The 14 Murder Mystery Games in the Netherlands to Book First

1.Exciting Murder Mystery – Interactive city walk in Groningen

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) Our pick

You and up to five teammates follow a map through Groningen, find photo destinations, and take team selfies to earn clues. An instructor guides you remotely through WhatsApp, while email instructions explain the game. The English-language activity starts and ends at Grote Markt and takes about three hours.

“Wir hatten eine sehr lustige Zeit in der wir auf eine besondere Art Groningen kennengelernt haben. Es hat uns viel Spaß gemacht.”

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2.Maastricht Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews

Use your phone and the Loquiz app to investigate Balthasar’s murder around Maastricht. Follow clues from Markt, solve easy puzzles, meet digital characters, complete photo tasks, and return to the starting point in about two hours. One ticket covers up to four people, and you choose your start time on the selected date.

“Super leuk om te doen en samen actief bezig te zijn. Je ziet leuke straatjes van de stad waar je anders nooit komt.”

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3.Arnhem Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Turn Arnhem into your detective board with a self-guided Sherlock Holmes mystery game. Starting at Kerkplein, you follow clues, crack codes, meet digital characters, and complete photo tasks while solving Balthasar’s murder. The game lasts about two hours, covers roughly 3.5 to 6.5 kilometers, and suits groups of up to four per device.

“That the tour, depending on how efficiently you walk it, is between 3.5 and 6.5 km. The time collection is correct.Auto-translated”

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4.Exciting Murder Mystery – Interactive city walk in Arnhem

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews

You and up to five companions explore Arnhem with a city map, photo clues, and a murder mystery to solve. Find marked photo destinations, take team selfies, and receive clues for correct answers. You choose the start time and pace, while an instructor provides remote help through WhatsApp.

“We hadden een familiedag en dit was een hele leuke manier om met z'n allen bezig te zijn en tegelijk Arnhem te leren kennen.”

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5.Roermond Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews

Follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery through Roermond from Munsterkerk. Use the Loquiz app to solve puzzles, meet digital characters, crack codes, and complete photo tasks as you investigate the murder of Balthasar. The game takes about two hours, costs $23.09 per group of up to four, and lets you start anytime on your chosen date.

“Fun experience. Nice walks. Puzzles a little easy. Terrible jokes but those are fun to me. All in all pretty good.”

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6.Groningen Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews

Meet at Grote Markt and use your phone to solve the murder of Balthasar through puzzles, codes, photo tasks, and digital characters. The Loquiz app guides your group for about two hours, with no guide and no fixed start time. Play alone or with up to three companions, then finish back at Grote Markt.

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7.Deventer Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to three companions follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery through Deventer, using your phone to solve codes, meet digital characters, and complete photo tasks. The easy, English-language game takes about two hours, starts and ends at Stationsplein, and lets you pause or begin anytime on your chosen date.

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8.Venlo Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Start at Stationsplein in Venlo and follow a two-hour Sherlock Holmes mystery game on your phone. You will track clues, meet digital characters, crack codes, and complete photo tasks while using the city as your playing field. Play in English, at your own pace, with up to four people sharing one booking.

“It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately we could not answer a question because there was a festival in the park and we did not come to the grounds. At the beginning we got nowhere, because we were already asked about the killer. Have briefly contacted the organizer and we were helped immediately. The tracks were just right far apart and the questions well put together. Unfortunately, it poured out of buckets, but this did not harm the experience.Auto-translated”

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9.Leeuwarden Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to three companions follow a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery through Leeuwarden using your own smartphone. Starting at De Waag, you solve codes, meet digital characters, complete photo tasks, and follow the case of Balthasar for about two hours. The game is in English, self-guided, easy, and playable at your chosen time.

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10.Leiden Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to three companions follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery through Leiden from Stadhuisplein. Use your phone to solve codes, complete photo tasks, meet digital characters, and uncover Balthasar’s killer. The English-language game runs about two hours, starts whenever you choose, and suits families, friends, or colleagues.

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11.Emmen Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery through Emmen’s center and park, using your phone to solve codes, meet digital characters, and complete photo tasks. The English game takes about two hours, suits one to four people per ticket, and starts whenever you choose on your selected date. It is easy overall, though a few puzzles may test younger players.

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12.Exciting Murder Mystery – Interactive city walk in Harderwijk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews Top rated

Take a map, follow photo clues, and explore Harderwijk at your own pace while solving a murder mystery. You’ll send team selfies through your phone and receive clues for correct answers. Remote help is available through WhatsApp, making this a flexible private activity for up to six people.

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13.Harderwijk Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews

Start at Markt in Harderwijk and use the Loquiz app to solve the murder of Balthasar. Follow clues, crack codes, meet digital characters, and complete photo tasks as you explore the city. You can play alone or with up to three companions, at any start time on your chosen date. No guide is included.

“Das Rätsel war problemlos zu lösen und sehr unterhaltsam. Wie nebenbei hat man die Stadt erkundet. Auch den Teenagern hat es mehr Spaß gemacht als der klassische Stadtrundgang.”

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14.Delft Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You and up to three companions follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery through Delft using your phone. Solve codes, meet digital characters, complete photo tasks, and piece together the murder of Balthasar. Play in English, start any time on your chosen date, and finish back at Stationsplein 1. No guide or historical commentary is included.

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