OUTDOOR ESCAPE GAMES
Vancouver’s best kept secret city adventures made by locals that are fun whether Vancouver is your hometown or you are visiting. If you are looking for fun and mystery and you are in Vancouver British Columbia, you have found the right place: Vancouver Mysteries games!
Vancouver Mysteries experiences are REAL fun – you don’t need to download an app or have access to wifi to play our games. In fact, you don’t actually need your phone or any devices at all*!
Are you an excellent detective and clue-solver? Explore the city while you solve a mystery with 5 outdoor escape games to choose from.
Note: all outdoor escape games are also available for private bookings Or, if you are looking for something indoors, we have a wide variety of immersive experiences indoors that take place inside. Some are offered daily, some are special events and all of them are also available for private bookings at your home, office or any venue you rent (we have some great suggestions!).
Interested in a private booking instead? Visit our Private Booking page!
Welcome to adventure city, Vancouver British Columbia, the home of Vancouver Mysteries games!
Vancouver Mysteries experiences are REAL fun – you don’t need to download an app or have access to wifi to play our games. In fact, you don’t actually need your phone or any devices at all*!
Are you an excellent detective and clue-solver? If you are an escape room expert, we recommend our most difficult game Ghost Patrol. If you haven’t played a lot of escape room style games before, we’d recommend Heroes and Villains.
Do you have younger kids in your group? If you have some younger kids in your group (under 12), we’d recommend the easier version of Heroes & Villains, our outdoor mystery game for kids.
Looking for a unique sightseeing experience? Tourists love our Gastown murder mystery game Crime in Downtown because it is a unique sightseeing experience for people who prefer to explore on their own vs participating in a walking tour or who don’t want to spend their vacation time (or their data) looking at their phones during a self-guided tour.
Are spy games more your style? We were also the first mystery company to offer an opportunity to save the city from an evil organization with plans to destroy Vancouver in our original spy game Secret Mission. Vancouver Mysteries outdoor games were created right here in Vancouver and are only available in Vancouver – you can’t play them anywhere else. You don’t have to download an app, connect to wifi, or stare at a screen to solve a Vancouver Mystery game. In fact you don’t need to have your phone out at all (although we intentionally direct you past some fantastic photo opportunities).
We run all 5 versions of our outdoor mystery games multiple times a day, 362 days a year. You can check the game schedule for availability here. Sign up for our daily games in groups of 2 to 6 players (maximum 5 players for Heroes & Villains Junior). You can pay online when you book, or delay your payment. Note: payment is due 24 hours before game time unless you’ve made other arrangements with us – if you want to pay by tap when you arrive please reply back from your booking confirmation to let us know. If you prefer, you can also book your game by phone or email. We are also monitoring our messages on Google, WhatsApp and Instagram during our office hours 7 days a week if you have questions about your booking. You can usually book up to one hour before game time. For last-minute inquires or the fastest response, it’s best to send us a SMS (778-707-1962).
Top rated and Trusted Partners. You can also find our outdoor games on TripAdvisor (Viator), Tiqets, Vancouver Attractions and Get Your Guide if you prefer to buy tickets to our Vancouver experiences there instead.
Ready for Real Fun? Meet a member of the Vancouver Mysteries Experience Team at the start and end. Watch for an email with directions to a secret location within 5 minutes walk of Waterfront Station. Put on your walking shoes, bring your glasses if you need them to spot the clues, and get ready for an adventure where you are your friends are the heroes. We’ll meet you in character (examples: a detective, a special agent, etc) and give you everything you need to solve the mystery (a map, a game book, a kit with clues, artifacts and tools). You will only play with the people you sign up with – we don’t put teams of strangers together. If more than one team signs up for a time slot, you will be competing in teams against each other for the top score in an amazing race to be the first team to solve the mystery. (*If you want to be completely phone-free please let us know; otherwise, you might receive instructions to contact us via SMS or WhatsApp to activate your mystery/notify us when you have returned.)
Book your outdoor mystery game here or contact us to book or for more information. We look forward to meeting you.
Note: we do not have indoor escape rooms! If you want to play a mystery game indoors, we have other experiences including one with escape game challenges (check the main menu at the top of this page for your options).