Digital escape rooms and online adventures offer a unique and thrilling bonding experience for the entire family as you work together to solve puzzles, decipher clues, and unravel mysteries within a limited timeframe.
From the youngest to the oldest family members, everyone can contribute their unique talents and perspectives, making it a perfect multigenerational activity. We’ve chosen 10 family-friendly games with espionage and detective-oriented themes - so get cracking!
1. VIRTUAL X-CAPER
Your mission is to manipulate your enemy into giving up crucial information about Marty Orri, criminal mastermind. Every action you take will have a consequence, and your choices matter. Walk the line between hero and villain in this first-person interactive adventure. Your moral choices unlock puzzles - so you can play twice with all new puzzles. (Agent November)
2. ESCAPE ATLANTIS
A passionate historian travels to the depths of the ocean: The Lost City of Atlantis. His mission takes an unexpected turn, however, and he is lost. The city and its treasures are protected by the power of the gods. Can you help him escape? (Secret Library)
3. THE DON’S REVENGE
You and your team have been handpicked by the FBI to take part in a secret operation to raid The Don's Speakeasy in this Mafia-themed escape room. As you approach the venue in Manhattan, you realize something isn’t right. (Panic Room)
It is your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You’ve unpacked and had dinner so it is time to head back. As you head into the cozy room, the house prefect tells you about a new muggle trend where they lock themselves in rooms and have to answer puzzles to get out - no magic at all! Next thing you know, the room is completely dark and you hear a door slam. (Hogwarts escape)
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Digital escape rooms and online adventures offer a unique and thrilling bonding experience for the entire family as you work together to solve puzzles, decipher clues, and unravel mysteries within a limited timeframe.
From the youngest to the oldest family members, everyone can contribute their unique talents and perspectives, making it a perfect multigenerational activity. We’ve chosen 10 family-friendly games with espionage and detective-oriented themes - so get cracking!
1. VIRTUAL X-CAPER
Your mission is to manipulate your enemy into giving up crucial information about Marty Orri, criminal mastermind. Every action you take will have a consequence, and your choices matter. Walk the line between hero and villain in this first-person interactive adventure. Your moral choices unlock puzzles - so you can play twice with all new puzzles. (Agent November)
2. ESCAPE ATLANTIS
A passionate historian travels to the depths of the ocean: The Lost City of Atlantis. His mission takes an unexpected turn, however, and he is lost. The city and its treasures are protected by the power of the gods. Can you help him escape? (Secret Library)
3. THE DON’S REVENGE
You and your team have been handpicked by the FBI to take part in a secret operation to raid The Don's Speakeasy in this Mafia-themed escape room. As you approach the venue in Manhattan, you realize something isn’t right. (Panic Room)
It is your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You’ve unpacked and had dinner so it is time to head back. As you head into the cozy room, the house prefect tells you about a new muggle trend where they lock themselves in rooms and have to answer puzzles to get out - no magic at all! Next thing you know, the room is completely dark and you hear a door slam. (Hogwarts escape)
You are awoken by a faint hissing sound and see a creeper standing by the bedroom window. You sprint over to the opposite side of the room and stand motionless. If the creeper can't see you, he'll leave. You wait and the creeper forgets you're around. Phew! But the adventure has just begun. The Minecraft digital escape room can be completed as a family, individual, or with friends. (Minecraft)
6. Sherlock Holmes Detective Game
It is 1912 and you are transported to London for a bit of sleuthing. Your team is itching to take on your first big case. What better start than a case that Sherlock himself has been trying to solve? During your investigation, you will come across individuals who will hopefully help connect the dots and lead you on the right path. Sherlock Holmes is a fantastic web-based game you can play at home, solo or with a group. (Panic Room)
7. The Heist
You and your teammates are mission control, guiding skilled thieves as they take on the world’s most audacious heist. The Qianlong Vase, a historical Chinese masterpiece, has just been found and sold, for $50m. Can you swipe the antique before it is delivered to the new owner or will the FBI catch up to you? (Escape Hunt)
8. ARCTIC SURVIVAL
Your group becomes separated from your Arctic guide amid a fierce, disorienting snowstorm. You stumble upon an abandoned cabin with an explorer's bag brimming with personal effects. With limited resources, your daunting task emerges: you must decipher the enigmatic code to activate the generator and summon vital assistance. The Arctic's icy grip tightens, and the clock is ticking. (We Are Wild Goose) (Note: There are three levels for players but this is mainly for a teen and adult audience.)
9. CRACK THE CODE
Everyone is counting on you to showcase your big project but it looks like you've been hacked! It seems your arch nemesis has hacked your computer and taken over your program. You have to crack the code to get it back.(Crack the Code)
10. MR-X, THE ONLINE TREASURE HUNT
You are a secret agent but HQ is shut down so you’re working from home. We are being taunted by Mr X who is giving us cryptic clues. We need to track this dangerous individual and find out his surname. Can you take on the job by solving his riddles? (Note: Designed for adults, but suitable for those aged 12+.) (Escape Rooms Durham)
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