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Resources / Plugins / Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

[MINIGAME] Addictive Gameplay | MySQL/YAML | BungeeCord/Multi Arena | Placeholders | Many Languages

PluginsFree1.8 – 26.x
by Tigerkatze · listed from SpigotMC · ★★★★★ 4.6
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Direct download from SpigotMC · 98,854 downloads

What it does

Murder Mystery is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by Tigerkatze. [MINIGAME] Addictive Gameplay | MySQL/YAML | BungeeCord/Multi Arena | Placeholders | Many Languages.

It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 98,854 times on SpigotMC. That puts it at #15 of the 98 minigame plugins listed here. 224 people rated it 4.6 out of 5. The last update came out on Oct 10, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.201.191.181.171.161.131.121.8

Release history

Murder Mystery has had 72 releases on SpigotMC since Apr 17, 2019. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.1.10, released on Oct 10, 2026.

VersionReleasedType
2.1.10Oct 10, 2026Release
2.1.8Jun 10, 2026Release
2.1.7May 14, 2026Release
2.1.6Jan 18, 2026Release
2.1.5Jul 13, 2025Release

Latest release on GitHub

Murder Mystery is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is 2.1.10, published on Oct 10, 2026.

Bump version from 2.1.9 to 2.1.10

Before that: 2.1.9 (Oct 10, 2026), 2.1.8 (Jun 9, 2026).

Description from the author on SpigotMC

Written by Tigerkatze. Read it with pictures on SpigotMC.

How to install Murder Mystery

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x.

  2. Download the .jar file from SpigotMC and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: Murder Mystery should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 13, 2026)

Murder Mystery compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

ResourceDownloadsRatingVersionsLast updatePrice
Murder Mysterythe one you looked at99K4.61.8 – 26.xOct 10, 2026Free
TNTRun_reloadedsteve4744106K4.91.21 – 26.xJun 5, 2026Free
MaintenanceAddonkennytv2,868–1.8 – 26.xApr 17, 2026Free
MiniPlaceholdersMiniPlaceholders1,370–1.19 – 1.21Oct 10, 2025Free

Questions

Does Murder Mystery work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Murder Mystery supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8.

Is Murder Mystery free?

Yes. Murder Mystery is free to download from SpigotMC.

Which server software does Murder Mystery run on?

Murder Mystery runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is Murder Mystery still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Murder Mystery?

The closest ones are TNTRun_reloaded, MaintenanceAddon and MiniPlaceholders. Compare all alternatives

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