What are our puzzle-hunts like?
What is a puzzle-hunt?
Puzzle-hunt is a smart fun game, in which you progress by decrypting ciphers. Our cipher games include a story that uncovers as you progress. In our city treasure hunts, you get to know the city in a non-traditional way. Online escape games can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. More info is available in a blog article.
What equipment do I need to play?
One smartphone / tablet with internet connection, a pen and a paper. Some games require a game brochure. In such case, you can pick it up at the game’s start or we’ll send you an online version.
How do I receive the cipher inputs, navigations or the story line?
After purchasing a game, you will receive an email with detailed information. This email also includes login credentials to our web game app. After signing in, the app will guide you throught the entire game. It will show you the story, provide cipher inputs and navigations, check correctness of the passwords. The app also provides hints how to solve the ciphers, if you need them. In our city (outdoor) puzzle-hunts, you also use a game brochure that you pick-up at the start.
Can I play an online puzzle-hunt with friends remotely?
Yes, share the login details with all team members – you will all see the same cipher inputs. Start your favorite communication app (MS Teams, Zoom, Skype etc.) and enjoy the game.
In what languages are the games available?
We create puzzle-hunts in English, Slovak and Czech language.
How much time do I need to play?
It’s all up to you. You can try to beat the record or take it easy and enjoy the game with breaks for refreshment. Typical duration is shown in details of all games.
Puzzle-hunts
THE STORY BEGINS...
A simple online puzzle-hunt with tips and guidance that clarify basic cipher principles. Check-out our online game application and have fun with your friends or family. Accept our invitation to enter the captivating world of cipher games.
First chapter of our online puzzle-hunt trilogy “BIOHAZARD”. Play it for FREE.
QUARANTINE
You ended up in a mandatory home quarantine. Stuck in a house that you recently purchased, but didn’t have time to reconstruct. Loneliness is driving you crazy and you start seeing things that are not real. Or are they? Could it be that this house has a hidden secret?
Second chapter of the “BIOHAZARD” trilogy that you can play anywhere.
MICROSCOPED
Is company Animexit really just a cover-up for a biological weapon research? You’ve been tracking their headquarters for a few days now. Today you decided to enter and look for evidence. Investigations like this make journalism more than just a job for you.
The hardest game of the “BIOHAZARD” trilogy. Face the challenge in the comfort of your home.
KING'S LITTLE GUARD
INTRODUCTION TO TRILOGY. King Charles IV. is on his deathbed and the fight for the throne begins. You are an orphan who involuntarily ends up in service of the lords planning the murder of the heir to the throne.
Can you decipher their messages and save the prince’s life?
Legend of the Astronomical Clock
2ND PART OF TRILOGY. As an apprentice, you assisted Master Hanuš in creating the Prague astronomical clock. To preserve the uniqueness of this masterpiece, the council blinded Hanuš. Just before dying, he stopped the astronomical clock.
You are the only one who can bring The Astronomical Clock back to life.
The Charles bridge quest
CONCLUSION OF TRILOGY from medieval Prague. Construction of Charles Bridge has extended for decades. You are a foreman responsible for oversseing the building process. Someone is deliberately sabotaging your work.
Follow in the traces left by the saboteur and solve this mystery.
IMPRISONED BY FOUR GATES
The game’s story takes you to Bratislava in 1610. You are an apprentice of Jan Jesenius who is pronounced a heretic and sentenced to death for doing an illegal autopsy. You become an outlaw imprisoned by four gates.
Will you manage to escape the city with the help of encrypted instructions from Master Jesenius?
LAST WITCH OF BRATISLAVA
In 1759, witch hunts are still a common practice in our land. Your sister has been falsely accused of witchcraft and faces execution by burning at the stake. Her only hope is a pardon from queen Maria Theresa.
Will you, with the help of encrypted messages from your allies, obtain a pardon for your sister?
LAST WITCH OF BRATISLAVA - SHORT
In 1759, witch hunts are still a common practice in our land. Your sister has been falsely accused of witchcraft and faces execution by burning at the stake. Her only hope is a pardon from queen Maria Theresa.
Will you, with the help of encrypted messages from your allies, obtain a pardon for your sister?
RED TRACE
You woke up in hospital in Žilina with no ID, no phone, however with a severe concussion. You had no idea, who you were. When they found you, you had a backpack and a folded piece of paper in your pocket …
Join this thrilling adventure and uncover your own identity.