The Wokies

What The Wokies does

The Wokies, operating through its French legal entity SAS Escape Game en Ligne, is a B2B provider of web-based collaborative escape games used by corporations for team building, onboarding, and corporate social responsibility (RSE/CSR) awareness. The company was created in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns by co-founders Hélène (creative director) and Clément Lemerle (technical lead and legal representative), and is headquartered in Les Sorinières, near Nantes, France. The platform runs entirely in a standard web browser without downloads and integrates with all major video conferencing tools — Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, and Livestorm. Its signature mechanic assigns each player a unique on-screen puzzle interface that is structurally indispensable to solving the game, eliminating passive "free riders" and forcing genuine team coordination; this design is supported by case-study outcomes such as an 83% participation rate among 260 RSM France managers and a Triptease event uniting 100 collaborators across five time zones.

The product line spans recreational scenarios — "Savants Fous" (a pandemic-themed game tested by 2,000+ players) and "DGSE: Opération clandestine" (a spy-themed expert scenario) — alongside a "serious games" portfolio covering responsible digital practices, cybersecurity, AI awareness, eco-mobility, and disability inclusion, with pedagogical content drawn from GIEC, ADEME, Shift Project, and MyCO2 reports. The business is run on a direct enterprise sales motion with quote-based pricing of €25–€50 per participant; bespoke scenarios are priced at a premium. Live Game Master animation is delivered in French or English over 60–90 minute sessions, and the platform is built to scale from 10 to 2,500+ simultaneous players.

The named client base spans more than 100 enterprises across energy (TotalEnergies, EDF, Schneider Electric, BPCE), financial services (BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, AXA, Worldline), technology (Salesforce, Cisco, Klaxoon, Ubisoft), consumer goods (Danone, Sodexo, Deliveroo, Lesaffre), and other verticals. The company received a place on the Wavestone Radar des startups françaises du Digital Workplace 2025 in the employee engagement category. The Wokies remains founder-owned, with no disclosed external funding or institutional investment to date.

Name

The Wokies

Legal name

SAS Escape Game en Ligne

Website

https://escapegameenligne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Wokies is a French B2B platform offering web-based, multi-player escape games for corporate team building, onboarding, and CSR awareness. Used by 100+ enterprises including TotalEnergies and Danone, it runs in browser over video conferencing tools like Teams and Zoom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Sorinières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Per-Session Escape Game Bookings: Enterprise clients book sessions for team building, onboarding, or sensitization activities. Pricing is quote-based, typically calculated per participant. Payment via bank transfer upon invoice receipt.
2. Per-Participant Pricing: Pricing generally ranges from €25 to €50 per participant depending on format and customization. Professional escape games and serious games fall in the higher range due to production complexity and live animation.
3. Custom/Bespoke Scenario Development: Companies can request custom games tailored to specific projects: product promotion, client gifts, etc. These customized scenarios command premium pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Wokies delivers web-based, multi-player online escape games for corporate clients, facilitated by live Game Masters and accessed through standard video conferencing tools. Each session is structured around collaborative puzzles where every participant receives a unique screen with indispensable clues, ensuring inclusive team participation. The offering is sold to enterprises for three primary use cases: remote team building, new-hire onboarding, and CSR/RSE sensitization (covering responsible digital, cybersecurity, AI, eco-mobility, and disability inclusion), with sessions available in French and English for groups of 10 to 2,500+ players.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escape Game en Ligne: Digital escape games for corporate team building, onboarding, and RSE awareness delivered via video conferencing platforms.

Products and services

• Escape Game en Ligne (Online Escape Game) Web-based, multi-player digital escape game where corporate teams solve collaborative puzzles remotely via video conferencing. Each player has a unique screen and is essential to solving the challenges. No software download is required. Sold per session to enterprise clients for team building, onboarding, and CSR sensitization.
• Savants Fous (Scientist Scenario) Pandemic-themed escape game scenario for teams of 3-4 players who must find an antidote to a dangerous virus. Average completion time: 56 minutes 47 seconds. Available in French and English. Intermediate difficulty. Tested and approved by 2,000+ players.
• DGSE: Opération clandestine (Spy Mission Scenario) Spy/intelligence-themed escape game scenario for teams of 4-5 players who must help free a clandestine agent. Average completion time: 59 minutes 13 seconds. Expert difficulty.
• Serious Escape Game - Numérique Responsable (Responsible Digital) Themed escape game raising employee awareness of digital sustainability and the environmental impact of digital technology. Includes eco-gestures, video summaries, quizzes, and team missions in a 1h30 session.
• Serious Escape Game - Cybersécurité (Cybersecurity) Cybersecurity-themed escape game that trains employees on digital security risks (phishing, passwords, sensitive data) through collaborative puzzle-solving.
• Serious Escape Game - Intelligence Artificielle (AI Awareness) AI-themed escape game educating employees on the risks and responsible uses of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
• Serious Escape Game - Éco-mobilité (Eco-Mobility) Themed escape game engaging employees in sustainable mobility plans through collaborative puzzles, videos, and quizzes over 1h30.
• Serious Escape Game - Handicap en Entreprise (Disability in the Workplace) Themed escape game raising employee awareness of disability inclusion in the workplace.
• Corporate Teambuilding Escape Game Service Remote team building service using escape game scenarios to strengthen team cohesion for enterprises. Scalable from 10 to 500+ simultaneous players, facilitated by live Game Masters, and delivered via standard video conferencing platforms.
• Onboarding Escape Game Service Employee integration experience using escape game scenarios to help new hires discover company values and meet colleagues. 60-minute customizable sessions designed for multi-site or remote teams. Praised by Docaposte as an excellent ludopedagogical resource for onboarding and training.
• Custom / Sur-Mesure Escape Game Bespoke escape game scenarios developed to client specifications for purposes such as product promotion, client gifts, or employer branding campaigns. Customized scenarios command premium pricing.

Quantifiable outcome

• RSM France case: 260 managers participated with 83% attendance rate (217 of 257 registered)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ISIT-BE (Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Wokies participates in the ISIT-BE ecosystem for sustainable IT in Belgium. Olivier Vergeynst, Director of ISIT-BE, explained the institute's role in connecting companies like Accenture Belgium with innovative solutions such as The Wokies' serious games. The partnership enables discovery through ISIT-BE's platform and participation in ecosystem events like GreenTech Forum Brussels.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Klaxoon: French B2B SaaS platform for collaborative workshops, ideation, and team engagement targeting large enterprises. Klaxoon is the closest direct peer given shared geography, shared HR/Engagement budget, and overlapping customers (e.g., Schneider Electric, Klaxoon internally is also a customer of The Wokies).
• TeamBuilding: Online corporate team-building marketplace offering a catalog of virtual activities (escape rooms, trivia, cooking) for distributed teams. Directly addresses HR and team-lead buyers seeking remote engagement solutions and competes head-to-head with The Wokies' core teambuilding offering.
• The Go Game: US-headquartered provider of virtual and in-person team-building events including trivia, scavenger hunts, and game-show formats. Directly competes for the same corporate remote team engagement budget as The Wokies with a comparable per-session B2B GTM.
• LetsRoam: Operates virtual scavenger hunts and team-building activities for corporate customers, including remote and hybrid formats. Directly competes for the corporate 'fun/virtual engagement' budget with a comparable catalog-driven model.
• Outlife: Provider of remote and in-person team experiences including virtual escape games and online challenges targeting enterprise HR and People teams. Overlaps directly with The Wokies on virtual escape-style formats and the same B2B buyer persona.
• Murder Mystery Co. Online murder-mystery and puzzle-based team-building experiences delivered virtually for corporate groups via video conferencing. Closely comparable product category (digital mystery/escape experiences) and identical B2B sales motion to The Wokies.

Broad incumbents

• Slido: Enterprise Q&A and audience engagement platform (Cisco-owned) widely used during virtual meetings and corporate events. Competes for the broader 'digital employee engagement' budget rather than the narrow escape-game format, but overlaps with The Wokies on event-time engagement use cases.
• The Escape Game: Largest US physical escape room chain with a national footprint that also offers remote team-building options. A broader incumbent in the escape game category whose corporate offerings serve as an alternative to purely digital solutions like The Wokies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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