Unusual Suspects: weird website review & sites like it

In Unusual Suspects, you play a courtroom sketch artist. A witness describes a suspect, you draw what you hear, and then the court tries to match your drawing to the description. The catch is that the descriptions are not exactly helpful, so you are working from details that are vague, contradictory or simply odd.

You get a brush, a color choice and a bucket fill, which is enough to make something either recognizable or hilariously not. Part of the fun is seeing how the court responds, and part of it is simply being handed a brief that no real artist would accept.

It is a Neal Agarwal project on neal.fun and works on phones, though drawing with a finger limits how fine you can get. It takes about five minutes. It is a particularly good one to play with friends, comparing results and arguing about whose sketch best captured the suspect, or at least the vibe.

Tips for getting the most out of it

Play with friends and compare drawings.
Use the bucket fill to save time.
Do not aim for realism; the descriptions are chaotic.

Questions about Unusual Suspects

What is Unusual Suspects?

It is a drawing game where you act as a courtroom sketch artist and draw a suspect from a witness's description. Afterward you see whether the court can recognize your drawing. You can find it at neal.fun, and odd-sites.com lists it as a five-minute visit.

Do I need to be good at drawing for Unusual Suspects?

No. The fun comes from the odd descriptions and the results, and a rough sketch is part of the joke. Basic tools like brushes and fills are provided. We check the link daily, so you can see whether it is still alive. It is free to open in a browser, with nothing to install.