Escape Newcastle: The Arcade

By | May 26, 2023

by Escape Newcastle (website)

15 Princess Sq, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ER

Newcastle upon Tyne

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

You were just about to hit the high score on the retro arcade game "Jump in Time", when suddenly a power surge sends you back to 1987.  You have one hour to find your way back to the future, or you'll be trapped in the past!
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Rated between 3 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 7 users

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Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 13 Jan 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulclever
An excellent retro vibe in here with all of the neon glory of an eighties arcade. Nice puzzles, great theming and an all-round funky time... we just wish there was more of it!
MaliceInWonderland rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Lindsey Carey (Dinner Jackets) expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 1 Nov 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 37:28 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveepic

Another great game, we loved this room, perhaps partly due to our ages and a rose tinted view of the 1980s? Great fun for all ages and just a bit different. However we are not pinball wizards!

jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 1.5 and 1.5 out of 5
illogicalbroken tech
πŸ”EscapedBear experienced rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 29.30 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalbroken tech

One of the puzzles in this room was broken, but the GM didn't warn us, meaning that we had to work it out for ourselves. I found the puzzles in this room felt disconnected, meaning that it didn't really feel like a story or "flow", just solving a number of random, disconnected challenges. 

jontheescapegoat rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 2
beautifuloriginalbroken techquite difficult

The room was nicely designed, satisfyingly tricky and almost beat us.

It was fun to go back to an 80s-90s arcade vibe. I've marked broken tech - it wasn't exactly broken, but one puzzle was clearly a little faulty - we wasted several minutes on it when we had done things correctly but the connection was not being made. 

Probably my favourite room at Escape Plymouth.

Brandon experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5

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