Cluedo’s Winter-themed update has arrived, taking you to an isolated polar research station

• Marmalade Game Studios’ Cluedo takes players to the frigid polar regions
• You’ll experience new ways to kill, accuse and dress up your detectives & suspects
• The cast gets a suitably wintry makeover to fit the setting

Hit murder-mystery adaptation Cluedo, which brings the classic thriller to mobile, has introduced its new shiver-inducing Winter update. Taking you to the depths of an isolated polar research station, you’ll be facing your most chilling case yet. Here’s hoping you brought your snow shoes, because here’s The Thing…

Alright, jokes aside you won’t have to worry about shape-shifting aliens in The Polar Research Station, but you may have to keep your eye open so you don’t get lamped by an oxygen tank or stuck with an ice pick. The update adds a suitable amount of theming with six new weapons, nine rooms, nine case files and four vanity items to enjoy.

Meanwhile, the cast of Marmalade Game Studios’ Cluedo adaptation will also be receiving a wintry makeover to suit the polar depths. That’s on top of a whole new map with frigid weather effects that add to the experience.

And then there were none

It’s little surprise that the folks at Marmalade chose a frozen research station. What many in literary circles call a “closed circle” cuts off the characters from any help for a set period of time, and the interesting nature of the setting allows for many new and cunning ways to either uncover the murderer or for them to do the deed.

Admittedly, I’m sure some of you are disappointed there are no opportunities to bring some more festive weapons to the proceedings, but at the same time you can’t ask for something more suitable for the coldest months of the year than the literal bottom/top of the world now, can you?

In the meantime though, if you think you’ve already mastered Cluedo why not put your brains to the test in our personal picks of the top 25 best detective games for Android?