Category Archives: Derby

Unescapable: Mary

Derby, Jul 2021

Although it follows Unescapable‘s pattern of “name of person” game titles, the Mary of this game is not a person but a spaceship. The premise here is that Unescapable are running out of the crystals that power their time travel portals, and need you … (more)

Unescapable: Alan

Derby, Jul 2021

Of Unescapable’s games, Alan gives away the fewest clues to its theme – something about finding a missing employee? But there are enough subtle and not so subtle hints in the website details that I don’t think I’m giving anything away by saying this … (more)

Make Your Escape: Utopia

Derby, Nov 2019

Utopia is the sister game to Dystopia, its complement and its inverse. Where Dystopia’s decor is urban decay, Utopia is all sleekly gleaming computer panels; where Dystopia’s puzzles tend more to the physical, Utopia’s use touch-panels and screens an… (more)

Make Your Escape: Dystopia

Derby, Nov 2019

Arriving at Make Your Escape for our booking, we were welcomed in by a sardonic overall-wearing janitor from a dystopian future. It’s always a nice touch when a game’s host is in character from the outset, and he maintained the persona throughout the… (more)

Unescapable: Tommy

Derby, Oct 2017

With Unescapable’s other game we swapped the ghostly frights of Edith for a First World War trench in Tommy. They again provided a much more entertaining and immerse start to the game than simply stepping through a doorway. The room looks great, with… (more)

Unescapable: Edith

Derby, Oct 2017

Edith is an unusual beast of an escape room, one that you might love or might find not to your taste, but which you’ll definitely remember. Personally I thought it was outstanding and hilarious.

The game is named after a missing operative from your … (more)

Game Over: Forbidden Temple of Montezuma

Derby, Oct 2017

With a gap between games, we rang Game Over’s doorbell on the off chance they had a slot free, and they were able to oblige with Montezuma, which they described as their hardest game.

The backstory involves following in the footsteps of your vanishe… (more)

Make Your Escape: The Signal

Derby, Jul 2017

Second up, was the venue’s original game “The Signal”. Set back from the first game with its own separate reception and briefing space, the backstory around this game is again based on a local legend.

The blurb says:

“Following reports of strange … (more)

Make Your Escape: Spellbound

Derby, Jul 2017

A hot, muggy day to combat and an overnight stay beforehand was needed to make this double-header at Make Your Escape – Derby a possibility. Keen to branch these reviews out into the uncharted territories of the Midlands, we made the trek to Derby to… (more)