CASE #05 · Questo Originals

20 Cuts in San Diego. Hunt a killer through your own streets

Think you know your city's streets? Think again. You're being watched, and it just got very personal. Your sister is gone, and a sadistic mastermind named "Razor" is holding the blade.

No booking, start anytime
2 km

★ 4.67 · 3 verified reviews in San Diego · also playing in 51 cities

Unlock the case · $17.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · $6.00/person as a group

Gather your party

Who's playing tonight?

One pass unlocks the whole group's phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. Everyone plays on their own screen.

The case file · written by Questo Originals

Twenty clues, twenty cuts. One killer loose on your streets.

You’re not just taking a walk; you’re a pawn in a twisted scavenger hunt where the stakes are life and death. To find her, you’ll have to save others first, strangers trapped in Razor’s deadly games. You’ll need to solve sinister puzzles and help a detective trace the killer's location. The clock is ticking, and every wrong move brings your sister one step closer to her final cut. Do you have the nerves to outsmart a killer, or will you become just another notch on his blade?

≈2,600 steps
1 final accusation

Race Against a Sadistic Killer
Feel the adrenaline of a cinematic thriller where every second counts toward saving a life.
Crack Dark, Story-Driven Puzzles
Use your wits to solve immersive challenges that lead you deeper into a web of madness.
Rescue Multiple Victims
Intervene in deadly setups to save strangers trapped in the killer's sick game.
Survive a Real-World Nightmare
Turn your familiar surroundings into a high-stakes crime scene where psychological tension runs high.

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
Starting Point · 1500 El Prado. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Ending Point · 1484 Plaza de Panama, a 2 km route through San Diego.
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 San Diego leaderboard.

The route

Start: Starting Point · 1500 El Prado
Finish: Ending Point · 1484 Plaza de Panama

What San Diego players say

★ 4.67

3 verified reviews

★★★★★

vibe: great story, pleasent walk. Not to challenging puzzles - colour blind mode may be needed

BossMatt · played this case in London · Jul 2, 2026

Like an escape room. The room is San Diego.

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 km of San Diego.

	This case	Escape room	MM dinner
Price / person	$8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 5	2 to 4x more each	4 to 6x more each
Party size	2 or 5 phones	fixed 4–8	shared table
Booking	none, play now	slot, days ahead	weeks ahead
Where	2 km of San Diego	a windowless room	a hotel ballroom

Questions locals ask

Yes. The case unlocks the second you pay and there is no time slot to reserve. Buy at 7pm, walk to the starting point, and you'll be working the first clue within the half hour. If tonight falls through, it stays in your account.

Yes, the free Questo app on iOS or Android, about a 2-minute download. Buy on this page, open the app, and the case is waiting in your account. Grab it at home on Wi-Fi; the route itself runs fine on normal mobile data.

No. There's no guide, no group and no set time. It's a self-guided game: you unlock the case, walk the 2 km route on your own schedule, and everyone in your party gets clues on their own phone. Closer to an escape room than to a walking tour of San Diego.

Nothing is booked, so you simply play another evening. The case does not expire. If weather turns mid-game, pause it, get inside, and resume from the same point later. If you haven't started yet, take a full refund instead.

The Fellowship covers up to 5 phones for $29.99 ($6.00 each). Bigger groups usually share a phone between two, or add a second pass and run two teams on the same case. That's the better version, and the San Diego leaderboard settles it.

It's a whodunit, not a horror game: no jump scares, no gore, nothing chasing you. Kids usually spot the clues faster than the adults. Younger children can walk along, though the deduction will be over their heads.

Yes, and the case plays best after dark. Bring a charged phone; the route stays on public streets and squares, and it's roughly 2600 steps in total.

Yes, gift the case and the person you send it to picks their own evening, in San Diego or in any of the other cities it runs in. It doesn't expire, so it works for a birthday, a hen do, an anniversary or a team night out. They'll need the free Questo app to play.

Multiplayer quest · gather your party

Start the case tonight

It unlocks the moment you pay. Walk to Starting Point · 1500 El Prado, 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 San Diego or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Unlock · $17.99 for two

Instant unlock · full refund until you start playing

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 San Diego

A citywide case for mystery and escape-room fans

20 Cuts in San Diego is a self-guided murder mystery you play on foot in San Diego. 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 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of San Diego, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in San Diego you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.

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