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Self-Guided The Frankfurt Syndicate City Escape Game

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

Travelers enjoying a exploration game at Eiserner Steg during City Game Frankfurt, a self-guided walking adventure.Travelers enjoying a scavenger hunt at Romerberg during City Game Frankfurt, a self-guided walking adventure.Travelers enjoying a self-guided city game at Alte Oper during City Game Frankfurt, a self-guided walking adventure.Travelers enjoying a treasure hunt at Frankfurt Cathedral during City Game Frankfurt, a self-guided walking adventure.Travelers enjoying a walking adventure at Hauptwache during City Game Frankfurt, a self-guided walking adventure.
  • 1.5–2 hours
  • 2–5 players per team
  • In the free Loquiz app on your phone
  • Start any time within 12 months
  • Free cancellation until you start

Track Magnus and the stolen formulas on foot through Frankfurt, from Paulsplatz to the Eiserner Steg, playing at your own pace.

Magnus is ahead of you, the formulas are with him, and everything you need to close the gap is somewhere in the streets of Frankfurt.

Think of it as a secret agent game played on real streets. The Syndicate runs on your own phone through the Loquiz app, with Frankfurt as the board: stand somewhere that matters and the location gives up a riddle, a cipher or a photograph to take. Your group divides into characters, each with a job in the mission, so the case gets solved by all of you rather than by one person.

Among the places the trail takes you: Paulsplatz, Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus and Gutenberg-Denkmal. The city itself is the source material, and it gives up what you need to the group that actually stops and looks.

You also reach Goethe-Haus and Katharinenkirche. At some stage the group stops seeing streets and starts seeing evidence.

An Outdoor Escape Room Alternative in Frankfurt

Take the part of an escape room you actually enjoy — the ciphers, the logic, the moment it clicks — and put it on the streets of Frankfurt. You cover 3 to 4 km on foot over two hours, nobody is locked in anywhere, and no facilitator is rationing hints or resetting anything for the next group. Stuck on something? Keep walking with it.

Looking for a Team Building Activity in Frankfurt?

If work outing ideas have landed on your desk again, this is the one that does not need a planner. A date and a link is the whole administration — no venue, no host, no fixed start — because the case, the route through Frankfurt and every puzzle on it are already in place. It runs about two hours over 3 to 4 km, and a single ticket at €19.95 covers two to five people sharing a phone. Four tickets and twenty colleagues become four teams with the same target.

An Undercover Mission for Teams, Friends and Families in Frankfurt

Families. Eight and up is the usual guide, and 3 to 4 km bothers nobody. Children tend to be first to the detail everyone else strolled past; the ciphers are where the whole family ends up leaning over the same screen.

Teams. One ticket takes five people, so a department splits neatly into groups working the same case across Frankfurt. No host to hire, no venue, no departure time. Put three or four teams on it simultaneously and the debrief writes itself — which is the difference between a company outing and a day out.

Friends. Everyone in the group takes a character with a job to do in the mission, which is the part that stops one person doing all the thinking. A heist plot, a city to search and no host watching the clock.

Couples and pairs. The whole case fits on one phone between two of you at €19.95. Nobody to tag along with, nothing to catch, no guide — you decide how fast it goes and where it pauses.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Syndicate city escape game work?

Book a date and a link arrives by email; the Loquiz app does the rest. You open it at the first location in Frankfurt and the game takes your position from there. Every stop asks for something — a riddle, a cipher, a photograph — and answering it opens the next one. Keep going and Magnus runs out of room.

What is the story?

The formulas are gone, Magnus took them, and every hour he keeps them is an hour closer to them being gone for good. Everyone in the group has a character with their own part to play — the reason this reads as a story rather than a puzzle list.

Is this an escape room?

It is not. Nothing is locked, nobody is hosting, and there is no room to be let out of — it is an outdoor escape game on real streets. The thinking will feel familiar to anyone who does escape rooms; the walls are simply gone.

How long does it take?

Plan for two hours and a 3 to 4 km walk. There is no clock and no scheduled departure: you book a date, the starting time is yours, and taking longer costs nothing.

How many people can play on one ticket?

€19.95 buys one ticket, one phone and two to five people around it. Bigger groups split across two tickets, and two teams working the identical case against each other is how most of them prefer it.

Is it hard?

It sits at intermediate. Observation and lateral thinking do the work — local knowledge is not required, and nothing on the route is a dead end for a group that keeps at it.

Is it suitable for children?

It works from about age eight. Children manage the 3 to 4 km without trouble, are usually the quickest at the photo tasks, and are often the first to spot the detail on a wall that everyone else walked past.

Do we need to book a date?

You book a date, but you can start whenever you like. There is no meeting point, no guide and no group to join.

What happens if it rains?

You play when it suits you and stop when it suits you, so a shower just means a coffee. No timer is running, and the case is exactly where you left it when you step back out.

What size group does it work with?

One ticket takes a group of two to five around a single phone, and larger groups split over more tickets. If a heist is not the story you want, the other city games in Frankfurt include a murder to solve or a scavenger hunt.

More City Games: city games across Germany · The Magdeburg Syndicate

  1. PaulsplatzPaulsplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  2. Kaiserdom St. BartholomäusDomplatz 1, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  3. MainkaiMainkai, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  4. Eiserner StegEiserner Steg, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  5. Gutenberg-DenkmalRoßmarkt, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  6. Goethe-HausGroßer Hirschgraben 23, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  7. KatharinenkircheZeil 131, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  8. TimeRide FrankfurtBerliner Straße 42, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Show all 11 stops
  1. KleinmarkthalleHasengasse 5-7, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  2. GoetheplatzGoetheplatz, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  3. LiebfrauenkircheLiebfrauenberg 24, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

How it works

  1. BookYour ticket arrives by email.
  2. Go to the startThe start point is in your email. Any day within 12 months.
  3. PlayOpen the link on one phone per team and press start.

What players in other cities say

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

  • ★★★★★

    Wir (Mein Mann, unsere 9-jährige Tochter und ich) haben heute ganz spontan das Spiel "Moordmysterie Düsseldorf" gebucht und gespielt. Die Buchung verlief schnell und reibungslos. Es hat super viel Spaß gemacht! Die Story, die Rätsel, das Konzept, die Route, die Gestaltung der App... richtig gut!!! Das Spiel würde ich vor allem Familien mit Kindern empfehlen. Für Erwachsene waren die Rätsel (meiner Meinung nach) zu einfach. Aber trotzdem wegen der schönen Route durch Düsseldorf, der Story, den lustigen Anweisungen zwischendurch eine schöne Aktion, die man zusammen machen kann.

    Lingling Z.October 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    Had great fun playing secrets of Haarlem!

    Martin M.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    Game in Amsterdam was fun!

    Enzo L.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    Had So much fun playing while exploring the city

    Philip C.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    I had a fantastic experience with CityGame! The concept is creative, engaging, and a great way to explore a city in a completely new way. The games are well-designed, combining puzzles, storytelling, and adventure so you’re constantly discovering something interesting around every corner. What I especially love is how CityGame turns a normal walk through the city into an interactive experience. It’s perfect for friends, families, or team outings, and it makes sightseeing much more exciting than the usual tours. Everything was easy to use, the challenges were fun and clever, and it really encouraged us to look closer at the city and its hidden details. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a unique and memorable way to explore!

    Jessica S.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    This is an interesting way to conduct a self-guided Amsterdam city tour. It used the GPS on your phone to guide you to stops on a route. There are mini quizzes once you arrive at the stops on the path. The quizzes draw your attention to features in front of you or to a brief history of the place. In many cases, we visited a spot that would not have been obvious as a regular passer by. The tour as a whole was interesting to us as newcomers, but I would have liked more information on many locations we visited - a few links outside of the app for each place would have been helpful. Beyond that, the interface was a bit clunky and sometimes awkward to navigate. We definitely don't regret trying this out and feel like we got our money's worth on the experience.

    JaibhijaiJune 2024 · via google
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