The Vanishing Pharmacist: A Cure for Sadness

Combining the gritty atmosphere of a 1920s detective noir with the cerebral puzzles of an escape room, this game transforms the city into a living game board. 

You won't just be looking at statues and facades; you’ll be interrogating them. From the 17th-century origins of Colțea to the hidden geometric patterns of interwar villas, every stone relief and iron gate holds a secret.

Will you find the antidote in time, or will you too become a victim of the Perfume of Oblivion?

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Highlights

  • Step Into the Shoes of a 1920s Detective: use the chemists's leather-bound notebook to retrace his movements. Throughout the game, you are effectively collecting the ingredients for an antidote.By identifying flowers, gems or fragrances, you are gathering the knowledge needed for the final confrontation.Every correct answer is a piece of the chemical puzzle.

Storyline

The year is 1925. The Batiște district is on edge. A man named Marco, the neighborhood’s trusted pharmacist, has vanished without a trace. His successor, a cold, Pavia-trained chemist named Iane, has turned the lab into something... different. 

Reports are coming in of 'unsettling fragrances' that make people forget their own names. You’ve been hired to trace Iane’s steps, collect the chemical components of his 'Cure for Sadness,' and find out if it’s a remedy - or a trap. 

Places you will visit

12

It will take you

69-99 mins

You will walk

2240 steps

Total distance

1.7 km

Experience's route

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Finish point Casa Gheorghe Hotăranu
Strada Vasile Lascăr, București, Romania
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