CASE #01

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

Auckland murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets

  • No booking, start anytime
  • 2.4 km · 12 points

4.45 · 11 verified reviews in Auckland · 37 people have played this case in Auckland

Unlock the case · $31.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · $10.60/person as a group

On the streets of Auckland

  • Players on the Auckland case route, photo 1
  • Players on the Auckland case route, photo 2
  • Players on the Auckland case route, photo 3
  • Players on the Auckland case route, photo 4

The streets, the suspects, the app, in 30 seconds

The case file

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

You know the old saying, “The boyfriend did it”? On an ill-fated night, love goes terribly wrong for Bella Wanderlust and Walter Bridges.

  • 12 challenge locations
  • ≈3,120 steps
  • 1 final accusation

How tonight works

  1. 1

    Unlock now

    Pay and the case opens in the Questo app straight away: no guide, no group, no time slot. 30 seconds, not a confirmation email.

  2. 2

    Walk to Point 1

    Point 1 · 303 Queen Street. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Point 12 · Cnr of Queen Street &, a 2.4 km route through Auckland.

  3. 3

    Solve it together

    Everyone gets clues on their own phone. Each puzzle you crack unlocks the next location, and the finish puts you on the Auckland leaderboard.

The route

Start
Point 1 · 303 Queen Street
Finish
Point 12 · Cnr of Queen Street &

Like an escape room. The room is Auckland.

Escape rooms are genuinely good. They also want a slot booked days ahead and a fixed hour. This is the version you can decide on at 7pm: outdoors, across 2.4 km of Auckland.

This caseEscape room
Price / person$15.99 for two, $10.60 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2.4 km of Aucklanda windowless room

What Auckland players say

4.45

11 verified reviews

★★★★★

it was so fun exploring our city together and noticing new things
qiao · Nov 27, 2025

★★★★★

it was fun but the script felt GPT generated.
sarjil · Nov 27, 2025

★★★★

The quest was really fun. The characters were well described and the puzzles were difficult enough to be challenging. The walk was a little tough. Lots of up and down hills. Thanks
Nikki · Dec 13, 2025

Gather your party

Who's playing tonight?

One pass unlocks the whole group’s phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. From $10.60 per person, with no booking and no set time.

Date nightDUO

Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.

$31.99$15.99/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · $31.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Friends or family nightFELLOWSHIP

A team of detectives, one accusation, live rankings. Cheaper than the escape room you couldn’t get a slot for, and the kids usually crack the puzzles faster than the adults.

$52.99$10.60/person

3 to 5 players · from about age 10 · best value

Unlock for the group · $52.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Playing alone? These cases are built for two or more, and everyone needs their own phone, so the Duo is the smallest pass.

Questions locals ask

Multiplayer quest · gather your party

Start the case tonight

It unlocks the moment you pay. Walk to Point 1 · 303 Queen Street, open the app, and the investigation starts.

Full refund until you start playing.

Buy tonight, decide later. The case doesn't expire. Pause any time and pick it up another evening.

Giving it to someone?

Works as a birthday, hen do or anniversary present. They pick the evening, in Auckland or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices$31.99$15.99/person
Unlock · $31.99 for two

Instant unlock · full refund until you start playing

  1. 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
  2. 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
  3. 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night

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Self-guided over 2.4 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Auckland, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Auckland you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.