Sherlock Holmes · Murder mystery

Amman Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

Explore Amman with a self-guided scavenger hunt, treasure hunt and outdoor escape game.

Friends explore Jabal al-Qala during a self-guided scavenger hunt, treasure hunt and outdoor escape game in Amman.

1.5–2 hours
1–4 players per team
In the free Loquiz app on your phone
Start any time within 12 months
Free cancellation until you start

Solve a detective murder mystery on foot in Amman, from the downtown streets of Wast Al-Balad up to the Citadel, at your own pace.

Balthasar died in Amman and the file lands on your phone. Everything you need to close it is out there on the street.

It is a murder mystery game in outdoor form. You walk Amman, the story comes to meet you, and every location holds a puzzle, a code or a photo task that crosses another name off the suspect list. Self-guided from the first step: you pick the day, you pick the hour, you set the pace.

Part of what the route covers: The Duke's Diwan, The Jordan Museum and King Abdullah I Mosque.

The Route Through Amman

Wast Al-Balad and Rainbow Street are on the route as well. Anyone keeping decent notes will find they only have to confirm there what they already suspect.

How the Murder Mystery Game Works in Amman

You walk and the case reaches you in pieces. Digital characters wait along the way, each with part of the truth and each wanting something first: a puzzle, a code, a photograph. Whatever you solve crosses a name off the list. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours over 3 to 4 km, though nobody is timing you - stop for an hour and the case waits. The habit is the one the Sherlock Holmes stories are built on: notice the thing nobody else bothered to look at, then say out loud what it means.

For Families, Friends and Teams in Amman

With friends. A better answer to "what shall we do today" than another cafe. It works as a pair and it works as a four, and it gives you something to disagree about over dinner.

With your team. Two teams on one case turns it competitive, which is the whole point. No booking a room, no briefing, no waiting for stragglers: a team outing in Amman that starts when the last person shows up.

With kids. Eight and up manage it comfortably. Children are usually quickest on the photo tasks, and teenagers who have stopped being impressed by old buildings get competitive about the puzzles instead.

Questions People Ask First

How does the murder mystery game work?

Everything sits in the Loquiz app. Start it wherever you like in Amman, follow what the case tells you, solve what each location puts in front of you, and hand in a name when you are sure.

How long does it take?

Between one and a half and two hours for most groups, across 3 to 4 km. Slower is free: nothing is timed and nothing expires while you are having lunch.

How many people can play on one ticket?

One €19.95 ticket covers four players on a single phone. Past four, take a second ticket: two teams chasing the same killer beats six people squinting at one screen.

Do we need to book a time?

You pick a date, not a slot. Start at nine or start at four; nothing in Amman is waiting on you and no guide is standing anywhere.

Is it suitable for children?

Eight and up handle it well. Nothing along the way is beyond them, and more often than you would expect it is the youngest player who notices the detail that decides the case.

What happens if it rains?

You decide when to play and you can pause whenever you want. Step inside, wait the shower out and pick the case up again - no clock is running and nothing closes.

Is this a detective game or a walking tour of Amman?

You get the walk either way. The difference is that you arrive at each place with a question, and a question makes people look at a building far harder than a plaque ever does.

What else is there to do in Amman?

There are other city games in Amman built on the same idea and a different story, and Jordan has plenty more where this came from.

More City Games: all murder mystery city games · city games across Jordan

The Duke's Diwanشارع الملك فيصل, Amman
The Jordan MuseumAli bin Abi Taleb Street, Amman
King Abdullah I MosqueAmman
Wast Al-BaladAs Saadeh 2, Amman
Rainbow StreetRainbow Street, Amman
Roman Temple Of HerculesMuseum Street 132, Amman
Jordan National Gallery of Fine ArtsAmman
Amman CitadelKing Ali Ben Al-Hussein Street 146, Amman

How it works

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

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