The Mini Heist
Ready for a quick 15 minute mini heist!?
Free online escape room
2-6 players
per team
15 mins
game time
3/5
moderate difficulty
18+
recommended
The Mini Heist is the shorter version of our popular escape room Ben’s Big Heist.
Crack vaults, solve challenges and get out safely. All within 15 minutes.
Never played an online escape room before?
The Mini Heist is a perfect way to get a taste of our games.
And it’s a free online escape room.
Keen for more? Try any of our 6 other online escape rooms for the full experience.
- A fun variety of different challenges to solve
- You only have 15 minutes, can you handle the pressure!?
- Moderate difficulty level, for beginners and experts
- Perfect to connect with colleagues and have some fun
- Totally free, a perfect way to try our online escape rooms
Game information
Ready to crack some vaults and get some loot?!
Ben has found the bank’s blueprint, with some useful notes on it.
But it won’t be easy, as each vault gets harder to crack.
Rob the bank
For many years Ben has been working as an underpaid cleaner at a small bank.
He needs the help of you and your team to finally get his well-deserved money.
You only have 15 minutes to strip the bank.
Real-time action
The Mini Heist is a real-time game, which means any action one player makes is directly seen by others.
So use your team’s skills and expertise to work together and successfully complete challenges.
Ready for more?
Keen for more online escape room fun?
Try one of our 60 minute escape rooms for the full experience.
To play our online escape rooms, all you’ll need is:
- A video call with your team mates, e.g. Teams/Zoom/Meet
- A computer with Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge
- Your Google skills
Make sure everyone has access to our online portal. Visit https://www.virtualescape.fun and press Test Connection to test this.
We recommend everyone using their own computer.
Note that we currently don’t support phones.
Getting started is simple.
It only takes a few minutes to log in and start the action.
- Form a team of 2 to 6 players and purchase 1 game code per team
- Wait for the confirmation email with the instructions and your unique game code
- Start a video call and share the instructions with your team
- Log in to the portal and get started
Got multiple teams?
Use our live result tracker to track progress: https://www.virtualescape.fun/results
Live Hosted Team Building
Looking to reconnect your team? Test your team’s collaboration skills and build a positive team culture.
Our experiences are a great way to connect team members and provide some fun!
- Play with staff in the office or across the globe
- Suitable for both small and large teams, no matter the group size
- Our host facilitates your session, provides support and announces results
- No experience required, choose from different difficulty levels
- Awesome way to create a collaborative and inclusive event
Frequently Asked Questions
We highly recommend all players to use their own computer.
If you’re not physically together, make sure you set up a video call to collaborate.
Note that smartphones are not supported.
We recommend all players logging in separately on their own computer.
If you want to show something to your fellow team members, you can definitely share your screen.
It’s a self-guided game, meaning there won’t be a host helping you through the game.
You can play whenever you’d like. Our game codes don’t expire.
The Mini Heist is a 15 minute online escape room. Once the time has started, it can’t be stopped.
Once the time’s up, it’s game over. So make sure you use your team’s collective brainpower.
Each game code can only be used by up to 6 people.
If you’ve got more than 6 people, you will need to purchase multiple game codes and form multiple teams.
Each team will play the game separately and needs to be on their own breakout room or video call.
Once the teams finish, you can get everyone to join 1 video call to discuss your results.
Use the live results tracker to track progress: https://www.virtualescape.fun/results
You’ll receive 1 game code that is to be used by your whole team.
Hints are available within the game. However, they come at a price.
Requesting a hint results in a 30 second time penalty. After the third hint you’ll receive the answer.
Yes! Our escape rooms are made for it.
Email us to find out more!
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The Mini Heist
- Instant delivery, play within minutes
- 15 minutes of fun, teamwork & challenges
- Game codes don't expire, use them at any time
- A perfect team building activity with colleagues
- Get a taste of our online escape rooms