Author Archives: escapethereview

Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time and Space: Solve Our Shirts

Room-in-a-box, Feb 2021

I’ll confess that when I first heard of Solve Our Shirts I wasn’t entirely sure whether to create a listing for it – surely an escape game in the form of a t-shirt had to be a fun novelty, probably a nice product but not any kind of substantial game,… (more)

Ezkapaz: Time Stop Barber Shop

Online, Dec 2020

Everything I’ve seen of Ezkapaz suggests they’re a company with flair and creativity, who invest both money and effort into creating interesting, involving experiences. I’m putting that up front because this is my second review of a remote avatar gam… (more)

Edaqa’s Room: Carnival

Online, Nov 2020

Carnival is the second offering from game designer Edaqa, and since his first was named Prototype I guess it’s appropriate that this one builds on that game’s style and engine. This is an evolution of the point ‘n’ click Flash escape games, where you… (more)

Mystery Mansion Regina: D’Vile’s Curio Shoppe

Online, Dec 2020

Curio Shoppe is set in between Mystery Mansion’s horror game Night Terrors 1 and Night Terrors 2 (of which I believe only the first has ever been available for remote play). Although it therefore fits into the narrative of their Sleepy Man games, the… (more)

Norcal Escape: Condemned 2

Online, Nov 2020

NorCal Escapes closed the remote version of Condemned 2 a couple of months ago, shifting back to in-person play; I got to play it as a one-off thanks to the TERPECAs voting season. However, it sounds like they may begin offering it again, depending o… (more)

Enchambered: Together At Heart

Online, Feb 2021

Of the free online escape rooms I’ve tried, one of my top recommendations has always been Enchambered’s Alone Together, a short but delightful game for two based around communication. That game is now first in a trilogy, where the later two games are… (more)

Trapped Puzzle Rooms St Paul: Super Squad

Online, Nov 2020

I’ve played several audio-based games now, but the ones run by Trapped St Paul’s are the purest examples of the format I’ve seen yet – in that, although there were a handful of pictures shared to help give us idea of our surroundings, or to pr… (more)

The Detective Society: The Disappearance of Claire Makova: Episode One

Online, Dec 2020

I’d start this by saying Detective Society is a new subscription puzzle box series, but I’m well behind the curve here, reviewing episode 1 when they’re now shipping episode 6 (!). But since that’ll be the conclusion of their first narrative arc, per… (more)

Hourglass Escapes: Rise of the Mad Pharaoh

Online, Nov 2020

Rise of the Mad Pharaoh is the latest game by Seattle’s Hourglass Escapes to be converted for avatar play. They’re perhaps best known for their Evil Dead 2 game, and as you might guess from the title this one shares a certain B-movie tone to its stor… (more)

Room Escape Southend: The Field

Online, Oct 2020

Room Escape Southend may be the most prolific UK creator that I’ve yet to visit in person; they’ve been operating for well over four years and swap out their game designs for new ones every few months. They’re also one of the few UK companies that ha… (more)