CASE #04
A secret society hides in plain sight. Tonight you get in.
Pittsburgh detective mystery. Infiltrate a secret society
- No booking, start anytime
- 2.5 km · 12 points
★ 4.25 · 8 verified reviews in Pittsburgh
The case file
A secret society hides in plain sight. Tonight you get in.
Enter the covert world of "The President's Conspiracy," where you are tasked with exposing The Kingmakers, a secret society that has manipulated world leaders and orchestrated global events from the shadows for centuries. A whistleblower has come forward with…
How tonight works
- 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
Walk to Point 1
Mellon Institute · 4400 Fifth Ave. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Point 12 · 4400 Fifth Ave, a 2.5 km route through Pittsburgh.
- 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 Pittsburgh leaderboard.
- Start
- Mellon Institute · 4400 Fifth Ave
- Finish
- Point 12 · 4400 Fifth Ave
Like an escape room. The room is Pittsburgh.
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 2.5 km of Pittsburgh.
| This case | Escape room | |
|---|---|---|
| Price / person | $8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 5 | 2 to 4x more each |
| Party size | 2 or 5 phones | fixed 4–8 |
| Booking | none, play now | slot, days ahead |
| Where | 2.5 km of Pittsburgh | a windowless room |
What Pittsburgh players say
★ 4.25
★★★★
some of the questions werent clicking with the answers, like quango and 7....
★★★★★
Want to be around? It was a great inside. Great experience and fun and cool.
★★★★★
Very motivating to learn about the history and discover the areas secrets
Gather your party
Who's playing tonight?
One pass unlocks the whole group’s phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. From $6.00 per person, with no booking and no set time.
Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.
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.
Questions locals ask
Multiplayer quest · gather your party
Start the case tonight
It unlocks the moment you pay. Walk to Mellon Institute · 4400 Fifth Ave, open the app, and the investigation starts.
Full refund until you start playing.
Giving it to someone?
Gift this case →Choose your pass
- 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
- 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
- 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night
Outdoor murder mystery in Pittsburgh
A citywide case for mystery and escape-room fans
Pittsburgh Detective Mystery: Infiltrate a Secret Society! is a self-guided murder mystery you play on foot in Pittsburgh. A detective game for date nights, friends and families who would rather run the investigation themselves than watch a staged dinner show. No guide, no group, no booking.
Self-guided over 2.5 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Pittsburgh, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Pittsburgh you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.
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