FRANCE · MAGIC AND FANTASY GAMES IN FRANCE
The good magic and fantasy games in France give up their weekend slots first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Enter a Harry Potter-inspired escape room in Montpellier with dark magic, clever puzzles, private play, and a helpful game moderator.
“Our moderator was very helpful as it was our first escape room, the room was very challenging and fun”
Solve riddles, meet virtual characters, and explore Nantes Botanical Garden in this French-language smartphone escape game for up to four.
Solve a witchcraft mystery through Angers with this flexible, English-language urban escape game for groups of up to six.
“We performed only the beginning of the game , because we were not quiet in neighborhoods where we felt unsafeAuto-translated”
Solve a two-hour magic quest through Poitiers, using GPS clues, family codes, and your phone to find a secret underground passage.
“No Welcoming, complex game and ill-suited to any age, too expensive for the duration and the performance itself, partly clear cluesAuto-translated”
Review of Nantes urban escape game L’Alchimiste, with puzzles, city sights, pricing, app tips, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Rien. Pas d'énigmes, pas d'explications sur les sites ou 3 lignes, une histoire idiote et sans intérêt. Je pensais qu'on allait découvrir des coins un peu méconnus, mais non : le château, la cathédrale (fermée pour une des seules énigmes)... On n'a pas terminé. Aucun intérêt.”
Solve an alchemy mystery through Lyon with a private smartphone escape game, flexible timing, city clues, photos, and a low group price.
“On a pu découvrir la ville tout en jouant et en ayant l'histoire de certains monuments et faits réels. Le jeu est bien fait et intéressant. L'avantage est que tout monde peut être maître du jeu en partageant sur tous les téléphones des personnes Read more”
Explore Toulouse through a two-hour alchemist escape game, solving puzzles, following a phone app, and choosing Josyne’s fate.
“Facile à utiliser.J ai trouvé l histoire un peu trop simple. Cela convient pour une famille avec enfants.j aurai préféré plus d histoire sur les lieux de Toulouse. Déçu du scénario. On a arrêté avant la fin.”
Review of Auxerre’s magic-themed outdoor escape game, with puzzles, a two-hour time limit, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.
“We did this activity with my group during a trip to Auxerre, and frankly it was great! The script is well-crafted, original, with a real atmosphere around the supernatural, which we love. We had a lot of fun throughout the game, it was perfect to strengthen the team cohesion while having fun. Great time, well organized, and the concept is really original. We highly recommend if you like puzzles and mystique!Auto-translated”
Solve magical puzzles across Bordeaux in a two-hour outdoor escape game for up to six people, with app-guided clues and free cancellation.
“Activité faite à l’occasion d’un journée entre copines et nous avons tout simplement adoré. L’application fonctionne très bien. Les énigmes, l’univers tout était génial.”
Solve an alchemy mystery through Strasbourg’s streets with this flexible, app-based escape game for up to six people.
“Escape game urbain très sympatique, nous étions deux lors de cette partie.”
Test your puzzle skills on a 2-hour outdoor escape game through Annecy, with noble families, code words, and a race against time.
“Very big disappointment. We thought we were going to have a real escape game in the center of Annecy, but it’s really just a track game with puzzles posed in the street. No actors, no interaction, no access to places or buildings: nothing justifies the price, far too high for what it is.”
Solve magical clues across Caen in a two-hour outdoor escape game for up to six people, with flexible play and an English-language app.
“The game is catchy but no interaction with the city, the puzzles are either hypereasy or not at all intuitive. It has the merit of walking us in the city center of Caen but without really coherence. It took us 1h35 to get there. The app is not always very easy to use. Finally, the day and time do not matter, you do when you want once purchased. It's not worth the price.Auto-translated”
Review of Gérardmer’s two-hour outdoor magic escape game, with pricing, route, phone requirements, puzzles, practical tips, and who should book.
“The zombie-infested Venice of the North... We let ourselves be tempted and managed to escape this nightmare 🙂 An activity to do with friends for fans and novices of the series.Auto-translated”
Solve a magical city quest in Metz with your own team, using a smartphone app to find four code words in two fast-paced hours.
“A bit difficult start because I had not received the email with the code but it only took one phone call and the team was very responsive. It was very nice to make this escape game under the sun though, it was downtown especially with a lot of people that day. We've been on the same street three times to answer questions, too bad... but the puzzles are fun and sometimes very funny. We had a great time:) Note: provide a tablet rather than a smartphone to have a larger screenAuto-translated”
Explore Saint-Etienne with a smartphone-based urban escape game, solving an alchemy mystery for up to six people over two hours.
“We saw part of the city we wouldn’t have found ourselves. We had to walk quite a lot. We did not manage more than half of the riddles in 2 hours. Maybe we are stupid- I am not sure. Not to well entertained 🤷🏼♀️”
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