Novex-3
from €79.99A murder. A stolen chemical substance. Become an agent, investigate and meet real actors at secret locations across Vienna - before it is too late.
- Duration
- 60-90 minutes
- Participants
- 1-6 people
- Difficulty
- 3 out of 5
The concept
Crime Escape Theatre. The concept.
We do not lock you in a room. We write a story, cast it with trained actors and let it play out where you already are: in the heart of Vienna.
- Duration
- 60-90 minutes
- Group
- 1-6 people
- Location
- Vienna city centre
- Price
- from €79.99 p.p.
What awaits you
See what you are getting into.
The trailer answers in pictures what this page explains in words: real actors, real locations, a story that reacts to you.
The film is hosted on YouTube and only starts on click - nothing is loaded from there before that.
01 What it is made of
Five things you can usually only get separately.
On the home page, the concept is written as an equation. This is what is behind each of its parts.
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Trained actors
Up to three per mission, trained and rehearsed. They do not just recite lines: ask a question that is not in the script and you will still get an answer. In character.
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Escape room puzzles
Locks, codes, objects you can actually touch. The difference: no puzzle stands alone. Each one is the reason the story moves on.
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Live theatre
There is a script of over a hundred pages, there is direction, props and sound. What there is not: a stage, a curtain and a seat.
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Exclusive locations
Corridors, cellars, back rooms - places you have walked past a hundred times without noticing. For the duration of your mission, they belong to you alone.
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City adventure
Between the locations lies Vienna. You go on foot, nobody gives you a second glance - and you are no longer quite sure about any passer-by, whether they are part of it.
Secret Mission. Every ingredient can be bought on its own somewhere in Vienna. Together, you will find them only here.
02 The difference
You probably know something similar.
| You know this | How it works there | How it works with us |
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| Escape room | One room, one hour, a clock on the wall. | Doors that lead outside. Instead of the clock, a story drives you on. |
| Murder mystery dinner | You sit at a table; the acting happens between courses. | With us there is nothing to eat. Instead, you get up and go along. |
| Scavenger hunt | An app, coordinates, a task list to tick off. | People instead of a task list. The app only assists - the game is played with humans. |
| Theatre | Stage at the front, audience at the back, a fourth wall in between. | The fourth wall is gone. The actors talk with you, not in front of you. |
We turn nobody away who is looking for an escape room. They get one - and four more things on top.
03 A concrete example
What it feels like.
Every mission is different. So you can still picture it, here is a scene - close enough to the real thing, far enough away to spoil nothing.
The six of you are standing in front of a church in Vienna’s city centre. All you know is that you are supposed to be here. A man steps up beside you, says your name and walks on without stopping. You follow him.
Behind a door you have walked past a hundred times lies a corridor. At the end of the corridor, an operations room: maps on the wall, radios, a locked case. The man tells you about a chemist who died last night, and about a substance that has been missing ever since. Then he says the sentence that will stay with you for the rest of the evening: he no longer knows who he can trust.
Shortly afterwards, you are back on the street. You have an address, a name and very little time. The waiter you are supposed to give the code word to is in on it. The woman who bumps into you at the corner is part of it. The people at the next table are not - but you are no longer quite sure.
Nothing more is written here. The rest, you experience.
04 What goes into it
None of it is improvised.
- 100+
- pages of script per mission
- 3
- actors, just for your team
- Months
- of development before the first date
Every mission is written, cast, rehearsed and tested before the first team plays it. Props you are allowed to touch and a sound system in the four-figure range make sure nothing feels like a stage set. We rent the locations exclusively - while you are inside, nobody else is there.
That is why you get fixed dates and a fixed price from us instead of a consultation meeting. And that is why the mission is as tight for the twentieth team as it was for the first.
05 Your role
Do you have to act? No.
Nobody hands you a role, nobody pushes you into the spotlight, nobody gets put on display. You are still needed: think along, ask questions, open doors, decide.
How loud or quiet you are is up to you. If you like being out front, you get the space. If you would rather hang back, that is just as valid - every team has both, and the story works with both.
06 How it works
Three steps to your adventure.
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Book your date
Pick your experience, book your date and come to the secret meeting point. Confirmation arrives instantly by e-mail.
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On-site briefing
The game master explains how the game works and everything you need to know. We provide the equipment.
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Dive in and experience
Real actors, clues and puzzles, props to use, exclusive locations - and a story that will not let you go.
07 Good to know
Questions about the concept.
This section only covers the experience itself. Dates, gift cards and rebooking are answered in the FAQ.
View all questionsDo you have to act?
No. Nobody hands you a role, nobody pushes you into the spotlight. You are still needed: think along, ask questions, open doors, decide. How loud or quiet you are is entirely up to you.
Is it scary?
Thrilling yes, horror no. Nobody gets touched, startled or put on display. The tension comes from the story and the clock, not from jump scares.
What happens if we cannot solve a puzzle?
The story goes on regardless. The game master follows along in the background the whole time and helps before frustration sets in. Nobody gets stuck with us.
Are we outside the whole time?
You switch between the street and indoor locations. Comfortable shoes are enough; if it rains, we hand out ponchos - we play in almost any weather.
In German or in English?
Both. You choose the language when you book.
From what age, and how many of you?
From 14 years. You can play from one person up to six - it is at its most intense with six. You always play in your own group, never with strangers.
For which occasion
What people book it for.
- Birthday Bookable as a surprise, also as a gift card.
- Stag & hen party No compulsory costumes, no embarrassments.
- Corporate & team building Fixed date, invoice, several teams possible.
- Marriage proposal The question at the end of the mission, not at the start.
- Packages For bigger groups and whole evenings.
The missions
Two ways to experience it.
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- Duration
- A full day
- Participants
- 4-6 people
- Difficulty
- 5 out of 5
Think that’s all?
Not quite. At the Agent Academy we will soon train you to become a real agent: handgun, rifle and everything that goes with it - from the first grip to full drills under time pressure.
To the Agent AcademyVoices
But do not take our word for it.
Google reviews, translated from German.
“It was so much fun! You feel like a real agent! Despite a small technical glitch, all the actors stayed in character, and only at the end did they tell us it had not been planned that way! ;) Really well done!!!”
“An interactive crime game with live actors, where you get to stroll a bit through the first district but also reach places that are otherwise not accessible.”
“At first I was sceptical whether I could get into it, but we had so much fun as a team. It really brought our department together. Absolute recommendation”
Ready for your first mission?
Two cases, real actors, secret locations in Vienna. Dates every week - spots per date are limited, because only one team plays at a time.
Start your missionInstant confirmation by e-mail · free rebooking up to 72 hours before · from €79.99 per person
