23 June 2026, Prague – More than 102,000 downloads, a prestigious CEEGA award, and a win at the Tourism Grand Prix: Playing Prague, the mobile game by Prague City Tourism and game studio Charles Games, is now receiving an expansion. The new content brings ten additional levels, as well as leaderboards and an in-game achievement system that rewards players for completing selected challenges. The new levels range from Prague Planetarium and Prague Castle to the Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubeneč, drawing players deeper into the capital and its stories, whether they are visiting Prague or already know the city. “I’m very pleased that, by working with so many Prague institutions, Prague City Tourism has been able to create new game levels that bring not only the city’s familiar icons into the game, but also monuments beyond the historic centre. The Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubeneč is a perfect example: a unique piece of engineering heritage of European importance. The recently opened Planetarium is another. Together, places like these show just how much variety Prague has to offer its visitors,” says Tomáš Slabihoudek, councillor for culture and tourism. The expanded game takes in the Clementinum, Prague Exhibition Grounds, Prague Congress Centre, Prague Castle, and Clam-Gallas Palace. It also finds room for the paternoster lift in the New City Hall, while gallery venues include Stone Bell House and the Municipal Library exhibition space. Prague and Czech history are represented through the people who helped shape them. Among the figures appearing in Playing Prague are architect Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer, poet Jaroslav Seifert, composer Josef Mysliveček, singer Ema Destinnová, and artists Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová. “Playing Prague is more than a digital tribute to Prague and its monuments. At heart, it celebrates the city’s bohemian spirit, and the people who have made Prague what it is. Their stories give familiar places a new meaning and help players discover the city in a richer, more personal way,” says Jana Adamcová, vice-chair of Prague City Tourism’s board. Charles Games, the Czech studio behind the original Playing Prague, has also developed the expansion. Prague City Tourism launched the game last year, and this latest update adds ten new levels, leaderboards, and an in-game achievement system. “Right from the start, we wanted Playing Prague to be more than a virtual tour of the city. It had to work as a game in its own right. That is why we have added more ways for players to get involved. With leaderboards and in-game achievements, there is now even more reason to come back and play again,” adds Lukáš Kolek, CEO of Charles Games. The new packs will be released as paid add-ons. Each one includes five levels and will cost CZK 99, with proceeds from sales going back into the further development of the project. The basic version of the game remains free for everyone. The relaxing puzzle game Playing Prague is available on Android and iOS, with a Steam release to follow. It comes in Czech, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Korean, and Japanese. Since its launch, the game has won over players and industry experts alike. In autumn 2025, it received a prestigious CEEGA (Central and Eastern European Game Award) for best mobile game of the year in Central and Eastern Europe. This year, it also picked up a Tourism Grand Prix award in the Innovative Marketing Communication and Campaign Activation category. Playing Prague has been downloaded by more than 102,000 users since its release last year. New locations in Playing Prague The expanded version of Playing Prague adds a mix of landmarks and distinctive Prague locations, including Prague Castle, the Clementinum, the Municipal Library – Prague City Gallery, the Mayor’s Residence, the New City Hall, Clam-Gallas Palace, Queen Anne’s Summer Palace, Bílek Villa, the Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubeneč, the Industrial Palace at Prague Exhibition Grounds, Prague Planetarium, Stone Bell House, the Marian Column, the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at Vyšehrad, Vyšehrad Cemetery and Slavín, the Vyšehrad fortifications with the Brick Gate, the embankments below Vyšehrad, and Prague Congress Centre. The new levels have been created in partnership with: Cemeteries and Funeral Services of the City of Prague, Vyšehrad National Cultural Monument, Trade Centre Praha, Prague Congress Centre, Prague City Gallery, Prague City Hall, Prague City Museum, Prague Castle Administration, Výstaviště Praha, a.s., and the Observatory and Planetarium of the City of Prague.
