Tell el-Amarna — Akhenaten's Heresy
Decipher the conspiracy that doomed Akhenaten's heretical city. Uncover hidden Aten temples, royal tombs, and boundary stelae to expose the priests' plot that erased his solar revolution.
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In 1348 BC, Pharaoh Akhenaten abandoned Thebes to forge Akhetaten, Tell el-Amarna, a radical new capital devoted solely to the sun god Aten
Tell el-Amarna — Akhenaten's Heresy
You are a modern Egyptologist, standing amidst the wind-scoured ruins of Tell el-Amarna, Egypt.
You know that in 1348 BC, Pharaoh Akhenaten abandoned
Akhetaten: City of the Sun, Tomb of the Gods
« Tu es beau, grand, brillant, élevé au-dessus de chaque terre. Tes rayons embrassent les terres jusqu'à la limite de tout ce que tu as fait. »— Extrait du Grand Hymne à l'Aton, attribué au pharaon Akhenaton
The Akhetaten Experiment: Heresy or Revelation?
In the 14th century BC, Egypt witnessed an unprecedented religious revolution. Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten ('Effective for the Aten'), broke with the powerful priesthood of Amun-Re in Thebes to impose the worship of a single god, the Aten, the sun disk. He founded a new capital, Akhetaten, 'Horizon of the Aten', on a virgin site halfway between Thebes and Memphis. This city became the center of a radically new art and ideology, celebrating light, nature, and a form of artistic realism, under the influence of Queen Nefertiti, whose importance in this revolution is still debated.
Akhenaten's experiment was brief and its end dramatic. After his death, and that of his immediate successor Smenkhkare, the young Tutankhamun, probably his son, restored the worship of the old gods and abandoned Akhetaten. The city was systematically dismantled, temples plundered, monuments destroyed, and the names of Akhenaten and Nefertiti were erased from the annals, branding them as 'the criminal of Akhetaten'. This was the 'Amarna Period', a fascinating and enigmatic interlude, whose profound motivations and consequences remain a subject of intense historical and archaeological debate.
A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one
You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.
At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.
Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.
Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.
Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.
A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.
Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.
« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
How does it work?
Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.
No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.
One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.
Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.
The game downloads to your phone on start. Once the "✓ Downloaded" indicator appears, everything works without data — narration, AR, GPS and puzzles. Perfect abroad without a data plan.
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The Route
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The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues
At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.
The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.
How does it work with a group?
One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).
Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.
Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.
Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.
- ✓All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
- ✓Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
- ✓More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
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Practical info
Why this route?
Solar Worship
Dive into Akhenaten's monotheistic heresy, centered on the Aten god and its exclusive worship.
Revolutionary Art
Discover a unique and realistic artistic style, breaking with millennia-old conventions of ancient Egypt.
Forgotten Prophecy
Unravel a prophecy sealed in the stones of the cursed city, foretelling its downfall and disappearance.
Heresy is the freedom of faithless minds.
Discover the true intentions behind Akhenaten's revolution.
9 features nobody else has
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
AR treasure chest
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
AR narrator character
Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.
Magic golden letters
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
Written + audio narration
Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.
360° radar + vibration
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Heritage storytelling
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
Progressive AI hints
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
AR selfie memento
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
Zero app to install
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
Frequently asked questions
Q01Tell el-Amarna — Akhenaten's Heresy — is it a guided trail or a free-form hunt?
It's a semi-guided trail: GPS points you to the next stop, but you find the camera clue and solve the puzzle yourself. No app to install, everything runs in your browser.
Q02Can we split Tell el-Amarna — Akhenaten's Heresy across two days?
Yes — your code stays active and progress is saved. You can start Saturday afternoon, finish Sunday morning. Some players actually prefer this format to make the most of a full weekend on site.
Q03Can we play Tell el-Amarna — Akhenaten's Heresy as a couple?
Great two-person format. Narration is dramatic without overdoing it, puzzles are designed to spark conversation. Ideal for new relationships or anniversaries — you discover the city and coordinate on puzzles simultaneously.
Q04Do we need 4G data to play?
Intermittent 4G is plenty. Maps are cached at startup. Narration and clues load per stop, so a so-so signal between stops is fine. GPS itself uses no data.
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In the wind-swept ruins, the ghosts of Akhenaten and Nefertiti await. Will you be bold enough to uncover the secrets of their cursed reign and find the prophecy that sealed Akhetaten's fate?
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