Answers to common questions about CrimeGuesser. For full rules per mode, see the game guides. For legal and data details, see legal notice and privacy policy.
CrimeGuesser is a free collection of daily crime-themed games built from public data sources such as FBI Wanted listings, booking photos, and published crime indexes. It is entertainment only, not law enforcement or legal advice.
No. Every game runs in your browser without registration. Progress, scores, and daily run state may be saved locally on your device using browser storage so you can resume a run.
Each mode publishes a new board each UTC calendar day. Progress saved in your browser may reset when the date changes.
Most Wanted is seven FBI poster duels per day. Mugshot matches offense prompts to booking photos on a six-tile grid. Hellhole asks which city has the higher crime index, with one miss ending the run. Crime Rankle asks you to pick each country's worst stat from a lineup of public indicators.
Each mode has a written guide at /guides with rules, scoring, data sources, and disclaimers. You can also tap the ? button in the bottom-right corner while playing for a quick in-game summary.
Sources include the FBI Wanted API, an Illinois booking-photo dataset (CC0), the World Crime Index (CC0), and the Global Organized Crime Index, plus supplementary public country indicators. Full credits and licenses are listed on our legal notice page.
No. FBI Wanted posters are public U.S. Government works used under their published terms. CrimeGuesser is an independent game site and is not endorsed by or operated by the FBI or any law-enforcement agency.
Mugshot uses historical booking photos from a public CC0 dataset as a game mechanic. Photos are not live arrest records. The mode is not a background-check service or a mugshot-publishing site. Do not use it to identify or judge real people.
When you finish a daily run, your score may be submitted to a shared leaderboard for that game and date if leaderboard features are enabled. Leaderboards compare results on the same daily board only.
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Yes. Clear site data or local storage for CrimeGuesser in your browser settings. That removes saved runs, stats, and consent choices stored on your device.
CrimeGuesser is operated as an independent web project. Provider contact details are on the Impressum page. For general questions, use the contact email listed there and on the About page.
No. Rankings and stats are simplified for gameplay and may be outdated or incomplete. Do not rely on game outcomes for travel, housing, policy, journalism, or legal decisions.