Goya's Shadow
The dark genius who painted Spain's nightmares
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Born near Zaragoza, made painter to the king, Francisco Goya plunged into darkness to reveal the truth no one dared look at.
Before Madrid, before the court, before the darkness — there was Zaragoza
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes was born in 1746 in Fuendetodos, an arid village forty kilometres from Zaragoza. It was in the Aragonese capital that he cut his teeth, painting the frescoes of the Basilica del Pilar before leaving to conquer Madrid. But it is in Zaragoza that his roots remain — and where his shadow still lingers.
« "The sleep of reason produces monsters." »— — Francisco de Goya, Los Caprichos, plate 43, 1799
From the king's painter to the prophet of darkness
The young Goya was ambitious, fiery, charming. Trained in Zaragoza under José Luzán, at twenty-five he landed the commission for the frescoes on the vault of the Pilar — a luminous work, full of colour and movement.
But in 1793, a mysterious illness left him deaf. This forced silence transformed his vision of the world. His court portraits, once flattering, became cruelly lucid. Then came Los Caprichos, The Disasters of War, and finally the Black Paintings — those terrifying frescoes he painted on the walls of his own house.
Goya died in exile in Bordeaux in 1828, but his work had changed art forever. He is the last of the great Old Masters and the first of the moderns — the bridge between Velázquez and Picasso.
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.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The Route
4 stages through the city
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?
From light to darkness
The route traces Goya's evolution — from luminous young painter to the dark genius of the Black Paintings.
A disturbing gaze
Goya invented modern art by daring to paint what no one wanted to see.
The Goya Museum
Zaragoza has the only museum in the world entirely dedicated to Goya — a unique collection of original engravings.
Silence as revealer
Goya's deafness changed his art. The game explores how silence can sharpen one's gaze.
The sleep of reason produces monsters. But the awakening produces masterpieces.
— Goya didn't paint what he saw. He painted what no one dared see.
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
Q01Do I need an app or a paper guide?
Neither. Everything plays in your browser (Safari, Chrome) after you tap your activation link. No PDF to print, no download. The trail lives in your phone, that's it.
Q02How many stops are in Goya's Shadow?
Eight stops total. At each stop you find a camera clue, solve the puzzle, collect a fragment of the final code. With all eight, you've got the answer.
Q03Can we play Goya's Shadow 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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From the museum to the basilica, from the Caprichos to his youthful frescoes, follow the evolution of a genius who transformed his suffering into artistic revolution.
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