The 15 Horror Escape Games in France That Earn Their Hour

1.Dinan: Outdoor escape game, The symbols of the apocalypse

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · 100 days Our pick

Explore Dinan with a French-language outdoor escape game for one to four people. Starting at Place du Guesclin, you follow clues through the old town, use your phone’s sensors, and solve a 1369 mystery tied to Bertrand du Guesclin. Allow about three hours, with breaks whenever you like.

“Ce concept de découverte de ville est excellent. La possibilité de faire un pause repas durant l’expérience est un vrai plus (je recommande d’ailleurs la crêperie "LeBeNew Crêperie" digne d'un resto gastro autour de la crêpe/galette). Le jeu des énigmes (pas toujours faciles, hein !) vient rythmer la visite. Une belle ballade même sous la pluie !”

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2.Escape Game Outdoor The Walking Dead in Caen

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Take your team through central Caen in an official AMC The Walking Dead escape game. Use a free app, follow a two-hour route, solve puzzles, and earn survival points while meeting story characters such as Rick, Daryl, and Maggie.

“It is good but it is also its worth really not too expensive for just an application and run in circles everything is to be done on the limit application if we can not do at home we are in the city just to get to a point to finally do everything on the phone as well make a real escape game or keep our money otherwise it is throw in the garbageAuto-translated”

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3.Escape game Urban Survival Team The Walking Dead in Strasbourg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Use your smartphone and a free app to tackle a two-hour outdoor Walking Dead escape game around Strasbourg. Meet Rick, Daryl, and Maggie through the story, solve puzzles, make survival choices, and earn points as a private team of up to six.

“Made as part of a corporate team building in Strasbourg with my HR department. We had a lot of fun. It was in winter and the sky put a special context to the game. We lost to the killeuZ team but we survived (does it matter?)! The puzzles are pretty full-bodied for some and you can't expect to see real zombies but we got caught up in the game even if we had a hard time getting into the first 10 minutes because a little confused by the excitement and we couldn't find the way to go. So the winning team was smarter than us from the start. Tip: focus…”

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4.Escape Game Team The Walking Dead in Annecy

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to five teammates follow a two-hour Walking Dead mission through Annecy’s city center. Use the free app, make survival choices, solve puzzles, and meet Rick, Daryl, and Maggie. English and French are available, with support if your team loses the trail.

“We had a hard time understanding how the game worked but the support is at the top and guided usAuto-translated”

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5.Escape Game The Walking Dead in Limoges

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews

Meet at Place de la République for a two-hour outdoor escape game set in The Walking Dead universe. Use your smartphone to solve puzzles, make survival choices, and meet Rick, Daryl, and Maggie through the app. Play in English or French with up to six people.

“We let ourselves be tempted by this outdoor escape game in the streets of Limoges. We were 6 different ages and unanimously had a great time, even those who had never seen the show. The riddles are varied and we quickly run in the streets. Do it again!Auto-translated”

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6.Escape Game outdoor The Walking Dead in Lyon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) Top rated

Start at Place de la République for a two-hour outdoor escape game set in The Walking Dead universe. Use your smartphone to solve city-based puzzles, meet Rick, Daryl, and Maggie through the story, and earn survival points as your team makes key choices.

“What an amazing adventure! The escape game has completely transported us to another world, and the puzzles, so ingenious! Already a big fan of the show, I loved being immersed in this story, solving mysteries with my friends. It was a unique and unforgettable experience!"”

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7.Discover Marseille while escaping the zombies! Escape game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $23

Use your smartphone to guide a team of up to six through Marseille for 120 minutes. Solve puzzles, complete missions, find points of interest, and make choices that change the route. The game starts and ends on Boulevard Paul Peytral and costs about $23.

“The game takes place quite far away from main touristy areas so nothing special to see in the neighbourhoods we passed through. Our taxi driver kept trying to dissuade us from going there as he thought it was a 'bad' neighbourhood. Once we started, we lost our way more than once.”

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8.Escape game The Walking Dead in Paris

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews

Join Daryl, Maggie, and Rick in an outdoor Walking Dead escape game beginning at Paris City Hall. Use one smartphone per team, solve missions, make survival choices, and finish back at the starting point in about two hours.

“We did the activity at a party with friends, and we found the adventure captivating! When you’re a fan of the show, meeting Daryl, even fictionally, is a great experience! We all had a great time, even those who knew a little less about the show, it changes classics going out for a drink! I highly recommend!Auto-translated”

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9.Escape Game Outdoor The Walking Dead in Valencia

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Meet your team at Place de la République in Valence, download the free game app, and enter an official AMC Walking Dead story. Over about two hours, you solve puzzles, make survival choices, meet Daryl, Maggie, and Rick, and earn points that shape your mission.

“It's hard to enjoy the sun when you're being hunted down by zombies! A great game, well built and quite immersive even on a smartphone, which plunged us into history. We made 2 teams of 4 and it was funny to know that we didn’t make the same decisions at all.Auto-translated”

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10.Escape Game Outdoor The Walking Dead in Poitiers

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to five teammates follow a two-hour, app-led Walking Dead mission through Poitiers. Meet Daryl, Maggie, and Rick through the story, solve puzzles, make survival choices, and earn points. Bring a charged smartphone, download the free app, and expect a self-guided city adventure rather than a staffed escape room.

“Game made to cash in, with the possibility to do so in any city without having staff present. The game is not immersive at all, it does not interact with any element of the city and apart from draining the phone battery is useless. Even the worst indoor escape game would be better. I strongly advise against it.Auto-translated”

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11.Escape Game Outdoor The Walking Dead in Reims

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Follow a two-hour digital escape game through central Reims as you face walkers, solve puzzles, and make survival choices linked to The Walking Dead. Meet characters such as Rick, Daryl, and Maggie through the story. Your private group of up to six shares one game code and plays in English.

“​I do not recommend this escape game. It’s quite expensive for what it is, because it’s just a route to follow on your phone via an app with a map. The experience is purely virtual, and the principle is limited to moving from point A to point B on this map. Although the game offers some puzzles related to the setting, they are not enough to justify the asking price. I expected a more immersive and engaging experience, but this format leaves something to be desired. For me, it is not worth the investment.Auto-translated”

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12.Escape Game Outdoor Palpitant The Walking Dead in Saint-Malo

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to five companions follow a two-hour Walking Dead mission through Saint-Malo’s streets. Use the app, solve puzzles, meet story characters such as Daryl, Maggie, and Rick, and earn survival points. Bring a charged smartphone, mobile data, and weather-ready clothing.

“The principle is nice, you should know that it is done outdoors with an application to download on your phone.”

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13.Escape game outdoor The Walking Dead in Rennes

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews

You and up to five teammates follow a two-hour Walking Dead escape game through central Rennes. Use your smartphone and the free app to solve puzzles, meet Rick, Daryl, and Maggie, earn survival points, and make choices that shape your missions.

“Fun activity to do with friends to discover the city. The only black spot is the price of the activity, which is excessively expensive.Auto-translated”

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14.Discover Rennes while escaping the zombies! Escape room

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $17Best value

Start at Place de la Mairie and use your smartphone to flee a virtual zombie outbreak across Rennes. Solve puzzles, complete missions, find city clues, and make choices that alter the route. Your private team can include up to six people, with the game ending back at the starting point.

“We had already made the Escape game the alchemist we preferred. There were sometimes quite complicated puzzles when it came to finding the clues around us. At the end the time seemed long and we still had a good time. The challenges were quite funny we had fun.Auto-translated”

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15.Escape game outdoor The Walking Dead in Tours

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Follow a two-hour outdoor Walking Dead mission through central Tours, using your own smartphone to solve puzzles, make survival choices, and meet story characters such as Rick, Daryl, and Maggie. The game is self-guided, played in English, and designed for private groups of up to six.

“As a big fan of the show I had to follow this experience and share it with my family and we loved it! We had a great day 🥰Auto-translated”

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