A puzzle book with 24 puzzles. You play Elena, an archaeologist, from Rome to the Peruvian Amazon, in search of Paititi, the lost Inca city. Each puzzle is played in the book and in a panoramic scene on your phone.

Not specifically. But with 24 days and 24 puzzles, you can absolutely play it as an Advent calendar. You can also treat yourself, or give it as a Christmas gift!

You can play all year round. The story isn’t centered on Christmas, even though it briefly refers to it.

You read the story and the visual and written clues in the book, you scan the QR code on the page, and the scene opens in your browser. You move your phone to look around, search for clues, then solve the puzzle by answering right inside the scene: a path to follow, a piece of information to enter, tiles to press in a precise order…

No. Everything happens in your phone’s browser. All you need is an internet connection.

An iPhone or Android smartphone. Unless it dates back to 2010, it will work 🙂 No gyroscope? You can still explore the scene by swiping on the screen.

Yes. In that case, type the address of each scene into your browser: it is printed in the book, below the QR code. A phone remains the best way to play.

Yes! Once you have the book, just sign up: you’ll receive a page with links to every scene, each with a cinematic soundscape that pulls you straight into the adventure.

It’s up to you! You can play it in one evening (a very long one, around 6 hours) or one puzzle a day, like an Advent calendar.

Yes, one day after another: some clues you spot in a scene come in handy later.

The difficulty builds gradually, with some easier puzzles and some tougher ones. You don’t need to be an escape room regular.

No, it is designed mainly for adults. But a teen aged 13 or older will be perfectly able to crack the case and have a great time… Why not as a family?

13 and up.

Each puzzle has hints you unlock one at a time, then the solution if you really can’t find it. There is also an online community to talk it through.

Yes, with family or friends: one book is enough. In a group, you can share one phone or each look at the scene on your own.

Not necessarily, but each puzzle comes with a notes page to help you solve it.

That depends on whether a puzzle made you tear out a page 🙂

No, nothing on the site gives the puzzles away.

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Absolutely! It’s the perfect gift for fans of puzzles, adventure or escape rooms, for Christmas or a birthday.

No. The printed format is part of the experience, since the puzzles are solved in the book.

Yes. Switch language at the top of the page to see the French edition, “Escape Game 360°”.

Yes. Bundles will be available when Find the Killer launches. Join the newsletter to hear about them first.

Yes, write to us at info@eskapad-books.com.

Write to info@eskapad-books.com with your order number and, if needed, a screenshot.

The concept, the project management and the 360° scenes (images and web development) are my work. I’m Benjamin L., the self-publisher behind the name esKapad. A game lover with too many ideas a minute!

The puzzles are by Arnaud Cebollada, game designer (Unlock!, Hachette, 404 Éditions).

Illustration and layout are by Sylvain Parize, technical illustrations by Pascal Sauvineau.

The puzzles and the story are created by humans. The visuals of the 360° scenes and the book’s illustrations were made with artificial intelligence tools, under the art direction of Benjamin L. and Sylvain Parize.

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