Learn English by talking: interrogate AI suspects and solve the crime

Most English practice is polite. A suspect is not, and that's the point. Break the Suspect, a voice detective game we built at rrdl, puts you in an interview room with AI suspects who lie, deflect and slip. Every case runs in English, so the practice is the game.

Why an interrogation beats a vocabulary app

• You have to ask. Nothing happens until you form a question, and that's the skill textbooks can't give you.
• You have to listen. Suspects answer in their own voice, at their own speed, and the useful detail is often buried in a long excuse.
• You have to follow up. “You said the bar, but the footage shows the car park. Explain that.” This is where fluency comes from.

Nobody corrects your grammar mid-sentence. You get something better: a reply that makes sense, and a reason to say the next thing.

Voice or typing

Hold the mic and talk, or type the same question if you're shy about your accent or on a bus. Start typing, and switch to voice when you're ready.

A ten-minute practice routine

1. Read the briefing. It gives you the words you'll need: alibi, witness, timeline, evidence.
2. Ask three open questions in a row: “Tell me about the argument”, not “Did you argue?”.
3. Pick one detail and ask about it again from another angle.
4. Describe an exhibit out loud before you show it.
5. At the end, sum up the story in four sentences.

Free to start, nothing to install

The briefing and your first five questions are free on every case, and a new case arrives every few days. Open play.breakthesuspect.com in Safari or Chrome, allow the microphone, and start talking. More tips: learn English by playing a detective game.