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The deserted Orphée Institute, lit by the glow of its forgotten machines
Escape games at home · Halloween special

Your Halloween
starts at home.

Orphée: The Thirteenth Vigil. An anonymous summons. An institute closed for twenty-three years. Forgotten voices, hidden clues and one night to piece together.

  • 10 rooms
  • 110 puzzles
  • At your own pace
€19.99One payment · No subscription
Play solo or together on one screen

Complete English game and audio. Play online on phone, tablet or computer. Internet required.

ORPHÉE INSTITUTE · GAME SETTING
9 worlds to discoverExploration: first room freePlay solo or gather round one screenPick up where you left off
A snow-covered Christmas village beneath the northern lights
New · Christmas mystery · English edition

Who Killed Santa Claus?

A festive village. Six suspects. One crime to solve. Search six illustrated rooms, piece together the evidence and uncover the truth behind Christmas.

6 rooms · 12 puzzles · 5 PDFs (41 pages)
For 1–6 players · Ages 14+ · No game master needed

One payment, including VAT, for your whole group. English game delivered by email after purchase. Download the ZIP on a Windows or Mac computer, extract it and open index.html in your browser. Printing is optional.

Choose a doorway

Every place has a secret.

Distinctive settings, objects to collect and an investigation shaped by what you discover.

Tools and gears on the clockmaker’s workbench
A close-up from the Clockmaker’s Exploration edition.
Step into the story

The answers are hidden in the rooms.

Look closer

Examine the scene, open drawers and read what someone has left behind.

Keep your discoveries

A key, a tool, a letter: your inventory holds the objects you may need.

Make the connection

Use your objects, adjust the mechanisms and find your way into the next room.

Enter the workshop →
Try a different setting

Where will your next investigation take you?

The Midnight Train’s platform
The Midnight Club

Your next departure awaits.

Discover The Midnight Train, the Club’s exclusive adventure: nine locations to explore, objects to recover and a station that does not exist.

A player’s review
★★★★★
“A great escape game, well made and easy to get into. The story works well and the settings are really well done. There’s nothing to install: you can start playing straight away, play together, then come back later and carry on where you left off. Really enjoyable — I recommend it!”
Review received by Escape Maison · translated from French
Before you step inside

A few things to know before you begin.

Is the Halloween game available in English?

Yes. Orphée: The Thirteenth Vigil is fully available in English, including its clues, puzzles, hints and audio. The complete adventure costs €19.99 in one payment and includes ten rooms and 110 puzzles. It runs online on a phone, tablet or computer, with an Internet connection. Play alone or share one screen, and return on the same device and browser to continue. All nine adventures in this collection are available in English.

Can I try before I buy?

The seven original Exploration adventures offer a free first room, with no card required. Who Killed Santa Claus? is a separate complete download sold for €19.99; it does not have a free trial.

How do I play?

Orphée and the original Exploration games open online in your browser. For Who Killed Santa Claus?, download and extract the ZIP on a Windows or Mac computer, then open index.html in your browser. Explore the rooms and compare clues alone or together around one screen.

What does €19.99 include?

Orphée includes the complete English adventure with ten rooms, 110 puzzles and English audio. Who Killed Santa Claus? includes the complete English game with six rooms and twelve puzzles, plus five PDFs (41 pages), for a group of 1–6 players. For the six original adventures sold individually, €19.99 includes the Exploration edition and the separate classic edition of 80 puzzles. The Midnight Train is exclusive to the Midnight Club.

Can I take a break?

Your progress is saved in the browser you use. Return on the same device and browser to continue. The original Exploration games also let you export your saved game from the game menu.

Do the two editions share progress?

For the seven original adventures, Exploration and the classic edition each keep their own progress. Who Killed Santa Claus? is a separate game with its own six-room investigation and twelve puzzles, plus the PDF pack.

Do I need to install anything?

Orphée and the original Exploration editions run online in your browser. Who Killed Santa Claus? requires downloading and extracting a ZIP on a Windows or Mac computer; then open index.html in your browser. The five PDFs can be read on screen or printed. No game master is needed.

A different kind of evening

One screen. Good company. A story to solve.

Settle in together, compare what you have noticed and take your time. You do not need to book a venue to share an investigation.

Play as a couple · Play as a family

The Theatre of Shadows foyer
The Theatre of Shadows · Exploration edition
Find your adventure

A story for your evening.

Interactive quiz

Which game suits your next game night?

Four questions, one minute: find a setting, an evening’s pace and a screen that work for your group.

The journal

Plan your next game night.

The clockmaker’s workshop
Your first clue is free

Come in. Discover the rest as you play.

Choose an original Exploration adventure and explore its first room for free.

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