by Deadlocked Escape Rooms Reading (website)
122 Castle Hill, Reading RG1 7RG
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
Overall rating
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based on ratings from 8 users
combined with 5 pro reviews
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![Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5](https://escapethereview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rating_30_30.png)
Solid room with a nice twist (variation) later in the room which we haven't seen anywhere else. Theming was appropriate but nothing outstanding. A nice room transition and some enjoyable puzzles.
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![Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5](https://escapethereview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rating_40_40.png)
Solid room, solid puzzles - interesting storyline that doesn't get lost in the background., including good use of immersive storytelling techniques (live videos etc, updating you on mission progress, pinches of humour thrown in for good measure)
Furthermore an excellent & friendly host & owner who seems to be pushing some interesting themes, i look forward to trying out Deadlocked's further rooms!
Max out a team at 4, I feel any more would be overcrowded. Long time enthusiasts should ask for the extended edition.
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Reviews by escape room review sites
Located on the west side of Reading, Deadlocked currently have two games. Their first is Phoenix Research, named for the documents you’re trying to retrieve: the critical notes of a missing scientist employed by the dubious Wexell Corporation.
If you put a lot of weight on visual presentation of a game, you might be unimpressed with Phoenix Research. The setting is a scientist’s office, and the decor is suitable – which is to say, fairly mundane, built using mostly standard escape room fare suc...
In places this was a very hard room, at times it was frustrating, but in the end it was fun. A lot of time was spent on immersing you in the story, and the ending was something a little different