Give your game character
Pick a name and a description that make players curious, and introduce yourself as the organizer. Then one decision: in order, or in any order?
your own field game / QR · code word · GPS · NFC
Turn a walk into a field game with puzzles and a finale.
You come up with the tasks, place the points and give players a code. They search, scan and crack code words, and the Markerra app guides them all the way to the finale.
four ways to complete a point
QR · code word · GPS · NFC
from one building to a whole town
1–25 pts
build your game in the browser, nothing to install
Panel
how it works
You already have the idea. Three steps take care of the rest.
You build the game in Markerra Studio, with nothing to order and no waiting. Your players go through it in the Markerra app they download from the store.
Set out points and puzzles
Add a pin stage or a search area. Place points on the map and write a task for each one. Next walks you through the rest.
Release your game into the field
In Finish, fix whatever is left on the list, confirm the statements and publish. Print the code cards and give players the six-character join code.
First game? Have a look at our guide: how to make a field game in seven steps.
how your players play
Your players enter a code and set off.
They download the free Markerra app for Android or iOS, sign in, enter the six-character code and set off: scanning, cracking code words, reaching places. The app keeps an eye on the game zone, the codes and location accuracy, and shows game completion at the finish.
Playing is free for them. Something interrupted the fun? Their progress waits in their account, so they pick up where they left off.
organizer responsibility
You dream up the adventure. We make sure it works.
The point names, tasks, hints and playing area are yours. You make sure the places are safe and accessible and the content is lawful. We provide the panel, the player app, point checks and saved progress.
point types
Four ways to complete a point.
Mix them in one game however you like. Nothing to order and no parcel to wait for: you prepare every point yourself.
01
Printable QR code
Studio prepares ready-made cards. Print them, place or hide them in the field, and players scan them with the app.
02
Code word to type in
Hide the code word in the field or tell it to your players: a year from a plaque, for example. The player types it into the app.
03
Reaching the spot
Nothing to print. The player reaches the marked spot and taps “I am here” in the app.
04
NFC tag
The advanced option: you write a blank NFC tag with your phone in the Markerra app, and the player taps their phone against it.
who it's for
A school trip, a team day, a city tour: any outing can become a game.
You write the tasks and choose the places; Markerra provides the panel, the player app and checks every point.
01
Schools, universities and trips
A session in the field, a group trip or a game around the campus, for adult players.
02Events, trade fairs, and training
A company offsite, training on the move or fun at a trade fair: points wait all around the venue.
03Stores, malls, and venues
A visit with puzzles at the exhibits and a shared finish line, from a museum to a shopping mall.
04Tours and multi-point routes
A trail through local attractions that tourists follow phone in hand. No guide, no booking.
through the player's eyes
People get moving because every point brings them closer to the finish.
Downloads one app
One free Markerra app for Android and iOS runs every game. Players install nothing extra for your event.
Enters your game code
Six characters from you: on a poster, in an invitation or from the host. Once entered, your points and rules appear.
Collects points in the field
A scan, a tag tap, a code word or reaching the spot: every completed point is saved to the player's account. The app filters out mistakes and repeats on its own.
Reaches the finish
At the finish the app shows game completion and a code. If your game has a reward, you tell players separately how to claim it.
free period
Publishing games in Markerra Studio is free until 10 January 2027.
Build a game, publish it and play it with your people, with no fees and no card details. Your players always play free.
Your own game in the Markerra app
Free publishing
the same limits for every game
free
until 10 January 2027 · no fees and no card details
- up to 25 points
- up to 250 players over the whole period
- the game runs until 10 January 2027
- up to 3 published games at a time on one account
After 10 January 2027
what happens to your game
- the game stops being available to players, including its finale and reward
- your game stays in Studio with all its settings
- nothing renews by itself or turns into a paid service
- we will announce the rules for further publishing at least 14 days before the free period ends
You build and check the game in Studio and publish it after confirming the Terms — we e-mail you the publication confirmation with the Terms attached. After 10 January 2027 the game stops being available to players, and its configuration stays in Studio.
Free-period rules and supported countries
Building and checking your game in Studio is free. To play it in the app, publish it: until 10 January 2027 publishing is free. Your players always play free.
- Every game has the same limits: up to 25 points and up to 250 players over the whole period. You can publish up to 3 games at a time. Drafts do not count, and unpublishing a game frees up a place.
- The details, including withdrawal from the contract, are in the Markerra Studio Terms.
- We make Studio available to organizers worldwide, except for countries, territories, persons and entities subject to sanctions, and Syria and Cuba (§3 of the Terms). Questions: kontakt@markerra.app.
Want an app with your company's or institution's own logo? We'll build it to measure, as a separate service.
fair play
Fair play without standing at every point with a clipboard.
The app watches the game zone on its own, checks presence at reach-the-spot points and never counts the same point twice. Nothing you need to set up, so you can just cheer them on.
Really there
Only someone who actually got there completes a reach-the-spot point. GPS has a sensible margin, so nobody gets stuck two steps from the goal.
One point, one record
The same point never adds progress twice for anyone.
Every type counts the same
QR, NFC, code words and reaching the spot count equally, because they all feed one game progress.
Always clear how much is left
Players see what they have collected, what they are still looking for and when the finish opens.
Two map modes
Show players exact points or just the search area. You can also reveal points one by one.
a good cause
Games for people, 5% for cats.
Fundacja KOT — Koty Otoczone Troską (KRS 0000230788) has been rescuing and neutering homeless cats in Poland since 2005. We commit to donating 5% of net revenue from Markerra Studio sales to the foundation. We settle quarterly and, after every quarter with sales, publish a summary of transfers. During the free period (until 10 January 2027) we have no revenue from Studio, so there are no donations either.