Stockholm Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game

Stortorget is where the case begins, on the square in the middle of Stockholm's old town. From there the route threads past Storkyrkan and The Royal Palace, down narrow lanes including Mårten Trotzigs gränd, and out over Skeppsholmsbron. It is a detective game played on foot, with the old town as the setting. Gamla Stan is small, but the lanes are cobbled and uneven, so decent shoes matter more here than a good sense of direction. Teams are up to four players sharing one phone; bigger groups split into separate teams and compare results afterwards, and solo play is fine. No guide walks with you and there is no set start, which suits families, colleagues and anyone with a free afternoon in Stockholm. How to playGetting under way takes four steps. Book the City Game Check the instructions email Download the Loquiz app Start playing whenever you like The case you are working is the murder of Balthasar. Evidence turns up as you move: a cipher to break near the Stock Exchange Building, a photograph the app asks you to take, a digital witness whose account shifts under questioning. Between Stortorget and the water the list of suspects thins out one name at a time. Two or more teams turn the walk into a race, and that competitive edge is what makes it a practical teambuilding option. You can break off for lunch, come back to the point where you stopped, and finish the case in Stockholm at whatever hour suits you.