A virtual lock is a challenge that stands between someone and a piece of content. You choose the mechanic, you choose the answer, and you choose what appears once they get it right. Everything happens in the browser: you build it on one device, your players open a link on another, and nobody installs anything.
Numeric code
Enter the correct 4-digit code (the simplest sequence).
The mechanic is the puzzle's grammar. A numeric code suits a date or a count. A colour sequence suits something visual in the room. A map pin suits a place people have to identify, and a GPS lock suits a place they actually have to stand in. Twelve formats cover almost every physical clue you can leave behind, and each one has a preview so you can feel it before your players do.
Discrete answers are canonicalised and stored as bcrypt hashes, then compared on the server. Nothing in the page source tells a curious player what to type, and continuous answers such as a bearing or a coordinate are verified numerically against parameters that stay server side. Attempts are rate limited per IP, so a script does not get to brute force a four-digit code.
You can choose a lock, set the answer, add the reveal and play the whole thing through before creating an account. The draft lives on your device until you decide it is worth keeping. That is the right order: you should know whether the tool works for you before you hand over an email address.
Every published experience gets a short link and a downloadable QR code. Print the QR on a card, put it on a slide, or send the link in a message. You can add a start date, an end date, a maximum number of players, a time limit, a shared access code, or make it single use, and you can close it in one click.
Playable examples you can copy in one click. Try one first, then make it yours.
Three rooms, three mechanics, one final code. The shortest complete escape game you can run in a single room.
Locks used: Numeric code, Colour sequence, Touch pattern
Available in: EN · FR · ES
A three-stop outdoor hunt. Print one QR code per stop and let the trail do the rest.
Locks used: Numeric code, Direction (4 ways)
Available in: EN · FR · ES
One question, one answer, the next resource behind it. The fastest way to use a lock in a lesson.
Locks used: Password
Available in: EN · FR · ES
Try the demo above, then build the real thing. Nothing is saved until you decide it should be.
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