The Top 13 Murder Mystery Games in Germany

1.Frankfurt: Old Town Crime Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · 2 hours · from $38Our pick

Solve a fictional jewelry theft while exploring Frankfurt Old Town, with clues, puzzles, German game support, and a two-hour city walk.

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2.Trier Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Solve a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery through Trier with phone-based puzzles, photo tasks, flexible timing, and a two-hour city route.

“This tour is a great way to experience a city. It took us to a number of interesting spots we would not have discovered otherwise.”

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3.Freiburg Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews

Solve a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery around Freiburg with phone-based puzzles, flexible timing, and an affordable private game for groups.

“Leider wurden die Erwartungen nicht erfüllt. Die Geschichte hätte überall spielen können, nicht unbedingt in Freiburg. Die Rätsel hatten wenig bis nichts mit der Stadt zu tun und hätten vom Wohnzimmertisch gelöst werden können. Wer es nutzt um die Stadt und BesonderRead more”

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4.Leipzig Center: Crime Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 5 reviews · 2 hours · from $38

Solve a stolen-painting case across Leipzig with puzzles, a German-speaking game master, and a two-hour walking adventure.

“Zu zweit etwas anstrengend. Weite Wege durch etwas abgelegene Ecken von Leipzig”

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5.Stuttgart Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) Top rated

Solve Balthasar’s murder in Stuttgart with a self-guided Sherlock Holmes phone game, city puzzles, photo tasks, and flexible two-hour fun.

“Really good fun but don’t rush it. You need time to think! It’s a good way of seeing parts of Stuttgart.”

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6.Dusseldorf Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews

Solve the murder of Balthasar in Düsseldorf with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game, city clues, puzzles, photo tasks, and twists.

“We're a big fan of self-guided mystery tours. This was a good one, not a great one. Too bad that at the end the scoring didn't work. But we got a good discovery walk through the city, which was our goal”

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7.Heidelberg Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Solve Balthasar’s murder while exploring Heidelberg with this flexible, family-friendly Sherlock Holmes phone game for groups of up to four.

“The game is a really funny thing to see on the side. A few have crossed paths several times, but that was probably due to us. Would do something like that again any time.Auto-translated”

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8.Schwerin Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Solve Balthasar’s murder while exploring Schwerin with a flexible phone game, easy puzzles, city streets, photo tasks, and family-friendly fun.

“Route a bit confusing and always around the cathedral. No relation to the buildings - so we have not learned anything about the history of the city.Auto-translated”

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9.Exciting Murder Mystery – Interactive city walk in Cologne

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews

Solve a Cologne murder by following photo clues, taking team selfies, and exploring the city at your own pace for three hours.

“Nicht zu viel ablenken lassen xD viel spaß mitbringen, spaß haben durch die Stadt zu laufen und sich eventuell zu verlaufen.”

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10.Wiesbaden Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Solve Balthasar’s murder in a self-guided Wiesbaden mystery game with phone puzzles, photo tasks, flexible timing, and family-friendly fun.

“I visited Wiesbaden years ago when they were finishing the Hessian Museum. To include my dad served in the area during WWII and is just as beautiful as he described.”

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11.Lubeck Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews

Solve Balthasar’s murder in Lübeck with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game featuring puzzles, photo tasks, twists, and easy family play.

“Sehr schön und unkompliziert gemacht. Wünschenswert wäre noch Beschriebung der Sehenswürdigkeiten in der Stadt”

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12.Leipzig Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews

Solve Balthasar’s murder while exploring Leipzig with a flexible Sherlock Holmes phone game for groups of up to four.

“Me and my parents enjoyed the game a lot 😊 It is done lovingly and the tasks and puzzles are very varied!”

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13.Mannheim Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Solve Balthasar’s murder in Mannheim with a self-guided Sherlock Holmes phone game, flexible timing, family-friendly puzzles, and city clues.

“The game is not suitable for 2 or 4 people. The points that can be found in the city are so far apart that a group must divide 4 compartments to begin all investigations. That means the group has to split up, that has to be explained in advance.Auto-translated”

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