Real places. New cases. Every time.

Every city has secrets

Akea turns your city into a living detective story. Solve mysteries, make choices that change the plot, visit real places, and get an experience that's never the same twice.

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Multiple cities

AI-powered — never the same twice

Solo, teams, or competitions

Real businesses woven into the story

How It Works

Part escape room, part detective novel, part city adventure. Completely real.

Step 1

Pick a Mystery

Choose from Quick Cases (30 min), Full Investigations (2+ hrs), or Team Showdowns.

Step 2

Explore Your City

Follow the trail to real locations. Solve puzzles that use your surroundings, phone sensors, and observation.

Step 3

Make Choices

The story branches based on your decisions. Trust the wrong witness? The case goes cold. Spot the contradiction? You crack it wide open.

Step 4

Solve the Case

Get a personalized ending based on everything you did. Compare notes with friends — their story was different.

Not a scavenger hunt.
A living detective story.

Never the Same Twice

AI assembles each mystery from modular story components. Different puzzles, routes, suspects, and endings every time.

Detective Deduction Moments

Spot contradictions in witness statements. Connect clues from different locations. Write your reasoning — AI evaluates your deduction.

Your Phone is a Detective Kit

Camera, compass, microphone, accelerometer — your phone's sensors become tools for solving puzzles that can't be Googled.

Real Businesses, Real Rewards

Visit local businesses woven into the story. They're characters — informants, archivists, safehouses. Get real discounts and clues.

Play Your Way

Solo detective, date night, friend group, or competitive team showdown. Roles like Navigator, Scout, Decoder, and Liaison.

Branching Narratives

Choose Your Own Adventure meets real life. Your choices change the route, the difficulty, which businesses you visit, and how the story ends.

Four Ways to Play

Quick Cases

30–45 min · From $3.99

Perfect for lunch breaks, date nights, or campus strolls. 4–6 puzzles, tight radius.

City Mysteries

90–150 min · From $7.99

Full investigations with branching stories, business stops, and detective deduction challenges.

Team Showdowns

60–120 min · From $14.99/team

2–4 teams race through the same mystery. Real-time leaderboard. Bragging rights included.

Become part of the story

Your business becomes an in-world accomplice — an informant, a safehouse, an evidence locker. Players come to you as part of the mystery and leave as customers.

Free enrollment — no fees unless you choose premium placement
Players directed to your door as part of the storyline
You control how you participate — choose your in-world role
Analytics dashboard: visits, redemptions, peak times
No commission if the player pays nothing at your register

Enroll Your Business

Your In-World Roles

The InformantCoffee shop — "Ask for the detective special"

The ArchiveBookstore — themed bookmark with hidden message

The Cover ContactFlower shop — collect a flower matching a clue

The SafehouseBar — show mission screen for a clue + discount

The Evidence LockerVintage store — find an object matching a description

HeadquartersRestaurant — finale location + meal discount

Built for campus life

.edu email? Get 30–50% off everything. Campus micro-mysteries, dorm-vs-dorm challenges, Greek life competitions, and the best date night idea on campus.

Mystery datesClub competitionsOrientation gamesFinals-week casesLate-night adventuresSemester pass: $14.99/mo

The mystery changes when you do.

Every decision matters. Every city has secrets. Your story starts now.

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