When their attempt to crowdfund fails, a mysterious man makes them an offer: he will publish their game on the condition that he takes credit as the sole creator and owner.
Chris (Mikelen Walker, All American), Adam (Erich Lane, Dear White People), and Barrett (Henry Alexander Kelly) worship a mysterious game designer named V.V.They aspire to be like their hero, and dream of having the blockbuster success of another crowd-funded game, Puppies on Fire (a running gag that alludes to the popular crowd-funded game Exploding Kittens).
The film is at its best when celebrating the passion and enthusiasm of its main characters, with game play frequently shot as its it were really happening—and it is, inside the players' vivid imaginations.The fictional game itself involves all players drawing three murder and three bury cards, and then discarding the two bury cards they decide they don't want.Their mysterious benefactor—played to perfection by Craig Cackowski (Drunk History, Veep, Community)—thinks the game holds promise.Rather than asking players to adopt fictional personas, they basically play themselves, making Murder Bury Win a game of dark wish fulfillment.
But he also criticizes the game design for lacking a clear motive for offing the victim.