Escape Hunt Birmingham: Huxley

Huxley is only the second virtual reality escape game I’ve played, and so it remains a challenge to write a fair review. The aim is to assess the game, but with such a new format it’s far from straightforward to tease out what’s impressive about the game itself versus what’s impressive about the underlying technology.

Huxley is gaining a reputation as a step up in VR escaping, largely due to the way it works. Instead of sitting in a chair to play, each player has a small room within which they ...

Exit VR has managed to break the boundaries of the real world and add a new interesting component to Live Escape. Immersion on a whole new level. Certainly, one or two Escape Room purists with a penchant for the haptic experience and head-scratchers will struggle with the new technology.