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Fluchtweg Online Escape Game

Play Fluchtweg’s online escape game from home! A text-based adventure with audio elements – interactive, challenging & perfect for solo or team play.

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Wow, great! What can I expect?   The Institute. Journey into the Unknown.   Fluchtweg Online Shop   FAQ   How can I buy the game? What are the technical requirements? Are there hints during the game? Can a license key for the game be used from different devices simultaneously? We're in the middle of the game and want to pause. Can we continue later? I see an error message and can't play. What can I do?
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An Interactive Puzzle Adventure
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approx. 120 Min.

Bring about 2 hours of time. We recommend playing the game in one go.
However, you can also stop and continue later.
 

Desktop

It’s a browser-based online adventure. You can play on a laptop/PC or tablet. Devices with large screens are recommended. You can find the exact technical requirements you need here.
 

from 1 player

Suitable for both solo players and families & friends. Since the game is relatively challenging, we recommend playing it with 1-4 people.
Do you already have a license key for the game?
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Wow, great! What can I expect?  

Game Concept

The story “The Institute. Journey into the Unknown” is an interactive online puzzle adventure consisting of 4 episodes. You immerse yourself in a vivid story and choose the course of the plot yourself. You make decisions during the game, and depending on the decisions you make, your path to the final goal changes.

Difficulty Level

The difficulty level of the puzzles varies. Some decisions you make lead to simple tasks, some decisions to very tricky puzzles. Sounds exciting? Well, don’t hesitate, try it out!

Game Contents

  • Puzzles
  • Audio drama tasks
  • Text adventure
  • Combination tasks
  • Logic puzzles
  • … and much more!

The Institute. Journey into the Unknown.  

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In Hamburg, a Research Institute for Intertemporal Travel and Quantum Teleportation (HFIRQ) opens under the direction of Professor Dr. Temporales. The professor and her team are working on quantum teleportations and developing a time machine to travel through different dimensions and explore past epochs.

But do these research efforts really serve exclusively scientific purposes? Or are there secrets hidden behind the doors of the HFIRQ?

 
Special feature: The individual episodes of the game can be played independently of each other. It’s nice if you play the games in the specified order, but it’s not a “must.”

Ready for your adventure?
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Episode 1: No Money, No Fun

Hurricane-like gusts hit Hamburg. The storm continues for weeks. The weather forecast for Hamburg sounds like from dark times. Everything is gray and the sun hardly shines. Thousands of people have become unemployed. There is a crisis in the Hanseatic city. Now, quite unexpectedly during this crisis, a research institute opens. And this institute is still looking for employees! In the first episode of the game, you get to know the HFIRQ and try to get a job in the team of the director Prof. Dr. Temporales. Are you up to the challenge? Then let’s go.

 
Special feature: The game “No Money, No Fun” is perfect for puzzle-savvy puzzle enthusiasts looking for a challenge. Not only will you encounter many tricky tasks, but also plenty of reading material. In between, you have to make several decisions that influence the following puzzles. However, the main story remains largely unchanged.

Tools:

You may use unlimited tools – be it a notepad and a pen, a call to grandma, a message to a friend, or a search on the internet. A printer is recommended for one task. In short – everything is allowed.

Difficulty level: Medium / Hard

This adventure is designed for about 2 hours and is relatively challenging. Some puzzles are intuitive, some require certain prior knowledge. Absolute recommendation for puzzle-savvy puzzle enthusiasts.

Language: German

The game is completely available in German.

Episode 2: Between Now and Then

Terrible storms have been raging over Hamburg for months. Not a single ray of sunshine breaks through the deep gray cloud cover. Thundering rain falls incessantly from the sky. The bad mood of the people and the rising unemployment are now the smallest problems. There have long been threatening floods throughout the city. The cause of the catastrophe is completely mysterious. The only thing that is clear is that something like this has never happened in the entire history of Hamburg…

You have just accepted the most sought-after job at the mysterious research institute HFIRQ and simply can’t shake the feeling that you will still play an important role in this crisis. Do you still believe in the salvation of Hamburg?

 

Highlights:

  • Dramaturgy by a screenwriter
  • Even more high-quality illustrations of our own production
  • 5 additional characters in audio drama format
 
Special feature: The game “Between Now and Then” is perfect for escape game enthusiasts who like to fully immerse themselves in a story without sacrificing challenging puzzles. You can play the 2nd episode both as an audio drama and as a reading story. You can expect a plot twist in the middle of the game where you have to make an important decision. After the game, there is the possibility to try the alternative game variant at no extra charge.

Tools:

In addition to the usual tools such as notepad and pen, it might be helpful to have access to historical sources or the internet to look up certain information.

Difficulty level: Medium

This episode is less challenging than the first episode and is therefore also suitable for beginners in the world of puzzle adventures.

Language: German

The game is completely available in German.

Fluchtweg Online Shop  

Episode 1: No Money, No Fun
Episode 1: No Money, No Fun

Hamburg is in crisis. A new research institute (HFIRQ) urgently seeks employees—apply now with Prof. Dr. Temporales!

15€

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Episode 2: Between Now and Then
Episode 2: Between Now and Then

Hamburg is drowning in constant rain and mysterious floods. You're now working at the enigmatic institute HFIRQ—can you save the city?

15€

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Bundle: Both Episodes Together!
Bundle: Both Episodes Together!

A new institute, strange weather phenomena, and big puzzles await you at HFIRQ. Can you save the city? Get episode 1 and episode 2 together now and save money!

30€ 25€

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FAQ  

You can purchase the game for €15 in our online shop.

You can play the online adventure on PC, laptop, or tablet. Devices with large screens are recommended. Recommended browsers are Chrome version 80.0.1 or higher, Mozilla Firefox version 76.0.1 or higher, Safari version 13.0.5 or higher. How do I update my browser?  For one puzzle in the first episode “No Money, No Fun”, a printer is recommended but not mandatory.

On each page where there’s a puzzle, there’s a lamp icon. By clicking on this icon, you’ll get hints. Please only get the tips when you really can’t proceed. Generally, any aids are allowed and sometimes even necessary. Googling, asking grandma, calling a friend – there are no limits.

A license key is intended for one device. Logging in from different devices simultaneously is possible, however, it can lead to technical problems where one device gets kicked out of the system. If you’re in different locations and want to experience our adventure together, simply buy one game code and share your game screen with other participants via Zoom, Jitsi, Microsoft Teams, or Google Hangouts.

Generally – yes. It’s possible to pause the game and continue later. However, we recommend playing each mission in one go. Texts sometimes contain hidden hints that might be relevant later.

Please send us an email at info@fluchtweg-hamburg.de with a detailed error description and browser data. Example: “Hello! On the page with the owl puzzle, the input field doesn’t work. When I enter the code, an error message “501 server error” is displayed. I’m playing on Mac and using Google Chrome Version 81.0.4044.138”.
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