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ClueQuest: Mechanics of the Heart

Online, Apr 2022

Okay, sure, April is a pretty weird time to be reviewing a Valentine’s themed game. The real reason is of course that I got to it later than planned, but I’ll claim the excuse that a game based around romantic love is suitable for any day I’d the yea… (more)

Edaqa’s Room: Office

Online, Apr 2022

The latest game from designer Edaqa is, like the previous ones, a slick and cheerful point ‘n’ click puzzler designed for cooperative play. It shares the same clear cartoony art style, and feels polished, the creation of an experienced designer using… (more)

Museum of the Order of St John: Treason!

London, Mar 2022

London is blessed with many museums large and small, and The Museum of the Order of St John is one I’d never heard of before they opened an escape room. The Order of Saint John, it turns out, has a history spanning centuries, from a medieval chivalri… (more)

Clue Adventures: Jet2Space

London, Sep 2021

Two player games are a bit scarce on the ground, but Clue Adventures is an exception – Jet2Space is their second game that not only is playable by two, but which requires exactly two. This one takes the players on a ‘WheesyJet’ automated journey on a… (more)

Eltham Escape Rooms: Nightmare on Ripper Street

Eltham, May 2021

The second room we played at Eltham was their Jack The Ripper game, which involves a little gore and jumpiness but is a sufficiently mild form of horror that most players should be fine with it.

You’re trying to capture the Ripper and believe you ha… (more)

Eltham Escape Rooms: The Temple of the Lost Spirit

Eltham, May 2021

Asked to describe Temple of the Lost Spirit, I might use words like compact, well-decorated, or entertaining; but first and foremost would be Too Dark. What lighting level is reasonable for a game varies a lot, by theme, types of puzzles, and by who’… (more)

Komnata Quest: Sherlocked

London, Sep 2021

In real life, being kidnapped by a criminal and left shackled in a box next to a ticking bomb would I suppose be a thoroughly unpleasant experience – so in that sense I guess you could say that Komnata have nailed the realism here.

Sherlocked is a 4… (more)

Komnata Quest: Maze of Hakaina

London, Sep 2021

Maze of Hakaina was for a time the well-reviewed flagship game at Komnata‘s New York branch, and was opened in London with a certain amount of fanfare. It’s easy to see how it could have caused some stir back when it was originally launched, with muc… (more)

Mr Tippleys: Murder At The Moulin Rouge

Online, Jul 2021

Moulin Rouge is a digital game set in Paris, where you’re investigating the murder of a young lady. This is a paid game with a guideline time of two hours, but note that there’s a free 15 min game from the company if you want to get a feel for the st… (more)

Enigma Fellowship: The Enigma of Lost Knowledge

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2021

Having launched in the early days of the pandemic, Enigma Fellowship is now well established with a range of five different box games, so I’m very behind the times reviewing their first one. The Enigma of Lost Knowledge has you commissioned to invest… (more)