Virtual Scavenger Hunt Template

This ready-to-use template lets you run a scavenger hunt where people solve clues, find secret codes and earn entries for a chance to win.

Use it as a public promotion that gets customers exploring your content, or as a virtual scavenger hunt for your own team. It works across social media, email and your website, and for remote staff as well as people in the office.

What This Template Does

• Uses Secret Code Actions to award entries for every clue solved
• Supports multi-step hunts where one clue leads to the next
• Works for online scavenger hunts and office scavenger hunts
• Sends people across your social media, emails and website to find each code
• Gives teams a shared challenge to solve together

Benefits of This Template

• A low-cost team building activity for remote or office staff
• Gets people solving problems and working together
• Sends players to your products, reviews and content as they hunt for codes
• Gives events and team days an activity people actually take part in
• Brings people back with bonus entries and hidden rewards

Who Should Use It

• Companies planning a team building event
• HR teams looking for a free virtual scavenger hunt for remote employees
• Marketers who want to turn a campaign into a game
• Businesses promoting products with a treasure hunt across their website and social media
• Event organizers who need an interactive activity for the day

Integration Support

• Secret Code Actions to check each solved clue
• Subscribe Actions to capture entrant details
• Viral Share Actions to reach more people through referrals

Official Gleam Resources

• Online Sweepstakes Guide: Set up a sweepstakes that follows the law in the places you run it
• Competition Installation Guide: Install your scavenger hunt on your own page or a hosted Gleam page
• Prize Ideas Blog Post: Find a prize worth hunting for

Frequently Asked Questions