The 4 Best Dublin Escape Games Tours

1.Dublin Ghost Hunt Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 34 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6Our pick

Explore Dublin with a self-guided Questo game that mixes ghost stories, local history, audio narration, and clue solving. Walk from the National Museum through St. Ann’s Church, Olympia Theatre, City Hall, and the Liffey. Start anytime, pause as needed, and play privately with your group.

“A friend and I decided on a whim to complete the challenges. Was challenging enough to keep our attention! We did the game at night so safety was a concern, but not an issue. As advice; after you're done, make sure you know how to get back to your place of stay, and take the main roads back.”

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2.Private Dublin Treasure Hunt Self Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30

Use a mobile ticket and an ancient treasure map to solve puzzles around central Dublin. You’ll pass Kevin Street Garda station, inspect traditional pubs from outside, and return to The Clockwork Door in Temple Bar. It’s private, self-guided, and offered in English.

“Really great day as a team day out activity. Great to see different places in Dublin and was a nice challenge. The location before the activity was very relaxing to shelter from the rain, and very helpful staff”

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3.Murder Mystery at the National Wax Museum

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 11 reviews · from $26

Check in at National Wax Museum Plus for a one-hour, English-language murder mystery through the museum and Horror Hotel. Your ticket includes museum entry and an instruction pack, but you need a charged smartphone and internet access for clues. The experience runs Thursday to Saturday after 5pm for over-18s.

“The museum was good to walk round and see what there was and good for kids to see but the murder mystery was shameful there was not enough clues and the clues you did get were not enough it needed more information a few more hints and to make more sense as one of the main clues relevant to the solution was missing”

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4.Cupid’s Trail: Romantic Puzzle Quest in Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 30 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $7

You follow a self-guided English puzzle trail through central Dublin, solving clues at nine stops between St Stephen’s Green and Oscar Wilde House. Expect about 30 to 60 minutes, no guide or attraction tickets, and the freedom to start anytime during the listed hours.

“Not romantic. Story made no sense. One of the stops was a bubble tea location that had closed down. The story jumped around and if anything the main character came across as a schizophrenic stalker.”

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