For Escape Room Operators
Bring City Sleuth
to Your City
You already know puzzles. We've built the platform. Partner with City Sleuth to design and run outdoor mystery adventures in your city — and earn on every ticket sold.
Why Escape Rooms
Built for Puzzle Makers Like You
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Your puzzle skill, outdoors
You already design clue chains, lockouts, and reveals. Translating that craft to outdoor POIs is a natural extension — and it gives you a creative outlet beyond the constraints of a 60-minute room.
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A new revenue stream
Earn a share of every ticket sold for games in your city. No upfront cost — we take care of the platform, payments, and marketing. You bring the local expertise and puzzle design.
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Beyond your four walls
Outdoor games run rain or shine, scale with city tourism, and reach customers who'd never book an indoor escape room. Many partners run City Sleuth in parallel with their existing operation.
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We handle the platform
Booking, payments, the player app, customer support, leaderboards, marketing — all on us. Your job is to know your city and design unforgettable puzzles. Ours is to run everything else.
How It Works
From Application to Launch
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Apply
Tell us about your escape room, your city, and why you'd be a great City Sleuth partner.
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Onboard
We review, approve, and walk you through the partner portal, puzzle authoring tools, and payout setup.
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Design
You choose POIs around your city, design the puzzles and storyline beats, and we work together to refine.
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Earn
We market the launch, players book through City Sleuth, and you get paid on every ticket sold in your city.
The Partnership
Who Does What
You Bring
Local Genius
- ✓Deep local knowledge of your city — its streets, secrets, and stories
- ✓Puzzle and storyline design (we provide the templates and tools)
- ✓POI selection and on-the-ground site checks
- ✓Light operational support during your city's premiere window
We Provide
The Platform
- ✓Player mobile app (iOS + Android), built and maintained
- ✓Booking flow, Stripe payments, ticket fulfilment, and refunds
- ✓Marketing, social, leaderboards, and customer support
- ✓Partner portal with puzzle authoring tools, analytics, and payouts
Apply to Partner
Start a Game in Your City
Tell us about yourself and your escape room. We review every application personally and aim to respond within 5 business days.
Already a Partner?
Sign in to the partner portal to manage your games, puzzles, and payouts.
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