The year is 2321, Earths population has spread out into space. Mega-corporations have built space stations throughout the galaxy.
You have not long arrived on-board a Citadel class space station owned by the Federal Defence Union (FDU). The main function of this Citadel is scientific research and development.
The night you arrived, the stations Artificial Intelligence (AI) was beginning to malfunction. And now, only one week later, the Citadel's main power has just shutdown, and the backup generator has come online.
The doors won't open, communications don't work, and you can hear some unusual noises from other parts of the space station.
Can you escape before the backup generator goes offline and you're trapped on-board forever?
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Played: 31 Aug 2025Team size: 4Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivestory-drivenquite difficult
Awesome room with LOTS of tech!
This room is a must for any escape room enthusiast!
The high level of design, tech and story make this room a very fun, enjoyable and immersive experience.
There is lots to do and every puzzle is very well done.
The two guys who hosted us (who are also the owners/designers) are very welcoming and can tell are passionate about what they do.
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Team size: 3Time taken: 34.06Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techclevergreat hosting
Brilliant hosting and a fab game! Can't wait to play more here!
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We played as a three, and we are novices at escape rooms. We found the story and set excellent. There was no shortage of puzzles of plenty to keep us busy, the atmospheric lighting added to the experience and the host was very helpful. Had a few hints on the way but they were timed to maximise the game. Would throughly recommend and plan to return to try another room.
A hat tip here to the review blog Brit of an Escape Habit, since without their recommendation I probably wouldn't have decided to make a stop at Stafford on my journey north, and in the event I very much liked both the town and the escape room.
Escape Nation's first game is set in space, and The Citadel is the name of the space station on which you find yourselves. Naturally, all is not well. Genre traditions demand that if you have a shadowy interst...
With an impressive narrative driving the game forward, tasks hinted at what might have befallen the Citadel. Strong puzzles, great GMs and strong narrative, The Citadel was incredibly enjoyable
A fun, sci-fi-themed game with good theming, really enjoyable puzzles and moments of humour. If you’re in the area then it’s well worth dropping in.
When things ‘click’ in an escape room, it always makes a room more appealing. As a group of 4, it was surprising that we all seemed to gel with the puzzle flow and the use of logic in the room. This was one of those rooms where you kept seeing new puzzles that were yet to come, which can be distracting as you get excited about the puzzles still to solve, whilst you are still figuring out the previous puzzle.
I do love a space game. I’m not sure we really knew that The Citadel was a space game until we were pretty much walking through the door. But the set leaves you in no doubt
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