Self-guided detective walks
Walk real streets, question suspects and crack clues hidden in the buildings around you. Then name the culprit before the trail goes cold. It all runs on your phone, whenever you like.
One ticket covers your whole group. No app, no time slot, no guide.
How it works
Pay once and your access code arrives instantly. One ticket covers your whole group, and you can play any day you like.
Open the game in your phone's browser at the first stop. Your detective partner briefs you on the crime.
Follow the case map from stop to stop. Hear witnesses, crack a puzzle at every stop, then name the culprit and prove it.
The case files
Every city gets its own mystery, written around its streets, history and landmarks.
Munich · Germany
Munich, 1910. The city's Pretzel King keels over at breakfast, poisoned. Six people had reason to hate him. Hear every story, check every word, and find out who's lying.
England
A new mystery for the old Square Mile. The case file is being written.
USA
Something is rotten in the Big Apple. The case file is being written.
Inside every case
Everyone tells their side of the story. Later stops back it up, or prove it false.
Ciphers, Morse code and logic riddles that you can only crack on the spot, by counting a gate's archways or the stone lions on a monument.
Every motive, alibi and clue is filed for you, so nobody has to take notes.
Walking directions to every stop. The crime scene and other key places appear as you uncover them.
Stuck? Take a hint or an easier question. It costs points, and your rank at the end shows it.
The usual suspects · Case 001
IgnazThe butler
MinaThe niece
WalliThe cook
Dr. HopfenThe doctor
KonstanzeThe rival
OttoThe partnerQuestions
One ticket is for one group playing together on one phone. Two to four players is ideal. Bigger group? Split into teams with a ticket each and race each other for the best score.
Any day, any time, with no booking. Your code doesn't expire. Daylight is best, because many clues are on buildings, and a few stops are churches you can visit inside during opening hours.
No. The game runs in your phone's web browser. You can add it to your home screen if you like. Once loaded, it keeps working if the signal drops.
Yes. Progress saves automatically on your phone. Stop for a coffee or a beer and carry on later, even on another day.
The mysteries are light-hearted and funny, not gory. Kids around 10 and up love being the detective, with an adult helping with the trickier riddles.
A charged smartphone with location turned on (or tap "I'm here" if GPS is fussy), comfortable shoes, and a curious mind. The routes are on foot and mostly through pedestrian old towns.
Email hello@thecitydetective.com with your order email, and we'll sort it out.
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