The game is designed for 12 to 18 year old students, but can also be played as early as 10 years old. If you are playing it with younger students, they might need a bit more support or more time to solve the rooms.

The game is free to use for everyone, has no in-app purchases and is free of ads. We are grateful to our donors and sponsors for supporting the development of the game, so we can keep it free for students, educators and families.

The game consists of two escape rooms. Each room takes about 30 min to play, so the whole game should be solvable in an hour. Advanced players who are used to problem solving games can finish both rooms in about 40 minutes.

In classes and workshops, we strongly recommend that you pair 2-3 players as a team using one device. The team experience and solving riddles together make this game so much more fun.

We recommend that you use this game in a 1,5 to 2-hour workshop format. You can start with a presentation or input on fake news, and continue with the game. Alternatively, you can start directly with the game, after giving a basic briefing and instructions, and follow-up with theory at the end.

Escape Fake works best as a tool to become engaged with the topic of fake news. We are currently working together with partners in advocacy, journalism and non-profit sectors to develop a toolkit and a training course for educators, offering additional input and exercises for educators. Please check back on our website for updates.

Pre-register, and find out when our Toolkit becomes available.

So far, the game is available in English and German, and we are working on translating the game to Hungarian, Italian and Romanian. If you would like to have the game in your language, and would like to volunteer with translation, feel free to contact us.

We are currently working on an update for the Escape Fake game, which will be released in atumn 2023. If you would like to support us financially or put us in contact with grant-givers and donors to develop more rooms on different topics, feel free to reach out to us.

A. Download & Install the game app Escape Fake on your mobile device (available on iOS & Android).

B. Download the Marker-Set (here)
print it on A4 or A3 and place the prints according to the instructions in the room.

C. Play and enjoy it.

D. Any feedback? You can fill in the feedback questionnaire for educators, or for players.  You can sign up for our newsletter to receive regular updates on Escape Fake. Additional comments and ideas? Contact us.

The marker-set is what is required for the augmented reality experience, so the camera of your phone or tablet can augment your physical room with the play elements and riddles. The markers work in the same way as QR codes. The marker set can be found here.

All the required images/marker-sets can be found here with all the instructions on how to use them properly.

All the instruction on how to complete all the levels can be found on this link and/or on this video.

You can fill in the feedback questionnaire for educators, or for players.

Additional comments or ideas? Contact us

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Please check the following: 

• Have you accepted the use of your smartphone or tablet camera? This is a must as the app must see through the camera to augment the physical room with virtual objects.
• The game only works if you place the images you printed on the walls of your room or floor, and then scan them with your mobile phone or tablet.

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We take data privacy very seriously and are not collecting any information about our users, especially due to their young age. We only track the number of downloads and times the game was played on a device.