Laneway Mysteries

SELF-GUIDED OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Outdoor Mystery Games For Dates And Couples

Discover outdoor mystery games ideal for two people. Solve clues and explore the city together - our collaborative adventures are ideal for first dates, couples, and anniversaries

How To Play Our Mystery Games

1. Choose your preferred mystery

Pick the location, story and difficulty you’d like to play

2. Start when you're ready

Head to the start point and open the game on your phone

3. The city becomes your gameboard

Hunt for hidden clues, solve challenges, and race to uncover the next twist

A Different Kind Of Date

Looking for a date that's more memorable than sitting across a table from each other? Our date-friendly outdoor mystery games let you get out and explore the city. Designed for two people to play together, each player uses their phone to receive different information, so neither of you has enough information to solve the case alone. The games are designed to be a flexible and interactive date activity. You can decide to stop for coffee, dinner or drinks, or just embrace the outdoor date activity and make the game the centrepiece.

Hand-Selected Games For Dates, Couples And Anniversaries

Any of our games can be played by two people, but the below games are particularly collaborative. We flag which ones are heavy on the romance, to make sure people looking for a relaxed first date activity aren’t caught out!

The Affair Of The Stolen Papers

4⭐ difficulty. Collaborative escape room style clues with photo opportunities throw in. Ideal for dates, established couples or a fun anniversary activity

Outdoor Escape Rooms

3⭐ to 5⭐difficulty. Every landmark could hold the key to your next breakthrough as the city becomes a giant escape room

Murder Mystery Games

1⭐ to 5⭐ difficulty. Follow the trail through the city. Uncover the evidence and eliminate suspects until only the real killer remains

Which Games Are Right For Us?

We’re looking for…

The Betrayal Has Begun. The Truth Remains Hidden

Greedy Mr. Grimm thought he could embezzle money from the local hospital and get away with it! Someone in his household had other ideas. But who?

This escape room date has a fun mystery to solve an is ideal for a casual date, but it’s also one of the great date ideas for couples who like puzzles. 

Rated four stars for difficulty, this is a tougher outdoor mystery game for couples, perfect for escape room fans.

A Date Where You're Both Part Of The Story

Compare clues, swap theories, and work out what really happened as the story leads you through scenic locations of Perth. There's no competition in our date-friendly games, you're both on the same side. Fun and affordable first dates, collaborative games for couples, or something different with a murder mystery date - we've got you covered.

An Alternative Date Night

Although people are always on the lookout for good date night activities, our games are best played in the daytime or early evening, when the details in the surrounding environment are easiest to see. 

This makes them flexible date activities – you can play after brunch, turn one into an afternoon adventure date with coffee, or play then go to dinner. 

If you’re looking for games for couples outdoors, our adventures aren’t confined to a single venue or fixed booking slot.

The Perfect Gift For Your Partner

What better birthday, Christmas or anniversary gift than an experience you can do together. A decorative card, velvet case and customisable envelope are included when you purchase one of our games as a gift.

FAQ

Can two people play?

Absolutely – these games work perfectly for two-player teams. All of these games utilise two phones, meaning both players have information to contribute

For a first date, most of these games are ideal – light-hearted fun games varying by difficulty. The exception is The Mystery Of The Two Hearts. The story on that is heavy romance melodrama, takes our players to a scenic spot where they’re encouraged to share a kiss, all great for an established couple, potentially awkward if you’re playing with someone you barely know.

The Mystery Of The Two Hearts. Romance-heavy, character-driven, it would be the perfect warmup to a romantic dinner 

The Affair Of The Stolen Papers is an escape room without walls. It has the deduction and clue-combining that people often look for in a puzzle game for couples or escape room date

Yes, you both need a fully charged data-enabled smart phone; both players receive different information through the game, and you have to work together to figure out the answers

If you’re stuck on a clue, you can use our hint system, or reveal the answer. 

This is a perfect experience gift. You can learn more about the decorative cards, cases and envelopes we provide with our gifted games on our Gift Packs page.

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