Die Welt Da Draußen

What Die Welt Da Draußen does

Die Welt Da Draußen (operating as WELT DA DRAUSSEN – Spielräume) is a privately held German game design studio founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ruppichteroth, Germany. The company designs and delivers educational escape rooms, serious games, and interactive exhibitions aimed at schools, universities, museums, cultural institutions, NGOs, and public-sector organizations. Its stated pedagogical thesis is that play enables deep cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development, and is particularly effective for engaging audiences with sensitive or difficult subjects such as human dignity, religious history, and global social issues.

The company's core product set comprises mobile and stationary educational escape rooms (e.g., 'Löwe von Münster', 'Operation Antiochos' on Chanukkah, 'Aztekentempel'), the Educational Escape Book digital serious game format (e.g., 'Siehst du mich?' produced for the One Dollar Glasses initiative), interactive exhibitions (e.g., 'Unantastbar: Menschsein' on human dignity), and an Escape Room Beratung und Technik consulting and technology service. Underlying technology is described as a combination of physical game-mechanic engineering, narrative design, and proprietary digital content authoring for the Educational Escape Book format. No patents, AI capabilities, APIs, or formal platform architecture are disclosed.

Die Welt Da Draußen operates a project-based, direct-engagement business model, generating revenue through custom fee-for-service project delivery and one-time licenses for digital products. Distribution is via direct sales to enterprise and institutional buyers, supported by a single marketing website and a contact form. The company has 1–10 employees, has not raised external capital, and does not disclose revenue, leadership, or ownership details.

Name

Die Welt Da Draußen

Legal name

Die Welt Da Draußen

Website

https://dieweltdadraussen.jetzt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Die Welt Da Draußen is a privately held German game design studio (founded 2020, 1–10 employees, Ruppichteroth) that creates educational escape rooms, serious games, and interactive exhibitions for schools, museums, cultural institutions, and NGOs across sensitive subject areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Game Design & Experiential Learning Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Simulation, Scenario & Serious Games Design (EDAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD), Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Educational escape rooms
• Serious games development
• Interactive exhibitions
• Experiential learning design
• Game-based learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Recklinghausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Educational Escape Room Design and Delivery: Custom design, development and implementation of educational escape rooms for institutions and organizations. Projects appear to be fee-for-service, custom engagements rather than standardized products.
2. Digital Serious Games Development: Creation of digital serious games and Educational Escape Book products, likely sold as completed projects or licensed to educational institutions.
3. Interactive Exhibition Development: Design and development of interactive exhibitions on topics such as human dignity, targeting museums, educational institutions and public organizations.
4. Escape Room Consulting and Technology: Advisory services and technology solutions for organizations seeking to implement their own educational escape rooms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Die Welt Da Draußen designs, develops, and delivers Educational Escape Rooms (mobile and stationary), digital Serious Games (including the Educational Escape Book format), and Interactive Exhibitions on difficult social, historical, and ethical topics. Offerings are produced as custom commissioned projects for educational institutions, museums, cultural organizations, and NGOs, with supporting consulting and technology services for escape room implementation.

Product overview

WELT DA DRAUSSEN is a German educational game company offering a portfolio of physical and interactive learning experiences. The core offerings consist of mobile Educational Escape Rooms (including 'Löwe von Münster', 'Operation Antiochos', and 'Aztekentempel'), the Educational Escape Book format (such as the 'Siehst du mich?' game for One Dollar Glasses), and interactive exhibitions (like 'Unantastbar: Menschsein' on human dignity). These products are complemented by consulting and technical services for escape room development. The portfolio is unified under a philosophy of 'touching, profound, curious' (berührend, tiefgreifend, merkwürdig) learning experiences that use gameplay to facilitate cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development across age groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobiler Educational Escape Room "Löwe von Münster" A mobile educational escape room with a lion theme, providing an immersive puzzle-based learning experience for groups; designed for delivery to schools, cultural institutions, and event organizers across Germany.
• Mobiler Educational Escape Room "Operation Antiochos" A mobile educational escape room built around the Chanukka/Hanukkah theme, designed as a project course to teach the historical and cultural significance of the festival through interactive storytelling and puzzles; targeted at educational institutions and cultural-program partners.
• Mobiler Escape Room "Aztekentempel" A mobile escape room themed around an Aztec temple, combining historical exploration with puzzle-based learning for an immersive adventure experience; intended for educational and cultural-engagement use.
• Educational Escape Book – "Siehst du mich?" for Ein Dollar Brille A digital/print Educational Escape Book titled "Siehst du mich?" developed for the One Dollar Glasses social initiative; delivers a narrative-driven, game-based learning experience focused on social impact and accessibility for educational and NGO audiences.
• Interaktive Ausstellung – "Unantastbar: Menschsein" An interactive exhibition on human dignity ("Unantastbar: Menschsein") comprising informational panels and Rollup displays that explore philosophical and ethical themes via immersive storytelling; aimed at museums, cultural centers, memorial sites, and educational institutions.
• Escape Room Beratung und Technik Consulting and technical services for organizations implementing educational escape rooms, covering game-design guidance, equipment, game mechanics, and operational support for escape room setups; intended for institutions seeking to build their own escape room capabilities.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Spieleschmiede: German educational game studio producing learning games for classroom use. Comparable on serious games for German educational institutions, but more productized and lower-budget than WELT DA DRAUSSEN's custom commissions.

Direct peers

• GameLearn: Serious games developer focused on corporate training and educational gamification. Comparable on the serious games design axis, though oriented toward enterprise training rather than cultural/heritage topics.
• Triseum: Educational game studio developing game-based learning experiences for higher education. Comparable as a serious games developer targeting institutional buyers, though focused primarily on university-level STEM/arts curricula.
• Studio NAND: Berlin-based interaction design studio creating interactive exhibitions, installations, and data-driven experiences for cultural institutions. Comparable on the interactive-exhibition design and immersive installation axes.
• Atelier Brückner: Stuttgart-based studio designing interactive exhibitions and immersive narrative environments for museums and cultural institutions. Closely comparable to WELT DA DRAUSSEN's exhibition work such as 'Unantastbar: Menschsein', but operating at significantly larger scale across international museum projects.
• Local Projects: New York-based experience design firm creating interactive exhibitions and installations for museums and cultural institutions. Highly comparable in the interactive-exhibition design domain; broader geographic reach and larger institutional client roster.
• Filament Games: US-based educational game studio producing learning games for schools, museums, and cultural organizations. Directly comparable on serious games / educational game development, with a stronger productized catalog model.
• Chimera Entertainment: German game studio with a dedicated serious games division developing educational and training-focused interactive titles. Comparable to WELT DA DRAUSSEN on serious games design, though Chimera typically operates at larger project budgets and team sizes.
• TriCAT: German specialist in serious games, VR-based training, and simulation for defense, public sector, and education clients. Comparable on serious games technology stack and public-sector client base, with a heavier virtual reality emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• SCRAP Entertainment (Real Escape Game): Japan-origin operator of commercial escape room experiences globally. Comparable on the escape room format but operates in the entertainment/retail segment rather than educational and cultural institution channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HeckingMatthias

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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