Worldwide · CITY EXPLORATION GAMES IN GERMANY
Good city exploration games in Germany fill their evening slots weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Use the Questo app to follow 11 location-based riddles through Frankfurt’s Old Town and along the River Main. You solve puzzles at your own pace, learn local facts, and finish at Römerberg. The game runs in English, works offline, and has no physical guide.
“Exciting experience and really fun to follow the well designed plot through old city of Frankfurt. Great!”
Follow an English audio game through Munich’s old town, from Odeonsplatz and Hofgarten to Frauenkirche, Marienplatz, St. Peter’s, and the New Town Hall. You solve clues, hear spooky tales, and set your own pace without a physical guide or mobile data.
“It did not work. I should never have been charged for it. Does not even look ready. Not sure how it can be purchased.”
Use your phone to follow a self-guided mystery route through Nuremberg, from St. Lorenz Church to the Marriage Carousel. Over roughly three hours, solve clues at 14 historic stops, including the Imperial Castle, Albrecht Dürer House, medieval prison, and Hangman’s Bridge. Attractions are viewed from outside.
“The questions were quite hard to answer so I suggest you click to the question quickly so the time counts down as you admire the site. Good for getting around to see different areas in the city! We did have to use our phone gps to assist in finding the areas as the map on the app did give us some difficulty!”
You receive a mailed scavenger-hunt box with numbered envelopes, riddles, directions, and fact cards. Solve 11 stops across Erfurt, from Domplatz to Petersberg, in about three hours. Start when you like, pause for food or sightseeing, and bring up to 10 people.
“Angefangen mit der sehr freundliche Kommunikation mit einer Mitarbeiterin und dem sehr schneller Versand war ich von dem Geschäftsmodell sehr angetan. Die Schnitzeljagd-Box war sehr liebevoll verpackt und die Kärtchen machten einen hRead more”
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