The 4 Best Lyon Escape Games Tours

1.escape game in the Vieux Lyon

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 95 reviews · 2 hours · from $46Our pick

Spend two hours solving 15 playful riddles through Vieux Lyon, from the archaeological garden to Saint-Jean Cathedral and its traboules. Guides such as Alice, Jean Benoît, and Romane lead the game in English or French, with child and adult versions, free photos, and Lyon-made treats.

“merci alice notre guide .on a appris plein de choses...nous avons découvert les traboule et des secrets sur lyon ..génial..merci..la dame au parapluie 🌂”

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2.Lyon Ghost Hunt: Follow the Shadows Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7Best value

Follow a self-guided mystery game through Lyon’s Fourvière and Old Lyon. Solve clues at Montée du Gourguillon, Saint-Just, Loyasse Cemetery, and Saint-Jean Cathedral while learning eerie local legends. The game lasts about 90 minutes, works in English, and lets you pause or restart whenever you like.

“I would absolutely not recommend this tour! The app was a fun idea and I expected to get some good stories of the city. The game takes you into the neighborhoods outside the tourist area. We did see things we wouldn’t have seen but we walked uphill the entire way almost and about 2 miles away from the city. The tour takes you through some deserted streets and leaves you in the middle of no where with really bad directions back to where you started. It took us almost as long to get back to where we started as the entire game. Do not waste your money!”

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3.Virtual Reality Escape Game in Lyon: Alice in Wonderland

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 1 hour · from $37Top rated

At oVRdoze in Confluence Mall, you and up to five teammates use VR headsets to battle the Queen of Hearts, shrink with a potion, follow the White Rabbit, and solve puzzles in a reversed Wonderland. Staff explain the gear and can assist in English, French, Italian, Romanian, Russian, or Spanish.

“Fantastisch! Eén keer viel het spel uit voor een speler, maar dat werd snel weer gefixt.”

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4.Poitiers: Magic-themed urban escape game

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

Start at Place du Maréchal-Leclerc for a self-guided magical quest through central Poitiers. Use the free app to visit noble families, solve four code words, and locate a secret underground passage before the 120-minute timer ends. It is private, available in English, and requires your own smartphone and mobile data.

“No Welcoming, complex game and ill-suited to any age, too expensive for the duration and the performance itself, partly clear cluesAuto-translated”

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