Secrets of · Scavenger hunt
Secrets of Edinburgh Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour
1.5–2 hours · 1–4 players per team · no app€19.95 per team
Self guided walking tour Edinburgh: explore together
City games in Edinburgh (3) ↓A self guided walking tour Edinburgh can put Maggie Dickson’s story, a murder case or stolen formulas at the centre of your walk. Choose Secrets of Edinburgh, Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Edinburgh or The Edinburgh Syndicate (outdoor escape game). Each takes 1.5 to 2 hours on your own phone. The game you choose determines whether you play in your browser or use the free Loquiz app.
- €19.95 per team · ≈ €5 per person
- Start any time within 12 months
- Free cancellation until you start
City games in Edinburgh
Detective Murder Mystery Game
Detective Murder Mystery Game Edinburgh
1.5–2 hours · 1–4 players per team · free Loquiz app€19.95 per team
The Syndicate · Outdoor escape game
The Edinburgh Syndicate – City Escape Game
1.5–2 hours · 2–5 players per team · free Loquiz app€19.95 per team
Group games: teams against each other
City ConquestRace Through EdinburghA city game where teams play against each other: at least 2 teams of 1–4 players, each team on its own phone.What players in other cities say
- ★★★★★
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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What happens in Secrets of Edinburgh?
Secrets of Edinburgh follows Maggie Dickson through the city’s closes and wynds as you track down the cursed Hangman’s Hood. You play in the browser on your own phone, with no app needed. Along the route you see the Statue of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, then Deacon Brodie’s Tavern and later The Elephant House.
Your team can have up to four players sharing one phone. This self guided walking tour Edinburgh gives your walk a story to investigate together. Follow the clues, talk through your ideas and let the game shape your time on foot. The play time is 1.5 to 2 hours.
Had great fun playing secrets of Haarlem!
Where does the detective case lead?
Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Edinburgh takes you from Canongate Kirk up the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral. You use the free Loquiz app for this detective walk. Its listed stops include National Records of Scotland, then Old College, The University of Edinburgh and later National Galleries of Scotland: National.
Choose this case if your team wants a murder investigation alongside the walk. You play on one phone with up to four players and work through the mystery together. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours and follow the game information at your own pace, without a guide setting the schedule.
What makes the outdoor escape game different?
The Edinburgh Syndicate (outdoor escape game) sends you after Magnus and the stolen formulas with up to five players per team. The route description leads from St Giles’ Cathedral towards the castle and down to the Grassmarket. You see Tron Kirk Market, then St Giles’ Cathedral and subsequently Museum on the Mound among the listed stops.
This game uses the free Loquiz app and takes 1.5 to 2 hours. One phone holds the game for your team. If you are choosing a self guided walking tour Edinburgh for five people, this is the option whose team limit accommodates all five.
What are the price and starting arrangements?
Each Edinburgh game costs €19.95 per team and is valid for twelve months. Secrets of Edinburgh and Sherlock Holmes murder mystery in Edinburgh allow at most four players on one phone; The Edinburgh Syndicate (outdoor escape game) allows at most five. Choose the game whose story and team size fit your outing.
You can start whenever you want, every day. For Secrets of Edinburgh, open the game in your phone’s browser. The other two games use the free Loquiz app. Couples, friends, families and colleagues can share the tasks and follow their chosen game at their own pace.
Which Edinburgh option needs no app?
Secrets of Edinburgh plays in your own phone’s browser with no app needed.
Can five players join the same team?
The Edinburgh Syndicate (outdoor escape game) allows up to five players on one phone. The other two games allow up to four.
How much time should we set aside?
Each game has a play time of 1.5 to 2 hours.
Do we need a fixed start time?
You can start whenever you want, every day. The game stays valid for twelve months.
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