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A neighbourhood becomes adventure.Kids become
explorers.
Localnauts – the Rixdorf Kiez adventure: the interactive GPS scavenger hunt for kids and families in Berlin-Neukölln.
Localnauts turns a neighbourhood into a walkable time-travel for kids (8–12). First route: Rixdorf — right into the year 1737, where the crew pieces together a whole story, station by station.
- No account
- GPS-guided
- GDPR-compliant
So what exactly are Localnauts?
Astronauts fly out into space — Localnauts stay on the ground.
The name says it: not astro-, but local-naut. You travel through time and place — through the history of a place and its hidden corners — zooming deep into the neighbourhood. Become a crew, decide together and discover what's hidden right in front of you.
Concretely, Localnauts is an interactive GPS scavenger hunt for kids aged 8 to 12 and their families. The first route turns the Bohemian Village in Berlin-Rixdorf into a walkable time-travel to 1737 — across ten stations the crew solves puzzles, takes on roles and finds the lost chest at the end. No app, straight in the browser.
The universe is right on your doorstep.
Who is Localnauts for?
A day out everyone actually wants.
- Weekends & school holidays
- Birthday adventure in the Kiez
- City trip with kids
- Finally, everyone out together.
Ready for your next school trip.
- School trips & project weeks
- Holiday programmes & youth travel
- After-school & daycare groups
- Pedagogical guide included
The gift they'll still talk about months later.
- Sent instantly by email
- No app download needed
- Redeem game code & go
- Valid until activated
What families say.
It's great fun and you learn a lot.
I thought the tour was really cool.
What I find special is that everyone learns together! It's exciting, no matter how old you are!
It was so much fun getting to know such an exciting corner of Berlin! With friendly Nauti by your side you dive into the history of Rixdorf, suddenly find yourselves in another time and solve one puzzle after another. Along the way, questions come up that are still highly relevant today — so as a group you really get talking, and you learn to reach a decision together.
My great-niece and her brother came to visit. I wanted to offer them something they didn't know. Friends had told me about Localnauts — I was hooked straight away. And rightly so: the kids and the parents found it exciting and interesting and had a lot of fun. I can only recommend it.
It's great fun and you learn a lot.
I thought the tour was really cool.
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What I find special is that everyone learns together! It's exciting, no matter how old you are!
It was so much fun getting to know such an exciting corner of Berlin! With friendly Nauti by your side you dive into the history of Rixdorf, suddenly find yourselves in another time and solve one puzzle after another. Along the way, questions come up that are still highly relevant today — so as a group you really get talking, and you learn to reach a decision together.
My great-niece and her brother came to visit. I wanted to offer them something they didn't know. Friends had told me about Localnauts — I was hooked straight away. And rightly so: the kids and the parents found it exciting and interesting and had a lot of fun. I can only recommend it.
Ready in 5 minutes.
Get your game code, redeem it and go. Little prep, no account — the game code stays valid until you activate it.
Choose the route that works for your group. Available instantly — no account needed.
You receive a game code. It stays valid until you activate it — no time pressure.
Quickly set up your crew (names, avatars, roles), then the app guides you to the first station. You set the pace, pause anytime — all in the browser.
Play the Rixdorf route for free
Localnauts is new — still in beta. Until 31 October you can play the complete Rixdorf route for free: sign up and you'll get your voucher link by email — redeem it and go. We'd love two sentences of feedback afterwards. After that, only occasional emails, unsubscribe anytime.
Nauti leads you. Every role has a mission.
„Hi, I'm Nauti, your Kiez guide. There's a glitch in the Zeitmatrix — and I can't crack it without you. I'll give hints; you find the answers yourselves."
ℹ Nauti never gives away the answer — only nudges. Kids solve everything themselves.
Navigator
Leads the team to the next station. Holds the device, sets the pace.
Chronicler
Reads out the station text, leads the team vote, takes the station photo.
Naut
Reads clues, solves puzzles, contributes to team decisions. The mission's beating heart.
ℹ Roles rotate at every station — everyone takes a turn as Navigator, Chronicler and Naut.
An adventure that helps kids grow
At heart, Localnauts is a confidence-building tool: the kids have a say, act as a team and grow through their own successes.
Voting counts.
The crew votes at every station — every voice counts, everyone gets a say. And roles rotate: responsibility moves through the whole crew.
A time journey that matters.
Every route tells the story of people who changed something through courage.
The Kiez carries history.
Cobblestones, street names and alleyways carry history — and through their avatar, the kids become part of it.
Played outside.
Localnauts guides you by smartphone or tablet — but the walking, searching and finding happen outside in the Kiez. The kids find their own way and stay on the move.
No made-up edutainment: every fact has a source.
Every fact sourced·Sources open →Available routes.
1737. Your chest is gone. Rixdorf is unfamiliar. And the clock is ticking.
The Lost Chest of Rixdorf
Story-based rally through the historic Bohemian Village — with team decisions, role switches and a puzzle solution word.
The whole family plays along.
Everyone looks at one shared device — nobody disappears into their own screen. You guess along, vote along and watch how independently your kids find the way.
At every station you take a crew photo. At the end Nauti turns them into a collage — plus your crew logbook with your decisions and an orbit diploma. It all stays on your device.
More than a nice photo: the kids lead, decide as a team and solve tasks together — and come back a little more self-assured.
Created by Christine Möllers — social worker (B.A.), M.A. Refugee Care and certified cultural manager. Not a random product, but a pedagogically grounded concept.
Still got questions?
Localnauts is a GPS scavenger hunt that runs entirely in the browser — no app and no account. You redeem a game code, choose your game role and head out. Along the way: story, puzzles and team decisions, all played outdoors in the Kiez.
Real. Every fact is based on a source we disclose — archives, museums, monuments and specialist literature on Bohemian Rixdorf. Kids take home verifiable knowledge about their neighbourhood, not made-up edutainment. All the evidence is on our sources page.
The avatar is a historical-fictional character from the neighbourhood the kids identify with — so they step into the time and perspective of back then. Game roles — navigator, photographer, moderator — are responsibilities within the game that rotate. Together they keep everyone actively involved.
For kids age 8+ — best for 8 to 12. In a family, younger children can join too: adults or older siblings help with the trickier puzzles. The route is built so children lead and adults accompany.
Each game code is playable once — with pausing and resuming at any time. Schools and institutions can get annual licences for unlimited play.
For families: 2–6 people per game code (ideal 4–5 per device so everyone can follow along). For schools and groups: multiple game codes, each small group on their own device. Max. 3 groups on the route at once — choose your start time via the timeslot picker.
The first route (Rixdorf) is playable now. Get your game code at localnauts.com.
Why Localnauts is the way it is.
Backgrounds, thoughts and decisions behind the game — the why and the how.
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Ready for the adventure?
One game code for the whole team (2–6 people, ideal 4–5) · free until 31 October via the newsletter.
Play for freeFor birthdays, just start several teams. For schools & groups there are dedicated packages. Schools & groups: see packages →