Osman-aga – The Escape Attempt

Osman-aga of Temeşvar, a captive, spent almost three years in Ivanić at the end of the 17th century. Visitors relive his real escape attempt on their own phone.

Client: Ivanić-Grad Museum
Year: 2026

Challenge

The story from Osman-aga’s autobiography has everything a good game needs: a captive, the blacksmith’s family who hide him and soldiers coming to search the house. It had to be told so that visitors don’t just read it, but live it.

Solution

A mini escape game on the visitor’s own phone, with no installation: visitors scan a QR code and open the game from the 360° app with reconstructions of Ivanić-Grad. In a 360° blacksmith’s forge they solve three tasks, and at the end they learn what really happened.

Video

See how it plays.

Mini escape game “Osman-aga – The Escape Attempt” for the Ivanić-Grad Museum

From the app

This is how it looks on the visitor’s phone.

Osman-aga – The Escape Attempt: Title screen — **Title screen**An interactive story based on real events

Osman-aga – The Escape Attempt: Task 1 of 3 — **Task 1 of 3**Find a hiding place for Osman

Osman-aga – The Escape Attempt: Tasks completed — **Tasks completed**The historical outcome

On site

How visitors use it.

01
Listen to the intro
An illustrated, narrated intro sets up the story of the captive and the blacksmith’s family.
02
Enter the forge
A 360° blacksmith’s forge: turn the phone or swipe to explore the space.
03
Solve three tasks
Find a hiding place, hide Osman behind the sacks and remove three traces. No timer and no penalty: a wrong choice comes with an explanation.
04
Learn the outcome
The soldiers arrive and the game reveals what happened in history: in reality, Osman was found.
05
Read the full story
Seven chapters based on Osman-aga’s autobiography.