CASE #01

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

Tacoma murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets

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

4.53 · 34 verified reviews in Tacoma · 108 people have played this case in Tacoma

Unlock the case · $17.99 for two

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

On the streets of Tacoma

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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
  • ≈3,510 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

    University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library · Printer Station 3. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Schiff Hall · 3398 N 18th St, a 2.7 km route through Tacoma.

  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 Tacoma leaderboard.

The route

Start
University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library · Printer Station 3
Finish
Schiff Hall · 3398 N 18th St

Like an escape room. The room is Tacoma.

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 2.7 km of Tacoma.

This caseEscape room
Price / person$8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2.7 km of Tacomaa windowless room

What Tacoma players say

4.53

34 verified reviews

★★★★★

love the campus and the idea of getting out and doing something fun.
dawnbohl · Aug 2, 2025

★★★★★

very fun and interesting story. beautiful college campus.
TioThomas · Jun 11, 2025

★★★★

you didn't tell me why the murder took place and there wasn't enough detail in the case that's a confusion
Philogreen24 neth · Nov 24, 2025

★★★★

it was fun. it was a beautiful campus. a couple of the events/questions weren't very good. couldn't see the optical illusion.
Alexa Dietrich · Oct 5, 2025

★★★★

it was nice way to explore the campus. some tasks were challenging. it was fun!
Ashley Robinson · Oct 5, 2025

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.

Date nightDUO

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

$17.99$8.99/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · $17.99

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.

$29.99$6.00/person

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

Unlock for the group · $29.99

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 University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library · Printer Station 3, 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 Tacoma or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices$17.99$8.99/person
Unlock · $17.99 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

Outdoor murder mystery in Tacoma

A citywide case for mystery and escape-room fans

Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows in Tacoma is a self-guided murder mystery you play on foot in Tacoma. 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 2.7 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Tacoma, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Tacoma you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.