This outdoor escape game is the escape room alternative in Dortmund.
This outdoor escape game is the escape room alternative in Dortmund. Instead of a room, you play a mission outdoors in the city.
Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Team ticket €29.99 for 2–4 players
Receive your ticket by email immediately.
Go to the start point right in Dortmund.
Download the app, scan the QR code – and the game begins.
For any group size: split into teams, one ticket per 4 people.
1 ticket
2 tickets
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4–5 tickets
One ticket per 4 people – e.g. 20 people = 5 tickets.
More than 20 people? For company events and larger groups:
Switch to Companies & TeamsCurrently no Escape Rooms available in Dortmund.
"Brilliant concept! We rediscovered the city while solving exciting puzzles."
"Perfect for our bachelor party. Flexible, fun and no fixed times!"
"Much better than a classic escape room. We could take breaks and enjoy the city."
| Feature | Classic escape room | Exit Mania Outdoor |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | Cramped & often stuffy | Fresh air & endless freedom |
| Team size | Usually limited (max. 6 people) | Perfect for large groups & team events |
| Playfield | Limited 20 m² room | The entire city becomes your playfield |
| Technology | Analogue locks & keys | Augmented reality & high-tech puzzles |
| Flexibility | Fixed slots & often fully booked | Start spontaneously, no waiting for free slots |
Atmosphere
Classic escape room
Cramped & often stuffy
Exit Mania Outdoor
Fresh air & endless freedom
Team size
Classic escape room
Usually limited (max. 6 people)
Exit Mania Outdoor
Perfect for large groups & team events
Playfield
Classic escape room
Limited 20 m² room
Exit Mania Outdoor
The entire city becomes your playfield
Technology
Classic escape room
Analogue locks & keys
Exit Mania Outdoor
Augmented reality & high-tech puzzles
Flexibility
Classic escape room
Fixed slots & often fully booked
Exit Mania Outdoor
Start spontaneously, no waiting for free slots
„We wanted to explore the city AND have an escape room experience. Exitmania was perfect – the best of both worlds!"
A city rally in Dortmund is better without a classic guide: with Exitmania you control your own adventure – via app, no fixed time, at real landmarks throughout the city. Perfect for groups who want to explore Dortmund on their own terms.
| Classic City Tour | Exitmania | |
|---|---|---|
| Flexibility | Fixed time, group waits for each other | Start instantly – 24/7, no registration |
| Guidance | Guide talks, group listens | Solve puzzles & discover yourself |
| Competition | Everyone walks together, no excitement | Up to 25 teams with live leaderboard |
| Group size | Typically 10–20 people | Up to 100 people simultaneously |
| Booking | Pre-planning & fixed time slot | Book team ticket & start right away |
| Experience | Passive listening at known spots | Active puzzles & hidden locations |
Start point on the map – finish is nearby. Game area ~3 km, up to 10 waypoints.
Here is the start point
Info on game area, route and experience in Dortmund.
Dortmund, the Ruhr’s largest city and former European Capital of Culture, blends “Kumpel” mining culture, industrial grit, and creativity. Discover the Dortmunder U and St. Reinold’s Church anew with our outdoor escape game—turning the city into a collaborative riddle hunt for your team.
At Exitmania, you don't experience a room with four walls – but an exciting Outdoor Escape Game right in Dortmund!
Outdoor Escape Game in Dortmund: story, puzzles and real locations.
Our Outdoor Escape Rooms in Dortmund combine the excitement of an escape room with the freedom of a city rally. Instead of being locked in, you dive into a captivating story, discover real places in Dortmund, and solve tricky puzzles, clues, and missions together.
Ideal for team events, families and friends – you can start anytime, take flexible breaks and play in almost any weather.
Our Outdoor Escape Rooms in Dortmund combine the excitement of an escape room with the freedom of a city rally. Instead of being locked in, you dive into a captivating story, discover real places in Dortmund, and solve tricky puzzles, clues, and missions together.
Ideal for team events, families and friends – you can start anytime, take flexible breaks and play in almost any weather.
Escape Room feeling – just much bigger.
Experience Dortmund in a completely new way – combine exciting puzzles with real sights!
Start near Reinoldikirche
Perfect with public transport
Rain or shine? No matter! Our outdoor escape game works in any weather. Just dress appropriately.
Start whenever you want – available 24/7. No fixed appointments, no waiting times. Buy now, play instantly!
Dortmund, the Ruhr’s largest city and former European Capital of Culture, blends “Kumpel” mining culture, industrial grit, and creativity. Discover the Dortmunder U and St. Reinold’s Church anew with our outdoor escape game—turning the city into a collaborative riddle hunt for your team.
Perfect for companies: Outdoor Escape Games as team building events in Dortmund.
Play instantly. Multiple teams in parallel. Ideal for spontaneous events.
Flexible & individually customizable – with integration of your company quiz and team building focus
From 10 people. Request individual offer for Dortmund:
To Team EventsSolve puzzles together, crack codes, experience the story – with us as an Outdoor Escape Game in Dortmund. Start anytime (24/7), playtime approx. 2 hrs, breaks flexible.
Start tip: Near Reinoldikirche (optional).
Recommended: Near Reinoldikirche. From there you can quickly reach the first level.
Yes, approx. 70 m away. Save time with a digital ticket: buy & start right away.
The outdoor escape game takes you to the most beautiful places in Dortmund. Each level is at a real location – combining puzzle solving with sightseeing!
The escape game is perfectly accessible by public transport. Recommended: Reinoldikirche – from there all levels are easily walkable.
An Escape Room is a puzzle adventure that requires teamwork & brainpower. Traditionally, you play indoors with a fixed start time. At Exitmania you experience the principle outdoors: real places, flexible times, same excitement.
In Dortmund you combine story, tricky tasks and city experience – perfect if you want to be free and don't want to wait for appointments.
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