Prague Franz Kafka Self-Guided City Exploration Game

Explore Franz Kafka's Prague at your own pace with a self-guided literary city exploration game available 24/7 in the free Questo app.

Getting started

After purchase, download the free Questo app using the provided link and unlock your self-guided literary city exploration game on your smartphone. Head to the starting point in central Prague and launch the game to begin. You can start at any hour, and you control the pace, so make sure your phone has at least 50% battery and a mobile internet connection.

What to expect

Old-New Synagogue

You encounter the Old-New Synagogue, known as the oldest active synagogue in the world and an important landmark in Prague’s Jewish heritage.

Features

• The game guides you to the Old-New Synagogue through story prompts linked to Franz Kafka’s life and works, so you connect the site to its literary context as you explore.
• This stop is part of your self-guided literary city exploration game in the Questo app, which remains free to access once unlocked and is also free for kids.

Old Town Square and Astronomical Clock

Your route leads into Old Town Square, where medieval streets open onto a central plaza dominated by the famous Astronomical Clock.

Features

• In Old Town Square, clues draw your attention to the Astronomical Clock and how it frames time and observation, themes that echo through Kafka’s stories.
• The same game step introduces Tyn Church and nearby Charles University, with tasks that encourage you to look up at façades and courtyards instead of following a fixed group.
• Because the game is available 24/7 with a flexible start time, you decide whether to explore these icons in the morning light or later in the evening.

Tyn Church and Charles University

You continue around Old Town Square toward Tyn Church and then weave past the historical Charles University, one of Kafka’s academic touchpoints.

Features

• At Tyn Church, in-app instructions position you in specific viewpoints so you can notice its towers while solving literary-themed challenges.
• Around Charles University, the game connects Kafka’s student years to the surrounding streets, turning university buildings into landmarks in the storyline.

Kafka Turning Head statue

The route then takes you to the Kafka Turning Head statue, a kinetic sculpture that reimagines Kafka’s face as rotating metal layers.

Features

• Here, the city game uses the moving Kafka Turning Head statue as a backdrop for a puzzle about shifting identity, encouraging you to pause and watch its rotation.
• All instructions, puzzles, and story elements are delivered in the free Questo app, so no physical tour guide or Wi-Fi is required once your mobile data is active.

Inverted horse statue of St. Wenceslas

You next track down the inverted horse statue of St. Wenceslas, a modern twist on a traditional monument inside the city center.

Features

• Clues challenge you to locate and interpret the inverted horse statue of St. Wenceslas, folding its visual surprise into the narrative about Prague as Kafka’s playground.
• Since the experience is self-guided and free for kids, families can linger here for photos or move on quickly without worrying about keeping up with a schedule.

Café Louvre and Velvet Revolution site

Toward the end of your route, you reach Café Louvre and the area associated with the beginnings of the Velvet Revolution.

Features

• At Café Louvre, the game suggests you pause for a coffee while you unlock story content about the writers and thinkers who met here and how this ties into Kafka’s milieu.
• Nearby, tasks focus on the origins of the Velvet Revolution, prompting you to match locations with historic events through in-app hints rather than formal commentary.
• The full route typically takes about 2 hours to complete, but there is no time limit, so you can take breaks at any point and resume the city game later in the Questo app.