Spybrain Escape

Your friendly escape room in Cologne

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Our rooms in Cologne's Südstadt district

Choose your escape room adventure

Magical music machine

The music escape room

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Cologne is in danger! The cathedral city is to be hypnotized! But we have an ace up our sleeves: It’s an old magical machine, hidden in a crazy music school.

Activate the music machine and save the whole city!

The traveler

Can you complete the mission of the missing journalist?

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People are disappearing all over the world. Without a trace, almost as if they had never existed. A mysterious journalist seems to have discovered the cause. She tries to go to the roots of it. But she did not return from her last journey…

Can you complete the mission?

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Choose your escape room adventure

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Any questions?

How do Live Escape Rooms work?

Generally speaking, it is easier played than explained – as soon as the door closes behind you, you’ll realize that in the next hour teamwork and cleverness are the only skills that will make your mission a success. But don’t panic: you will not be locked up in the room. And if necessary, our trained game masters will be there for you to help you with a well-timed clue. Thanks to those inconspicuous-looking cameras in our escape rooms, we always know whether you need a hand. Got the picture? If you have further questions, please also take a look at our FAQ section.

What is an escape room?

Need more details? We have put together a few more detailed explanations for you on the What is an Escape Room page.

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Fancy the outdoors?
You can also book outdoor escape scavenger hunts with Spybrain.

Whether you are planning a stag party and are looking for a interesting activity in Cologne, whether you stroll through the city with your friends in good weather or you’re still looking for the right Christmas present: Spybrain offers you online and real live escape rooms as well as outdoor escape tours (those are german only) where you have to discover places, find clues and complete fun challenges – similar to a scavenger hunt. Our escape rooms and city rallies are also an excellent opportunity for company parties or team events to network and exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere.

Soon: Premium Outdoor Escape (in german only)

City rally with a real puzzle rucksack: magical mythical creatures

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You will receive a puzzle backpack packed with locked puzzle utensils. On your tour through Cologne’s Südstadt district, you will encounter curious mythical creatures. With their help, you can open the locks on the rucksack and rescue all the creatures. Also suitable for families!

Technique-free| approx. 3km walking distance | approx. 2 h playing time

Smartphone city rally Lucifer's heirs

The crystal of fire

Lucifers Erben Outdoor Escape

Are you the trump card in the millennia-long battle between light and darkness?
Digital scavenger hunt around the Rheinauhafen. Choose your own date.

Smartphone required | approx. 3km walking distance | 1.5 – 3 h playing time

Smartphone city rally Black Shepherds Cologne

Corruption in the cathedral

Black Shepherds Köln Escape

A group of power-hungry egotists is enriching itself at the expense of everyone else. A few intrepid heroes have therefore joined forces to put an end to this hustle and bustle: they founded the “Black Shepherds” organization.

Smartphone required | approx. 3km walking distance | 1.5 – 3 h playing time

Highlight in Cologne:
Escape rooms for all ages and experience levels

Do you want to give an unforgettable experience as a gift or are you planning an activity with the whole family? Then you’ve come to the right place:

We offer you both vouchers and the option of modifying the rooms to make them suitable for families – i.e. with puzzle aids at a child-friendly level.
At Spybrain, it is also possible to let a group of children play with an accompanying adult so that even the little ones get their share of the fun.

What’s more, our escape rooms are also a pleasure to play from a distance:
Our online escape games offer you varied fun from the comfort of your own home: ideal for teams whose members live in different locations.

Online Escape Games

Bad weather? Get real escape puzzles on your computer.

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Thanks to multiplayer mode, you can play with your friends all over the world.

In addition to our award-winning series for adults, we also have an online escape game for children (in german only)!

Special: Escape room for children from 11 years up

Children’s birthday party in the puzzle room in Cologne? Of course it works!

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Immerse yourself in the exciting history of Cologne and solve a variety of puzzles – with a companion or the whole family.

We make this possible by adjusting the difficulty level of our rooms, including the puzzles.

Escape rooms - something for everyone

Fancy a thrill? At Spybrain, puzzle fans have to put their ingenuity and powers of deduction to the test to solve tricky puzzles and successfully complete the mission. Are you ready to embark on a musical journey with cryptic artifacts to save the cathedral city of Cologne? Can your nerves withstand the tension in an abandoned laboratory full of mysterious apparatus? Whether you are creative geniuses or bold code breakers – our escape rooms guarantee you an unforgettable experience!

What makes an escape game at Spybrain so unique?

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Variable number of players

A small group activity or a family event? At Spybrain, we are absolutely flexible: play in teams of 3-7 people - depending on the escape room, you can even play the team adventure with 8 people (Magical Music Machine).

For beginners and hobbyists

Seen it all before? No! Our escape rooms are designed and regularly updated so that even old hands can still find a challenge - and beginners can get off to a smooth start.

Gripping stories

Have you had enough of the same old scenarios? Tired of Harry Potter and Indiana Jones? Then you've come to the right place - our escape rooms present you with tricky tasks that you can only solve if you are also prepared to think outside the box!

FAQ

Everything you need to know before the game: the most frequently asked questions can be found here (FAQ)

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Yes, that’s not a problem. Just check our booking calendar to see if your desired date is available in both rooms and then simply book both. The starting time for both rooms will be the starting time of the first game, unless communicated otherwise.

The rooms are designed for large groups and can therefore only be played by teams of 3 or more people. For very experienced escapers, we can still make it possible for you to play the music machine room in pairs, but only by prior arrangement. The rate is the same as for 3 people. But you’re sure to find one or two other additional players so that you can experience the room and its great game flow together.

More than 14 days before the date:

  • Your booking can be canceled free of charge.

14 days to 48 hours before the date:

  • Your booking will be converted into a voucher. The validity time is 365 days.

Less than 48 hours before the booked appointment:

  • Your booking will be converted into a voucher and a service fee of €30 will be charged.

Yes, the game about the magical music machine is largely barrier-free, at least as far as wheelchairs are concerned. The narrowest corridor that we cannot change is 70 cm wide. However, as every wheelchair has different dimensions, we would ask you to simply get in touch with us. We are happy to share our experiences and see how we can arrange your visit. The highest threshold to be crossed is a normal threshold at the entrance door (about 2cm).

Unfortunately, we do not have a wheelchair-accessible toilet!

Please note: the traveler’s room is not wheelchair accessible.

Trigger warnings, lights and colors

We use various light and sound effects, but no strobes or similar. Nevertheless, the room is equipped with light effects and LED running lights.

These can be problematic for people with epilepsy, which is why we would advise those affected not to visit. If in doubt, we look forward to hearing from you so that we can discuss the issue openly.

We have made every effort to take the needs of colorblind people into account as far as possible in the technical implementation of the puzzles and the gameplay. However, this is never 100% possible.

Yes, you can play both our rooms in English. Check out our english website! Oh, you already do.
Please let us know if you wish to play in english (you can do so by choosing your language in the booking form), because we must prepare the game for this.

No! You’re playing a game! You’re not locked in, it’s not cramped, there are no scary effects or jump scares. The lighting is also sufficient – and if not, there’s an easy way to change that, which you probably know from home: you turn on the light. Some of our rooms even have daylight.

Of course, definitely! You don’t have to be musical, read music or play an instrument to get along.

Nope. A group stays together as a team from start to finish.
Of course, this does not apply if you occupy two rooms at the same time with a large group.

These prices refer to the real Escape Rooms in Cologne. For the prices of the online games and other information, please go to our online escape store.

  • 3 persons 99,00 € gesamt

    Per person 33,00 €

  • 4 persons 128,00 € gesamt

    Per person 32,00 €

  • 5 persons 150,00 € gesamt

    Per person 30,00 €

  • 6 persons 168,00 € gesamt

    Per person 28,00 €

  • 7 persons 182,00 € gesamt

    Per person 26,00 €

  • 8 persons 200,00 € gesamt

    Per person 25,00 €

Our special packages

Family rates and children’s rates only apply to the magical music machine.

Age of children 11-14 years (recommendation: from 5th grade) *.

  • 3 children 99,00 € gesamt

    And 0-1 accompanying adults*

  • 4 children 120,00 € gesamt

    And 0-1 accompanying adults*

  • 5-8 children 140,00 € gesamt

    And 0-1 accompanying adults*

  • 1 child 99,00 € gesamt

    And 2 accompanying adults

  • 2 children 120,00 € gesamt

    And 2 accompanying adults

  • 3 children 140,00 € gesamt

    And 2 accompanying adults

  • 4-7 children 160,00 € gesamt

    And 2 accompanying adults

The best thing about our escape rooms in Cologne - satisfied customers

As an event organizer and experience provider, customer satisfaction is always our greatest goal. We are all the more pleased that so many of you have written a positive review, because your feedback speaks for itself:

A variety of games for fun in all constellations

Vouchers and gifts

We have vouchers in every size.

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So you’ll always find the right gift!

Order your voucher online and your code will be sent to you immediately.

New: Choose your own free voucher value.

Outdoor escape scavenger hunts

Soon it will be three of them: Outdoor Games!

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Choose your own date.

Be flexible: Take your breaks as you like them.

Smartphone required | approx. 3km walking distance | 1.5 – 3 h playing time

Our game concept: We give you the game, you give it your all!

An escape room is a point-and-click adventure game that has become a reality, just like the ones you could play on the computer back in the 90s. By carefully exploring the environment, problems must be identified and creative ways found to solve these team puzzles. For example, you might come across a locked chest in the course of a game that can only be opened with the right key – which in turn is located in an inaccessible part of the room. Unconventional ideas and ingenuity are required in the next 60 minutes!

In our escape rooms, you slip into fictitious roles and immerse yourself completely in the scenario! The room with all its haptic elements and authentic atmosphere ensures a maximum immersive gaming experience that will stay with you for a long time!

Your visit to the puzzle room in Cologne: timing is everything

Of course you don’t need a specific occasion to play games, but our rooms are suitable for a variety of events. We are your local escape room: If you just want to escape from everyday life, or for…

For an unforgettable thrill on a special day. Large groups of 10 people, for example, can split up perfectly into two escape rooms and start at the same time.

More details for stag parties.

It’s just 60 minutes. But we’ll make sure that you remember your special day for a long time to come.

Time to create a new tradition! There are so many great escape rooms – start with us!

Solve exciting cases and grow together as a team! Thanks to our excellent location in Cologne’s Südstadt district, the nearest restaurant is never far away.

More information for company groups.

Our escape rooms are also available for children!
From the age of 11 also children-only groups.

All information about the children’s birthday party.

Tourist in Cologne? Our outdoor escapes are perfect for exploring the cathedral city!

Read more about our city rallies here.

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