, while others are active abilities with a cooldown, like X-Ray, which lets you see every player through walls for a few seconds. Choosing the right power for your playstyle is one of the main ways to sharpen your Murderer game.
Guns:
Guns are the Sheriff's weapon in Murder Mystery 2, with one shot to take down the Murderer, and if the Sheriff falls, any Innocent can grab the dropped gun and become the Hero. Outside of gameplay, guns are a major part of MM2's trading economy, sorted into rarity tiers from Common box drops up to rare Chroma pieces with animated color effects. Most guns from past seasonal events are now trading-only, and their values are tracked by the community as a guide for fair deals.
Pets:
Pets are cosmetic companions that trail behind your character during rounds in Murder Mystery 2. They look great but have no effect on gameplay. The Season 1 Pet Egg, bought from the Shop for 1,000 Coins or 100 Diamonds, is the only active way to get new pets, and it can hatch anything from a Common base animal up to an extremely rare Chroma Fire variant. Pets from old events, the removed Classic Pet Box, and expired item packs can only be picked up through trading. Rarity ranges from Common to Chroma, and a handful of pets are permanently untradable due to in-game naming glitches.
Knives:
Knives are the Murderer's weapon in Murder Mystery 2, used each round to eliminate other players before the Sheriff can stop you. Outside of gameplay, knives are the core of MM2's trading economy, sorted into nine rarity tiers from Common box drops up to rare Chroma pieces with animated color effects and Ancient knives from retired holiday events. Most knives from past events are now only available through player trading, and the community tracks their values as a guide for fair deals.
Radios:
Radios are Murder Mystery 2's lobby jukeboxes: equip one and, with the Radio Gamepass, you can broadcast Roblox music IDs to everyone around you in Casual and Assassin lobbies. The models range from cheap coin-shop shells to Diamond-priced Sparkletime designs and retired Halloween and Christmas event rewards, but they all play music exactly the same. Since radios cannot be traded, the event models double as badges of who was around for which season.
Maps:
Maps are the arenas Murder Mystery 2 rounds are played in, picked automatically by the game each round. A standard pool of interiors like Bank 2, Mansion 2, and Police Station runs year round, while Halloween, Christmas, and Summer events temporarily add bigger themed maps like Vampire's Castle and Ski Village. Learning each layout's exits, vents, and sightlines is the real skill: it tells you where a Murderer ambushes and how everyone else gets away.
Emotes:
Emotes are Murder Mystery 2's cosmetic taunts: quick character animations and holdable toys you trigger with keys 1 to 4 or the mobile emote button. A small lineup is always in the shop for Coins or Diamonds, while the rest were seasonal event rewards from Halloween, Christmas, Easter, and Summer events that players keep forever once earned. They do nothing competitive, but a year-stamped event toy is one of the game's quietest ways to show veteran status.
Boxes:
Boxes are Murder Mystery 2's loot crates: pay 1,000 Coins, 100 Diamonds, or a Mystery Key and roll a random knife or gun from that box's pool, with a 5 percent stated chance at the Legendary tier and a Chroma godly as the rare jackpot. The shop boxes are always available, while every Halloween, Christmas, Summer, and Valentine's event adds a temporary box whose weapons become trade-only once the event ends. Which box you open decides which godly you can hit, so the pool matters more than the price.
Crafting Recipes:
Crafting turns Murder Mystery 2's duplicate weapons into new ones: salvage spares for shards, then spend shards on recipes that climb from random uncommon weapons up to the Seer, the game's only guaranteed godly. Above that sits the Random Painted Seer recipe, which eats Godly Shards and Seer-only Godly Metals for a shot at painted and Chroma versions. It is the game's pity system, and the reason junk unboxes are never quite worthless.
Game Modes:
Murder Mystery 2 rounds run in Standard (classic Murderer, Sheriff, and Innocent), Disguises (everyone shares one look and a random name so nobody can be recognized), or Assassin (every player hunts an assigned target with a knife). Within a round, the role you draw decides everything: Innocents survive and gather coins, the Sheriff guards the lobby with the only gun, the Murderer hunts, and a Hero can rise mid-round by grabbing the fallen Sheriff's gun.
Effects:
Effects are cosmetic particle auras for Murder Mystery 2 knives, from simple flames to ghosts, plasma, and confetti, and many add a death effect that plays on eliminated players. A small set is always in the shop for Coins or Diamonds, while the rest came from Robux item packs and years of event battle passes and prizes. Effects cannot be traded, so the event ones permanently mark who played which season.
Weapon Sets:
Weapon sets are how Murder Mystery 2 traders bundle the game's matched knife and gun pairs, from the classic godly duos released together in boxes to top-end chroma pairs and multi-weapon collector bundles like the Chroma Gun Set. Each set has a defined member list, a rarity bracket, and a community trade value that usually runs a bit above the sum of its halves. Knowing what belongs to which set is the difference between trading a real set and overpaying for a near-complete one.
Murder Mystery 2 Controls
| Action | Desktop | Mobile | Console |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | W A S D | On-screen joystick | No control shown |
| Equip knife / gun | 1 (or click hotbar icon) | Tap hotbar icon | No control shown |
| Throw knife | Hold E then release, or Right-click | Hold Throw button, release to throw | Hold LT (Xbox) / L2 (PlayStation) |
| Shoot gun | Left-click | Tap to shoot | RT (Xbox) / R2 (PlayStation) |
| Aim (Shift Lock) | Shift | No control shown | No control shown |
Murder Mystery 2 Gameplay Tips
- Silence the clink before you need to. As the Murderer, your knife makes an audible sound nearby players can hear without seeing you. The Ninja Power cuts that cue entirely, worth buying early if you play Murderer often.
- Holster the Sheriff's gun. The moment you draw your weapon as Sheriff, you become the Murderer's next target. Blend in, collect coins with everyone else, and only act when you've watched the same player behave suspiciously twice.
- Collect coins every round, win or lose. Coins spawn on the map each round and you get a daily login bonus too. Steady play gets you to the 1,000 coins a Box costs far faster than hunting for wins.
- Run the crafting math before you trade. Common through Legendary duplicates often break down into more useful Shards and Metals than they'd fetch in a trade. Check what a Godly crafts for before you give items away.
Murder Mystery 2 Events
Recent updates, live events, and completed event history for Murder Mystery 2.
Summer 2026
CompletedStarts (PT): Jul 23, 2026, 2:00 PM.Ends (PT): Aug 23, 2026, 2:00 PM
Valentine's 2026
CompletedStarts (PT): Feb 13, 2026, 3:30 PM.Ends (PT): Mar 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
Santa's List
CompletedStarts (PT): Dec 20, 2025, 11:00 AM.Ends (PT): Dec 29, 2025, 12:00 AM
Christmas 2025
CompletedStarts (PT): Dec 14, 2025, 11:00 AM.Ends (PT): Jan 19, 2026, 2:00 PM









































































