- Location
- Buda Castle
- Duration
- 50 min
- Language
- Hungarian
✦ Past Compass
Walking History
An interactive journey in time where the stones beneath your feet speak.
A mix of a city walking tour and an escape room: you walk through a story on your own two feet. You hear secrets and curiosities, reach beautiful hidden corners – and see the city like no one else.
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Interactive stories that come to life as you explore the locations.
Past Compass is a playful guide in your pocket: it leads you through real streets, squares and castle walls while the story of the place unfolds around you. No app install needed - just a phone and your curiosity.
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Pick a location
Permanent walks in towns or seasonal games at events.
- 02
Open on your phone
One tap and the story starts right in your browser.
- 03
Walk and explore
GPS and on-site cues guide you from stop to stop.
Permanent stories
Open the map and walk the adventure.
These stories are always available and always free – find the location and set off.
- Location
- Szekelyudvarhely
- Duration
- 45 min
- Language
- Hungarian
Seasonal stories
Games available at events.
These stories are playable during specific events, at a given location.
LatestPatara
- Location
- At events
- Duration
- 35 min
- Language
- Hungarian · English · German
Sarvar
- Location
- At events
- Duration
- 40 min
- Language
- Hungarian · English · German
Koszeg
- Location
- At events
- Duration
- 40 min
- Language
- Hungarian · English · German
Our team
Storytellers, researchers and developers in one team.
Behind Past Compass is a small, passionate team: historians who chase down every detail, writers who bring the characters to life, and developers who deliver it all to your phone. What we share is a belief that history is best experienced where it actually happened.
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Historical research
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Writing & dramaturgy
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Development & design
Support
Help us bring even more stories to life.
Past Compass is an independent, community-driven project. Every story is the result of countless hours of research, writing and development - and it stays free to explore. If you enjoy what we do, you can support our work with a coffee.
Support on Ko-fi
One-time support, secure payment through Ko-fi.
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